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Minecraft Mania: Children in Bolivia use Minecraft to build real-world public spaces
As ‘A Minecraft Movie’ smashes box office records, children in Bolivia have shown how the video game is not just an entertainment blockbuster but can be used as a community hit – by helping to design better public spaces for children.
HAITI: 40,000 children displaced this year as deadly violence restricts aid access for 1 million children
This year more than 78,500 people, including over 40,000 children, have been displaced, more than double the number displaced in the first three months of 2024.
MYANMAR: Heavy rains heighten risk of disease outbreaks following earthquake
Save the Children and its partners are seeing the needs of children firsthand in communities with limited access to clean water in the aftermath of the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake on 28 March.
DRC: Violence in eastern DRC driving a “catastrophic escalation” in children going hungry
The number of children going hungry in war-torn eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surged 50% due to an escalation in violence this year, with 2.3 million more children now going without enough food [1], according to Save the Children.
One week after Myanmar earthquake, children grieve for lost parents while needs, including water and shelter, remain high
“I will never forget the moment I pulled my younger brother into the water, the sight of our fallen village, or my mother’s broken body. These memories will stay with me forever.”
Food cuts and an earthquake bring double the devastation for children in Thai refugee camps
Thant Zin*, a teacher who lives inside the camps, said: “I can’t buy a sack of rice with the total amount my family receives through the food card support system. I have children, and to ensure they have food every day, I may have to give them porridge instead of rice a few days a week.”
ABOUT 130 CHILDREN BORN DAILY IN GAZA AMID TOTAL SIEGE ON AID AND GOODS
About 130 babies will be born in Gaza every day over a month into a healthcare system driven to the verge of collapse, where some may not survive complications at birth.
MYANMAR: Children living in the open face additional risk of heat related illnesses after deadly earthquake
Children living in the open in Myanmar after being forced from their homes by the deadly earthquake are at additional risk of heat related illnesses as temperatures in parts of the country climb to 40°C (104 F), Save the Children said.
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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.