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ACUTE MALNUTRITION SOARS IN SOUTH SUDAN WITH MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AT RISK FOLLOWING AID CUTS
A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty have pushed 2.3 million children aged under 5 in South Sudan into life threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after foreign governments announced the slashing of funds to the world’s poorest countries, Save the Children said.
South Sudan: Children with cholera die on three-hour walk for treatment after aid cuts shut local health clinics
At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey to seek medical treatment, after aid cuts forced their local health services to close in the middle of a major outbreak of the deadly disease, Save the Children said.
Two neglected tropical diseases that cause blindness among children at risk of resurgence due to aid cuts – Save the Children
A rare tropical disease that is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide was halved in one of the world’s worst-affected communities due to foreign aid but is now at risk of resurgence following aid cuts, as is another tropical eye disease, Save the Children said.
The boy on the beach – Tsunami survivor Martunis remembers 20 years on
Martunis was seven years old when one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history struck Indonesia, and other parts of Asia on the 26 December 2004, ripping apart life as he knew it. Save the Children worked to reunite Martunis and his father.
Critical Relief to Flood-Affected Children and Families in Luang Namtha Following Typhoon Yagi
Following the devastation of Typhoon Yagi, Save the Children swiftly provided over 1.1 billion LAK worth of relief supplies to 677 households in Luang Namtha, aiming to support recovery and enable children to return to school. The typhoon’s flooding affected 3,414 households across 37 villages, causing fatalities, extensive property damage, and school closures. Working with local authorities, Save the Children distributed essential supplies and assessed community needs, with leaders expressing gratitude for this vital support to rebuild lives and restore education.
If violence erupted in your country and forced you to flee, what would you save?
Olga Shults, Save the Children’s Food Security and Livelihoods manager, Ukraine, explains the hard choices families have to make when forced to flee.
FUEL HAS RUN OUT, STALLING HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN GAZA, WARN AID AGENCIES
Aid agencies operating in Gaza issued an urgent warning on Monday that fuel reserves critical for aid operations have run out.
Staff Account: The 20 Years after the first World Humanitarian Day
Sonia Khush reflects on what's changed, what's improved and what's getting worse for humanitarians on the 20th anniversary of World Humanitarian Day.
International community failing Afghanistan during major locust outbreak as 8 million people cut off from food aid
Eight million people in Afghanistan are cut off from food aid and the international community must step up
“We need women to help women”: Afghan women cut off from aid following Taliban ban on female NGO workers
Woman weaves carpets in Afghanistan to support children following NGO ban