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1 Aug 2024

ABOUT 1,300 YAZIDI CHILDREN STILL MISSING 10 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE

Press release to mark 10 years since the Yazidi Genocide in Iraq.

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1 Aug 2024

Child Account: “MY SOUL HURTS” - YAZIDI CHILD 10 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE

A Child Account from a 15-year-old Yazidi Girl, Viyan* who lives in an IDP camp, northern Iraq

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9 Oct 2023

Yazidi children with disabilities face bullying, loneliness, nine years after genocide - report

Yazidi children with disabilities face bullying, loneliness, nine years after genocide - report

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20 Mar 2023

20 years since US-led invasion, the forgotten children and women of Iraq are struggling to rebuild their lives

A press release to mark 20 years since US-led invasion of Iraq, where 1.2 million people are internally displaced.

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22 Sep 2022

YAZIDI CHILDREN STILL LIVING IN FEAR 8 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE

YAZIDI CHILDREN STILL LIVING IN FEAR 8 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE

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19 May 2022

Girls in South Sudan and Iraq displaced by conflict tell of increased risk of child marriage, pregnancy, violence, and mental health issues

Girls in South Sudan and Iraq displaced by conflict tell of increased risk of child marriage, pregnancy, violence, and mental health issues

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19 Oct 2021

Weeks ahead of COP26, water crisis in Iraq and North East Syria is ‘creeping into every corner of children’s lives’, says Save the Children

Weeks ahead of COP26, water crisis in Iraq and North East Syria is ‘creeping into every corner of children’s lives’, says Save the Children

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31 Mar 2021

COVID-19 in Iraq: Hundreds of infants and children infected every day as new variant spreads

COVID-19 in Iraq: Hundreds of infants and children infected every day as new variant spreads

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27 Nov 2020

IRAQ: Children forced to live among corpses, unexploded bombs and rubble after camp closures strand thousands

IRAQ: Children forced to live among corpses, unexploded bombs and rubble after camp closures strand thousands

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At least 100,000 babies die every year because of conflict

More children are living in areas affected by armed conflict than at any time over the past two decades, a new report from Save the Children reveals

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