Children Among Over 1,000 People Killed in Renewed Fighting in Syria; 45,000 Displaced
Children are feared to be among over 1,000 people killed in weekend hostilities in Syria which have also displaced thousands of people.
Children are feared to be among over 1,000 people killed in weekend hostilities in Syria which have also displaced thousands of people.
About 375,000 children are missing out on education and are vulnerable to violence and recruitment by armed groups in the North Kivu, DRC.
The last quarter of 2024 saw more violence in Sudan than at any time since the conflict began nearly two years ago, Save the Children said, with significant violent attacks against children and other civilians continuing into 2025.
Getting food, water, and medical supplies to children in Gaza will be priorities for Save the Children once the pause in hostilities comes into effect on Sunday, with preparations underway in coordination with other aid organizations to deliver supplies as quickly as possible once entry points are reopened and security guaranteed.
A pause in hostilities in Gaza will protect children from bombs and bullets for as long as it holds but must be the turning point to secure a definitive ceasefire and to rapidly increase humanitarian aid, to children facing malnutrition and disease, said Save the Children.
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced 100,000 people - more than half of whom are children - since the start of this year, with the conflict blocking access for aid teams, said Save the Children.
A powerful earthquake has devastated communities across Myanmar. Save the Children is responding with lifesaving support for children and families in crisis. Learn how to help and donate.
It is with profound sadness that we confirm that a staff member of Save the Children was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis today, the second Save the Children colleague killed in Gaza since the war began.
The first cargo flight carrying critical drugs and medical supplies has arrived in Blue Nile state.
Aid workers from several organizations caught up in a five-month siege of El Fasher in southwestern Sudan said the lack of services and escalating violence was making life harder by the day, calling for immediate action to protect those at risk. The aid workers describe their experiences of the brutality of the constant bombardment and dwindling access to food, clean water, medicine or healthcare after nearly 18 months of conflict in Sudan