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Thousands of children in Myanmar’s earthquake zone face new school year without schools
Even before the March earthquake, the scale of humanitarian needs in Myanmar were already at an all-time high. Conflict and climate fueled disasters have left 6.3 million children already in need of humanitarian support.
Mexico: Health bracelet launched to combat childhood obesity that has almost doubled in two decades
A health bracelet with beads for different food groups has been launched by Save the Children in Mexico to promote healthy eating after research found nearly one in five children aged between five and 11 in Mexico suffers from obesity.
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NEWS QUOTE: LET US DO OUR JOBS AND DELIVER AID SAFELY TO GAZA’S STARVING POPULATION
"Aid is a right, and humanitarian organisations know how to deliver it – but we’re not being allowed to do it."
Children in refugee camps on Thai border head back to school as cuts in food allowance creates uncertainty
There remains significant uncertainty around future donor support for even basic services in the camps which are home to more than 100,000 people. They live in densely packed areas consisting mostly of wooden homes set on hills and dotted along narrow and muddy roads cutting through jungle-clad countryside a stone’s throw from Thailand’s border with Myanmar.
NEWS QUOTE: GAZA, “Aid must not be turned into a tool of control rather than relief.”
"Humanitarian aid must be safe, impartial, and based on need, not accessed through facial recognition, biometric screening, or under the watch of armed personnel."
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Free sanitary pad ‘ATMs’ in Nepal keep more girls in school
Girls in Nepal say they are spending more time at school when they have their period after Save the Children helped set up free pad vending machines in their schools.
Ukraine: Air raid sirens halted one in every five lessons this school year
KYIV, 28 May, 2025 – Air raid sirens forced children in Ukraine to miss an average of one in every five school lessons during the past academic year that ends this week with pupils preparing the third consecutive summer under war, Save the Children said.
Save the Children reiterates it will not engage with aid delivery in Gaza that fails to uphold humanitarian principles
Humanitarian principles guide the delivery of the aid people need to the people who need it most, independent of political considerations.
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29 Jul 2026
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How are children in Gaza being denied lifesaving aid?
Israel’s 17-year blockade on Gaza meant that even before the war, families struggled to access the basics. Since the war broke out in October, while needs have soared, the movement of aid and goods has plummeted further.
28 Jul 2026
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What is happening in Yemen?
Yemen is back in the news following a recent escalation. But after nearly a decade of conflict, what is the situation on the ground for people in Yemen?
9 Jul 2026
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World hunger: the solution
Hunger is not a lost cause. Malnutrition is treatable and preventable. Low-cost interventions can save children’s lives.
Save the Children is working across the globe, supporting children and their families to overcome hunger. Together, we can end hunger for good.
3 Jul 2026
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Meet the people keeping children safe
Learn about the people that are keeping children safe around the world
2 Jul 2026
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If you were forced to flee your home, what would you save?
If you were forced to flee your home, what would you save?
1 Jul 2026
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World hunger: the problem
Hunger knows no borders, no boundaries and no limits. As the climate crisis deepens, conflict escalates, global inequality widens, and aid is cut, more and more children face the ever-growing threat of hunger. They can’t learn, play, or grow. Their childhoods slip away.
30 Sep 2024
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UKRAINE: One year of war through the eyes of an aid worker
Narrated by Kateryna, an aid worker from Ukraine, and gathered by talented colleagues and brave children.
9 Dec 2025
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Children's education in the occupied Palestinian territory is under attack
Not just schools but the education system as a whole is under attack in the occupied Palestinian territory, endangering the lives and futures of millions of Palestinian children.
1 Sep 2025
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The High Cost of Hunger: A Visual Chronicle of Rohingya refugees' struggle
In the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees languish in limbo, largely forgotten by the outside world.