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Sudan: Sharp rise in attacks on healthcare after two years of conflict with 1,000 people killed this year
Nearly 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in Sudan while seeking health care or visiting loved ones in hospital
Afghanistan: Surge in arrivals from Iran with about 80,000 children crossing the border in June
About 80,000 Afghan children crossed into Afghanistan from Iran in June, as total arrivals more than doubled compared to May, pushing an already overstretched system to the brink, Save the Children said.
GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire - This is Not a Humanitarian Response
130+ NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies.
Statement: Global aid can’t run on empty—World Leaders at Seville conference must overhaul failing funding systems
With time running out, world leaders need to ensure that the summit results in the urgent investments required to achieve the 17 United Nations global goals to transform our world for the better by 2030.
“IT’S A DEATH TRAP” - CHILDREN KILLED OR INJURED IN HALF OF FATAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN GAZA THIS MONTH
Some families in Gaza are so desperate – in some cases due to a lack of a healthy adult – that they are sending children to collect food at distribution points, unavoidably exposing them to the risk of being shot by Israeli forces.
“A painful but necessary experiment” - Meet Alex, the AI avatar that shows how bullying hurts children
To create the “Talk to Alex” campaign, Alex was exposed to more than 5,000 real-life experiences of Romanian children who had been bullied in school
STATEMENT: UKRAINE: "Each blow to a school is a blow to childhood"
Over a dozen schools and kindergartens have reportedly been damaged in a deadly attack on Dnipro this morning, with at least two children injured when a train was shelled. The attack came just over 24 hours after a round of drone and missile strikes in Kyiv killed nine people including an 11 year old child, Save the Children said.
We need a spike in investment to boost vaccination - public health’s best buy.
In a world beset by bad news, vaccines have been a shining light of hope and human progress. For more than two centuries, scientists, doctors and communities have built on knowledge and experience to help children and adults live longer and better lives.
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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
global
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
global
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
global
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.