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NEWS QUOTE: FIVE CHILDREN INJURED IN ATTACK IN UKRAINE'S DONETSK REGION AS CHILDREN BEAR THE BRUNT OF ANOTHER YEAR OF WAR

Save the Children responds to reports that drone and missile attacks in Donetsk region last night have killed 11 people, and injured 30, including five children.

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New Save the Children film urges more investments in girls’ futures as more than 100 million girls out of school globally

LEGO Foundation and the LEGO Group have released a new video to raise awareness about investing more in girls’ futures at a time when more than 100 million girls are out of school globally

Aslam* received cash from save the children.

From Ukraine to Afghanistan: Children with severe disabilities, fleeing domestic violence left to fend for themselves as aid cuts stop cash assistance programmes – Save the Children

A 12-year-old boy with Downs Syndrome in Ukraine who has been left severely emotionally distressed by a lifetime of conflict is at risk of becoming homeless due to foreign aid cuts, Save the Children said, as the child rights organisation shared examples of the impacts on cash assistance work around the world.

Loius*(15), a child formerly associated with an armed group

DRC: MORE THAN 375,000 CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL IN NORTH KIVU AT RISK OF VIOLENCE AND RECRUITMENT

About 375,000 children are missing out on education and vulnerable to violence and recruitment by armed groups in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where about 17% of schools are closed following an escalation in conflict this year, Save the Children said.

Hadla*, 30 along with her children, Firas* and Felek* in a displacement camp in Syria

Syria: More than 180 children killed or injured by explosive remnants of war in three months as thousands return home

An average of two children a day have been killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war since 8 December

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NEWS QUOTE: GAZA: "CHILDREN ARE OWED SO MUCH MORE THAN ANOTHER DAY OF THIS WAR"

Halting aid and resuming hostilities now is nothing short of a death sentence for Gaza's children, says Save the Children's regional director for the Middle East, North Africa & Eastern Europe.

Juvena (22) and her son Wood (10 months)

One in three displaced children in Haiti is aged 5 or younger

One year since Haiti declared a state of emergency, one in three displaced children is aged 5 or under 

Arif and the rest of the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) team play with children in the village (10)

Save the Children Warns of Devastating Impact of Aid Cuts on Children Worldwide

Cuts in foreign aid are stopping vital work in dozens of countries when children’s needs have never been greater. 

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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.