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This is two-year-old boy is being treated for severe acute malnutrition in Ethiopia. He started getting sick two months back, but his health is getting worse. Photo Credit: Stuart J. Sia/Save the Children 2016.

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Nissafa, 9 months, with her mother Alima. Nissafa eats high-nutrient peanut paste at a Save the Children clinic in Niger. Photo credit: Save the Children, July 2016.

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EHU (Emergency Health Unit) medical staff in the Save the Children mobile clinic in Rhino camp, Uganda. Photo Credit: Guilhem Alandry/Save the Children, March 2017.

Respiratory Pathogens Pandemic Preparedness

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A 6-year-old boy smiles brightly from his classroom in Cambodia. There, Save the Children works with the Provincial Education office to strengthen access to schools and improve the quality of education, giving technical support, and providing materials and furniture to schools. Photo Credit: KJ Borja/Save the Children, March 2013.

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Featured News Stories

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A Guide to Help Bring Disability Inclusion to Your Home and Community.

In celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we’re sharing this guide to help you bring disability inclusion to your home and community.

Protecting Children from Violence

Save the Children helps keep children safe in the U.S. and around the world. Tips from our experts can help protect children from shooters and other violence.

In Niger, a mother feeds her baby in a hospital

Children on the Brink: The Global Hunger Crisis

Children on the Brink: The Global Hunger Crisis blog

Syria, a little girl in a colorful shirt, participates in a HEART activity at an Alternative Learning Center for Syrian refugees in Iraq.

HEART: Celebrating 10 Years

Seeing extensive research proving the power of art in learning and healing, Save the Children launched an arts-based psychosocial support program in 2012: Healing and Education thr...

8-year-old Aiyana reads a book quietly to her reading buddy Bianca, on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in the Save the Children classroom in Mississippi. Led during in-school and afterschool programs, Save the Children’s Guided Independent Reading Practice is intended for second and third grade students to boost literacy growth through independent reading, comprehension-building book talks and reading quizzes. Best of all, children select the books they want to read. "I like fiction books," Aiyana said. "Ones with animals are my favorite."

9 Children’s Books That Celebrate Gender Equality

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Save the Children shares children’s books that promote gender equality this month and all year round.

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Stories of Afghanistan Refugees

Read the stories of Afghanistan refugees who had to flee their homes in a conflict-torn country. Find out how you can donate to help Afghanistan refugee children.

A young girl smiles shyly while standing in front of a landscape in Yemen.

Six Stories for Six Years of War in Yemen

Children living in Yemen have endured six years of conflict. Here are their stories of how the conflict has impacted their lives, education and futures.

In Afghanistan, a mother holds her baby while standing next to three of her daughters in front of a crumbling brick wall.

How Conflict in Afghanistan Impacts Women and Girls

The conflict in Afghanistan is having a disproportionate impact on Afghanistan women and Afghanistan girls. Hear from four women about their struggles in Afghanistan.

A girl wearing a red winter coat stands with her family after crossing the border from Ukraine.

Ukraine Women Share Their Stories from the Border

Women and children have been forced to leave Ukraine as fathers and husbands stay behind to fight. Read stories from mothers on the border seeking safety.

A ten-year old boy looks out over the damage done to his by an airstrike school in Syria.

Children in Conflict Suffer Most

Children can experience severe emotional distress due to conflict. Read more, including the story of orphaned siblings who fled violence in Syria.

11-year-old Anderson rests his head on his hands while sitting inside his home in El Salvador.

Healing the Wounds of Gang Violence in El Salvador

Save the Children is addressing the root causes of the U.S. border crisis through programs that focus on education and peace-building. Learn about our impact in El Salvador.

Two young siblings sit together in a tent in a refugee camp in Syria.

Child Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Immigrants: Who Are They?

Learn about the differences between child refugees, migrants, asylum seekers and immigrants. Get the facts and join Save the Children to help children and families on the move.

Mamta, age 10, wearing a simple red and blue dress and a serious expression, stands outside her family home in Nepal, worrying about child marriage.

Child Marriage: A Violation of Child Rights

Child marriage represents the devastating end of childhood for 40 million girls worldwide. Get the facts and join Save the Children to end child marriage.

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Poems on Climate Change from Children Across the World

Poems on climate change written by kids including information provided by the 2022 climate change report.

In Northern Uganda, a girl holds her hand up while learning in a classroom.

Confident, Brave and Resilient Women

Gender inequality is a human rights issue that continues to impact women and girls even after the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination again...

A young Syrian refugee child is photographed standing outside alone.

Syrian Refugee Children Stories : Life as a Refugee

Read the stories of Syrian children who had to flee their homes in a war-torn country. Find out how you can donate to help Syrian refugee children.

In Vanatu, a child holds a silver fish in front of them.

Addressing the Climate Crisis

Learn more about how Save the Children is addressing the climate crisis, including our work to build context-specific and localized adaptation solutions to help countries and commu...

In Syria, a mother and daughter hold hands while looking out over a drought-ravaged landscape.

You Cannot Separate Children from Planet

Save the Children believes that every day is the perfect day to invest in our planet, with children and for children. But why?

In Niger, a baby who is being treated for malnutrition receives therapeutic food from a health center.

Children on the Brink: What We Must Do to Respond to the Global Hunger Crisis

I recently traveled to visit our programs in Burkina Faso where the hunger crisis is threatening the lives of children in a country already suffering from conflict and drought.

A smiling girl holds up a poem written on red construction paper.

Poems About Coronavirus Written by Children

Read the short poems that children around to word wrote about life under lockdown. 5 children share their hopes, fears, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.

In Lebanon, A Save the Children worker talks with a young child outside near a building.

Beyond Lebanon’s Skyline

I am incredibly fortunate to work here as Country Director for Save the Children’s Lebanon program, but this good fortune is tempered by enormous challenges.

A Yemeni boy in a black and red shirt looks at the question, his school in the background.

Suhaib’s Story: Conflict and Covid-19 Keeps Yemen’s Children Out of School

Years of conflict in Yemen has kept children out of school, and COVID-19 is only making the situation worse. Read Suhaib's* story to learn more.

Two boys pose in an empty room. One sits on a couch, the other leans against it.

Beirut Explosion: One Year Later, One Family's Story

Children living in Beirut, Lebanon have endured a year of instability after a massive explosion plunged the city deeper into poverty. Read one family's story.

An illustration of a young Afghan refugee playing with blocks with a Save the Children staffer in a transit shelter.

What's It Like for Afghan Children Inside a U.S. Shelter

For the Afghan refugees who have made it here to the U.S., many are arriving utterly exhausted. Some children are arriving without their siblings. Some even arrive alone.

A little girl who received lifesaving treatment for malnutrition sits near her family in Yemen.

In Yemen, More Than Two Million Children Like Hanan* Do Not Have Enough to Eat

In Yemen, children are getting the worst possible start to life due to malnutrition. Learn how your help this holiday can make a difference.

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