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Pari* with her newborn baby at the Save the Children MHT

AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE: Tents become delivery rooms as babies born with winter approaching

Babies are being born in tents in earthquake-devastated Eastern Afghanistan with rock falls and boulder-strewn roads making the journey to hospital perilous for pregnant women, Save the Children said.  An estimated 11,000 women in the earthquake-affected areas are currently pregnant and could give birth in tents in coming months, where temperatures regularly fall below freezing in winter, escalating health risks for newborns. 

Amina* holds her premature baby, 4 -day-old Mubarik*, at the hospital maternity ward

SOMALIA: Nearly half of Somalia’s youngest children at risk of malnutrition amid crises and aid shortfalls

The figures reveal that 4.4 million people, or just under a quarter of the population, are now expected to experience high levels of acute food insecurity by the end of 2025.

Faisa* holds her daughter Ikran*, 7 months, as she is assessed for malnutrition using a MUAC band which shows red

NUMBER OF CHILDREN FACING MALNUTRITION IN CONFLICT FAILS TO IMPROVE AS GLOBAL GOAL TO END HUNGER OFF TRACK

As leaders meet at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), an analysis of the latest data by Save the Children found in 20 conflict-affected countries, more than one in three children- were stunted. 

Displaced people on the move in Sudan

INGOs call for urgent protection of civilians fleeing Al Fasher as world leaders met at United Nations

Markets, hospitals, mosques, and displacement camps have been repeatedly targeted, leaving families without food, medicine, or safe shelter. Civilians attempting to flee face extortion, ethnic targeting, sexual violence, and killings along the routes, while prohibitive costs make escape impossible for most. 

A portrait of Roby Lay, Humanitarian Specialist at Save the Children Indonesia.

World leaders urged to join forces in a new UN declaration to protect aid workers in deadliest year yet: Save the Children

The Australia-led Declaration – launching today at the UN General Assembly in New York –aims to strengthen compliance and implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2730, which calls on States to respect and protect United Nations and humanitarian personnel in accordance with their obligations under international law. 

BOUGHT AGENCY IMAGE SEE USAGE RIGHTS: A boy stands before an impact crater at the site of a building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah, Gaza

GAZA: Failure by the UN Security Council to pass a ceasefire resolution is an abdication of legal and moral responsibility to children

“It is clearer now than ever before that not only the Government of Israel but also the international community has the moral and legal responsibility to stop this. If now is not the moment, when is?"

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BOLIVIA BANS CHILD MARRIAGE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGN BY CHILDREN AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING SAVE THE CHILDREN

Bolivia becomes the 14th country in Latin America to ban child marriage after girls across the country and Save the Children joined a campaign to criminalise the practice. 

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FINLAND: One in three girls facing sexual abuse online with messages often becoming sexual in under an hour – Save the Children

A survey of 4,106 children aged 11 to 17 found that at least 31% of respondents had been contacted by an adult online, and two-thirds of those had experienced sexual abuse.

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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.