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Save the Children staff and a community member navigate floodwaters on a boat in Chiang Rai province, Thailand

“Disasters don’t respect borders”: Save the Children launches early warning, early action initiative to save lives in Southeast Asia

Save the Children is launching a child-focused €4.5 million regional initiative funded by the European Union to save lives ahead of climate-fueled emergencies in Southeast Asia. Working with partners and governments, the programme will help communities, schools, and local authorities across Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam turn early warnings into early action, protecting children and families before floods, storms, and other extreme weather events become disasters.
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UKRAINE: JUNE SEES HIGHEST NUMBER OF CHILD CASUALTIES SINCE FIRST MONTHS OF FULL SCALE WAR

Child casualties in Ukraine are surging once again, Save the Children said, with new analysis from the child rights organisation finding that the number of child casualties in June was the highest since the third month of full-scale war breaking out over four years ago

Mud and water sitting around damaged shelters and structures in the Rohingya refugee camps after monsoon rains caused flooding and landslides

BANGLADESH: Deadly landslide kills seven more children in Rohingya camps

The landslide came after at least eight  people – including five children – died in flooding and landslides on 6 July in Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settlement, that is home to more than one million Rohingya refugees, most of them women and children. 

Jose* (11) stands near a tent where he has been staying since the earthquakes

“They’re flinching at the slightest noise” - Children’s mental wellbeing at stake two weeks on from devastating earthquake

Children are showing signs of mental distress in the wake of last month’s devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, with parents and psychologists reporting children flinching at the slightest noise, finding it difficult to sleep, among other signs of irritability and aggression.  

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Save the Children: Airstrike on Gaza tent marks fourth Palestinian child killed in six days by Israeli forces

Four Palestinian children have reportedly been killed and several injured by Israeli forces over the past six days, including a 10 year old in a tent in Gaza today, said Save the Children. The child rights organisation called once again for urgent international intervention.  

Portrait of Naomi, 16, climate advocate in South Sudan

Growing Up with a Nation: Children Demand a Say in South Sudan’s Future on 15 years of Independence

South Sudan gained independence on 9 July 2011 in one of the most celebrated moments in modern African history. Fifteen years later, the country now faces one of the world's largest humanitarian crises.

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SAVE THE CHILDREN’S GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS 2026 OPENS FOR ENTRIES

Eligible entries must have been published or broadcast for the first time between 2 July 2025 and 1 July 2026. Submissions will close on 9 August 2026 at 11:59 PM BST.

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Global coalition tells governments to make AI safe for children ahead of UN summit

Organisations including Save the Children are calling on governments to move from commitments to action to protect children in the governance of AI.