The Israeli military's lockdown of Hebron has forced the closure of all schools in the governorate. Attacks by state-backed settlers and severe movement restrictions across the West Bank are driving a sharp rise in disruptions to education this school year.
At least 18 children are among hundreds of people reportedly killed in a wave of drone attacks and airstrikes across Sudan in the past week.
One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached, more than 100 humanitarian, human rights, and other civil society organizations say the ceasefire exists in name only.
The latest violence in Yemen threatens to shatter the already threadbare health system for children.
Over one in five of the people killed and injured in recent violence in Yemen are children.
More than 100 Palestinians, including roughly 70 children, were buried in Gaza on September 6 after their bodies were recovered from beneath the rubble.
Nora Ingdal, Save the Children Lebanon Country Director
Nora Ingdal, Country Director for Save The Children in Lebanon, recounts her recent visit to southern Lebanon, and describes the damage to communities, homes, and critical infrastructure.
The number of Rohingya refugees leaving Bangladesh and Myanmar by boat in the first three months of the year has increased about 85% compared to last year, with children among the thousands making perilous boat journeys.
Lebanon is facing an escalating crisis, with children newly unaccompanied and separated from their families following a brutal 24 hours of airstrikes. Our teams are working around the clock to reunite them.
Reports that the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire will be a welcome relief for families in the region, who have suffered five weeks of bombing, displacement and terror. However, a ceasefire is still urgently needed in Lebanon and the wider region.
Over 1.6 million people have returned to frontline areas in Ukraine despite the dangers with families saying the financial stress of being away from home and missing their community outweighed the risks
Food prices have surged in some of the most food-insecure countries in the Middle East and wider region due to the ongoing conflict, threatening to push the most vulnerable families further into hunger as Eid approaches.
The conflict in the Middle East and wider region is obstructing key delivery routes for humanitarian supplies, delaying lifesaving medical shipments for at least 410,000 children in three countries, said Save the Children, warning the global impact will only grow.
Children are clutching beloved pets and toys as they flee their homes in Lebanon due to the escalating conflict. The violence is cutting access to vital medical care, including for children and pregnant women.
Escalating violence in South Sudan's Jonglei State has forced aid agencies including Save the Children to withdraw from key areas, leaving families stranded and without essential and life-saving service.
Chivas the demining dog helps kids in mine safety awareness sessions in Ukraine, where one in 10 landmine casualties is a child. Crossing his paws to indicate danger, Chivas helps kids stay safe in the world’s most heavily mined country.
War and conflict put children at risk of violence, displacement, hunger and interrupted education. Learn how conflict affects children and how Save the Children helps.
