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Thailand becomes 68th country to ban corporal punishment against children, but global target still 60 years away

Thailand became the 68th country to ban the use of corporal punishment this week but it will still take 60 years to meet a global target to eliminate all forms of violence against children, Save the Children said.
 
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Ukraine: More children killed and injured in past five days than in all of January

More children have been killed and injured over the past five days in Ukraine than during the entire month of January, said Save the Children as ceasefire talks come to a close in Saudi Arabia.

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Nearly 7,100 children in emergency child protection schemes at direct risk of harm due to global aid cuts

Save the Children and its partners run emergency programmes to protect children at high risk of child marriage, so-called honour killings, and other family violence as well as to protect children with suicidal ideation after surviving sexual violence, child recruitment or other trauma. Many of these children are unaccompanied without family support. 

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Healthy diet now unaffordable for a nearly half of world’s children: Save the Children analysis

Hikes in food prices combined with the increasing cost of living around the world has forced millions of families to eat less adequate, less balanced and less diverse food, putting child development and wellbeing at risk, said the aid agency.  

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School built by Save the Children and partners helps children to continue learning as Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts again

Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupted again overnight, further disrupting education for thousands of children already learning in tents and temporary learning centres, while Save the Children’s emergency school continues to support children in areas affected by the last major eruption.

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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.

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UNIQLO launches ‘Bouquet of Peace’ art workshops in 25 cities around the world

Global apparel retailer UNIQLO has announced a series of free art workshops, titled ‘Bouquet of Peace’, to be held in 25 cities worldwide including Paris, New York, and Tokyo, starting this month.

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NEWS QUOTE: GAZA: CHILDREN AMONG HIGHEST CASUALTIES OF ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES IN RETURN TO WIDESPREAD DEATH AND DESTRUCTION

Children and families in Gaza have barely caught their breath and are now being plunged back into a horrifically familiar world of harm that they cannot escape. 

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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.