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Kenya: One-third of children found to be malnourished in Turkana as aid cuts, crocodile attacks compound hunger crisis
Mothers in northern Kenya are struggling to feed their children due to drought, crocodile attacks curtailing fishing, locusts decimating crops, and aid cuts reducing nutrition services, Save the Children said.
GAZA: Leaders of major aid groups call on world leaders to intervene following UN genocide conclusion
The leaders of over 20 major aid groups in Gaza call for urgent intervention after a UN commission concluding, for the first time, that genocide is being committed.
MADAGASCAR: Cases of child malnutrition jump by 50% as drought crisis worsens
The projected hunger figures include over 155,600 children projected to suffer from the most severe form of malnutrition that could lead to death if not treated, a massive 86% increase from previous forecasts.
Nearly 1,200 children killed in Afghanistan earthquakes – more than half of all deaths
Children make up more than half of the about 2,100 confirmed deaths to date, according to new data from the UN. More than 500 girls and 650 boys lost their lives in the earthquakes, the first of which struck at night on 31 August, flattening homes in seconds
More than three quarters of Sudan’s children out of school as new academic year begins
New analysis by Save the Children of Global Education Cluster figures showed that about 13 million of 17 million school-age children in Sudan are out of school in one of the world’s worst education crises.
Africa Climate Summit: Children demand a voice in climate policies and shift to more climate-resilient schools
Over 60 children from 16 African countries are urging their heads of state at the Africa Climate Summit this week to consider their views and experiences in shaping climate policies, with children in most of the continent found to be at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change.
Ukraine: 150 classrooms of children killed or injured since start of full-scale war
The equivalent of about 150 classrooms of children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the start of full-scale war
Thousands of children at risk of malnutrition after Afghanistan earthquake shutters more health clinics
The Nutrition Cluster in Afghanistan - a group of humanitarian organisations which includes Save the Children - estimates that about 37,000 children under five and 10,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are facing acute malnutrition in the earthquake-affected areas where more than 91,000 people need nutrition support
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