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Escalation of Hostilities Across the Middle East Puts Millions of Children at Risk

AMMAN (June 16, 2025)—Children across the Middle East are in grave danger of physical harm, severe emotional distress, and displacement following an escalation in hostilities in the region, said Save ...
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Risks of Abuse, Death for Rohingya Children on Dangerous Boat Journeys

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 11, 2025)—Twenty-one people, including two teenage girls, [1] have been confirmed dead after a boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's impoverished Rakhine ...
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Save the Children Deeply Concerned Millions of Kids Could Lose Access to Food Supports Starting Nov. 1, Mobilizing Crisis Response

Global Humanitarian Organization Preparing to Provide Cash Assistance, Food and Child-Focused Supplies to Children and Families Amid Government Shutdown FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Oct. 30, 2025) — With ...
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Reports of 35 Children Among Those Killed in Renewed Airstrikes from Israeli Forces in Gaza

GAZA, October 29, 2025 - 35 children were reported to be among those killed overnight by renewed airstrikes from Israeli forces in Gaza. Ahmad Alhendawi, Save the Children’s Regional Director for the ...
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COVID-19: Children From Poorest Households Had Greatest Financial and Education Loss, Highest Risk of Violence at Home

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Sept. 9, 2020)—The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the education of children from poorer backgrounds and is widening the gap between rich and poor and boys and ...
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Pause in Hostilities a Crucial Relief for Children in Gaza – Now it Must Become a Definitive and Lasting Ceasefire

GAZA, October 9, 2025 – Reports of an impending pause in hostilities in Gaza signals a hopeful reprieve on the horizon for families and children, but must be a turning point to secure a definitive ...
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Bolivia Bans Child Marriage Following Campaign by Children and Civil Society Organizations, Including Save the Children

LA PAZ (Sept. 18, 2025)—Bolivia has become the 14th country in Latin America to ban child marriage after girls across the country and Save the Children joined a campaign to criminalize the practice.
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Children Starved in Plain Sight as Famine Confirmed in Gaza

LONDON/GENEVA, August 22, 2025 – At least 132,000 children aged under five in Gaza are at risk of death from acute malnutrition as new data confirms famine in Gaza City and the surrounding area and ...
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On Average, One Child Returns to Afghanistan Every 30 Seconds Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis – Save the Children

KABUL, (August 11, 2025) – On average, the equivalent of one child every 30 seconds has returned to Afghanistan from Iran or Pakistan so far this year, many with nothing but the clothes they're ...
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Congressional Rescission of U.S. Assistance Puts Kids at Risk Around the World

WASHINGTON (July 18, 2025) — Save the Children and Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) today expressed deep disappointment following congressional passage of the administration’s $9 billion ...
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Afghanistan: Surge in Arrivals from Iran with about 80,000 Children Crossing the Border in June

KABUL, (July 2, 2025) – 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 ...
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Education Spending in Pakistan Hits New Low with More than One in Three Children Out of School

ISLAMABAD (June 19, 2025) — Government spending on education in Pakistan has fallen to a new low in the past year despite being declared a national emergency with 26 million children - or more than ...