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Emergency Response

Watch highlights of our emergency response and disaster relief efforts around the world.

Protecting Children from Harm

No one knows when the next earthquake, flood or tsunami will strike. But we do know children are severely affected by natural disasters. They also suffer greatly during conflict, drought and disease outbreaks.

That’s why Save the Children is prepared to help protect vulnerable boys and girls during disasters and their aftermath. We also support children's needs throughout ongoing, complex emergencies.

On any given day, Save the Children’s disaster relief experts can be found responding to the needs of children during these challenging times, providing essential food, safety, comfort and lifesaving care.

Help us prepare for emergencies around the world by contributing to our Children's Emergency Fund

Current and Ongoing Emergencies

Pakistan Khyber Conflict: Save the Children teams are on the ground, and have launched a rapid emergency response.
West Africa Hunger Crisis: Save the Children is on the ground providing lifesaving support
East Africa Food Crisis: Save the Children is providing emergency feeding and care for children who have not eaten for days, if not weeks, due to the devastating drought. Learn about We Can Be Heroes and a matching gift opportunity thanks to The Justice League and DC Entertainment
Haiti Earthquake: One year later, children are still at risk. Read the report
If you can't find the emergency you are looking for, please use our site search at the top of the page

Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Background

Emergency assistance is a core part of Save the Children’s work. Whether recovering from Hurricane Katrina or the Indian Ocean Tsunami, children face an insecure and uncertain future in the aftermath of a disaster. Since our founding, Save the Children has responded to the needs of boys and girls in crisis around the world. Learn more about historical emergencies

Responding to Emergencies

Save the Children responds to three basic types of emergencies — sudden-onet, slow-onset and complex emergencies. Save the Children develops and maintains local and international partnerships to meet the challenges posed by disasters and crises in high risk communities worldwide. Read more about our emergency response programs

Preparedness

Over the past two decades, the number of natural disasters has increased four fold. But there is much that can be done to prevent and ease the suffering of children in the aftermath. In response, Save the Children has pioneered child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction. Read more about our emergency preparedness programs

Ways You Can Help

Right Place at the Right Time: Support for a Global Action Fund provides footholds in the world’s “hot spots,” as well as in the world’s most desperate, isolated places.