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CONFLICT PLUNGED 63 MILLION CHILDREN INTO HUNGER IN 2025
Of the around 118 million children plunged into hunger so far in 2025, around 63 million – over half - were forced into this situation by conflict.
Number of Rohingya refugees leaving Bangladesh by boat tripled in first half of 2025, including at least 87 children
Reduced funding, which has led to cuts in essential services like education and healthcare, and international aid cuts have meant that this has been a particularly difficult year for children living in the world’s largest refugee camp.
More than 240 children pushed to the brink of poverty every day in Europe over past five years
The EU is falling behind on its pledge to lift at least 5 million children out of poverty or social exclusion in Europe by 2030, with now more children at risk now than when the pledge was made.
Save the Children announces finalists of the Global Media Awards 2025
The four award categories aim to showcase the power of journalism to drive awareness, inspire action, and spark positive change for children everywhere.
Girls Pay the Price As Aid Cuts Hit Countries with Deepest Gender Inequality
The analysis, released on International Day of the Girl, found that 17 of the 20 countries most severely affected by global aid cuts this year were ranked as having ‘poor’ (4) or ‘very poor’ (13) gender equality on the global SDG Gender Index.
Children flee schools as third earthquake in 10 days strikes the Philippines
Davao, the most populous area close to the epicentre of the quake in the Mindanao archipelago, is home to about 2 million children, based on the latest government census. Classes have been suspended in Davao where about 1.3 million children are enrolled in school.
Bombed Dreams: Children’s drawings of futures shattered by two years of war in Gaza
From destroyed homes and playgrounds to dreams of becoming doctors, writers, and fashion designers, children in Gaza have expressed how two years of war have reshaped their lives and risk shattering their dreams in a series of drawings released today by Save the Children
Pause in hostilities a crucial relief for children in Gaza – now it must become a definitive and lasting ceasefire
Reports of an impending pause in hostilities in Gaza signals a hopeful reprieve on the horizon for families and children, but must be a turning point to secure a definitive ceasefire, said Save the Children.
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