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Two thirds of children across Western Europe were exposed to extreme heatwaves between 1 January and 14 July this year, according to new data from Save the Children as temperatures soar and record wildfires ravage parts of Europe

Early warning systems play a critical role in protecting communities from the increasing impacts of climate change and natural hazards. By ensuring that timely and accurate information reaches people before disasters occur, these systems help communities, especially children, families, and vulnerable groups—prepare for, respond to, and reduce risks associated with extreme weather events and other emergencies. Effective early warning systems are essential for strengthening community resilience, safeguarding livelihoods, and improving disaster preparedness at the local level.

Health worker Anab and her colleagues Maryam and Kaltun travel by ambulance, on foot and by donkey to bring routine vaccines to remote and nomadic families in Puntland, Somalia. The hardest part of the job is not the distance. It is trust, and they are winning it.

Since UNIQLO launched the PEACE FOR ALL project in June 2022, 54 individuals and organisations have created T-shirt designs expressing a wish for peace. The project has sold more than 11.1 million T-shirts, contributing about US$20.6 million* in donations from sales to partner organisations supporting those affected by poverty, discrimination, violence, and conflict around the world.

Seeds Training has strengthened Amphaiy's confidence and facilitation skills, equipping her to better support communities in identifying solutions to their own challenges. She is committed to applying these skills in her daily work to help create more inclusive, resilient, and community-led development outcomes.

More than 74,000 children under five in Gaza will suffer acute malnutrition in the year to April 2027, according to new data, highlighting that the crisis remains catastrophic with children paying the highest price.

Hunger knows no borders, no boundaries and no limits. As the climate crisis deepens, conflict escalates, global inequality widens, and aid is cut, more and more children face the ever-growing threat of hunger. They can’t learn, play, or grow. Their childhoods slip away.

Children impacted by the twin earthquakes in Venezuela a month ago said they are missing their homes, schools, and the loved ones and friends who were among the 5,400 people that died in the disaster, said Save the Children.

Thousands of pregnant women and new mothers require access to healthcare, nutritious food and safe shelter one month after last month's two devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } By Mogbonjubade Adesulure When cholera began spreading through Borno State in early May, what followed was one of the most severe outbreaks the state had seen in recent years. What made the difference during one of Borno's most severe cholera outbreaks, and what will it take to keep children and families safe in the months ahead? *Read more...

The call comes ahead of the formal adoption in September of the EU's Return Regulation that was approved in the European Parliament in June. The regulation goes against the EU’s own rules on fundamental rights, Save the Children said, including on the suspensive effect of appeals.

At least 189 children have now died in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with thousands more living with fear and trauma and in need of mental health support after witnessing loss in their communities.

At least 19 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory so far in July, with four children reportedly killed in Gaza this morning, with attacks near-daily despite a ceasefire.

Children in Yemen are being plunged deeper into hunger as world leaders fail to fully re-open the Strait of Hormuz, said Save the Children, releasing a new market assessment showing how fuel and food prices have skyrocketed since the escalation in the Middle East region four months ago. 

"The surge in Israeli settlers’ attacks is not a surprise. The deafening silence of the international community is. Palestinian children are constantly living in fear and terror from Israeli forces and the settlers. Unprotected with no means of keeping them safe. This cycle of violence must be stopped."

Hunger in Madagascar is set to escalate dramatically later this year, with the number of people facing crisis levels projected to jump by 75% and about one in 10 children under five suffering or expected to suffer from acute malnutrition.

Save the Children Pakistan Country Director Khuram Gondal met with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher during his strategic visit to Pakistan to discuss strengthening humanitarian action, advancing localisation, and protecting the rights of children affected by crises.

More children in Yemen have been killed by landmines and other unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the first six months of this year than all of 2025, according to new Save the Children analysis

After the 2025 Myanmar earthquake, Daw Chaw Su* and her family were displaced to a crowded monastery shelter with limited sanitation facilities. Save the Children’s WASH response provided toilets, bathing spaces, hygiene supplies, and awareness sessions, improving health, safety, dignity, and living conditions for earthquake-affected communities in Mandalay.

Save the Children UK’s Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, has met children playing football in Thailand and leading climate campaigns in South Korea as part of her visits to the child rights organisation.

After Myanmar’s devastating earthquake in 2025, Khine Zar’s* family faced displacement, injury, and severe food insecurity. Her toddler, Mee Mee*, developed Severe Acute Malnutrition, but with Save the Children’s therapeutic feeding and community nutrition support, she recovered. The story highlights Myanmar’s growing child nutrition crisis and the lifesaving impact of timely intervention.

Ending child marriage takes more than a law. Save the Children, the Ministry of Gender and Children's Affairs, and the Child Justice Steering Committee brought together investigators and prosecutors to strengthen enforcement of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2024. Every child deserves a safe childhood and the chance to thrive.

Popi Akhter (23) and Sumi are both early risers. “I have taken care of Sumi since she was a calf. Her calm and friendly approach is the best way to start the day,” elaborates Popi. She has been waking up to cattle calls since she was a child - “The cow shed is part of our house. We try our best in a small space, keeping the cattle safe and inland.” For the budding cattle entrepreneur, she dreams of taking the farm a bit further. It’s more than raising cattle for Popi; she is boosting the business standard. “I’ve been a helping hand with my father’s cattle since I was little. Now I want to make investments, so it grows.”

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.

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

In 2022, Save the Children Laos and World Mosquito Program (WMP) launched its initiative in the capital city of Vientiane to combat the growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases. Phase 1 of the project, which covered the Saysettha and Chantabouly districts, was successfully completed in August 2023. Following this success, Phase 2A expanded coverage to include the districts of Sisattanak, Sikhottabong, Hatxayfong, Naxaythong and Xaythany, concluding in January 2026.Now entering Phase 2B, the project is scaling up significantly to cover approximately 37 km² across all nine districts of Vientiane Capital, alongside 25 km² across Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Savannakhet, and Champasak provinces. This expansion will bring WMP’s protective, self-sustaining Wolbachia method to more than 1.2 million people.

In the Afar region, Hayat*, a mother of two, has embraced the Emergent Literacy and Math (ELM) at Home initiative to transform her household into a vibrant learning environment. Following regular visits from teachers and participating in school-based parental meetings, Hayat* began creating teaching materials from available home resources to teach her son, Ali*, letters, colors, and numbers through play. This home-based intervention has led to a remarkable transformation in Ali’s* confidence and academic skills; he is now able to identify the English alphabet, handle a pencil to write letters, and read words and phrases—changes so visible that neighbors now remark that Hayat’s* house "looks like a school."

In the Afar region, Senait*, a mother of four, is witnessing a major shift in how her youngest daughter, Helen*, prepares for school. Unlike her older siblings who started primary school without any preparation, Helen* is supported by the Emergent Literacy and Math (ELM) at Home initiative. Through monthly teacher visits and school-based parental meetings, Senait* has learned to use local materials like cardboard to teach Helen* colours, letters, and numbers so she is well-prepared to start school. This "play-based" approach has not only improved Helen’s* literacy but has significantly boosted her confidence and communication skills.

Alice*, a mother of three from Turkana County, struggled to keep her children alive as prolonged drought, food insecurity, and poverty pushed her family to the brink. When her four-year-old daughter Charity* developed severe acute malnutrition and began losing her eyesight, Save the Children reached their community through the UK Aid Match-funded ACCEPT project. After receiving life-saving treatment and Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Charity recovered her strength and sight, giving Alice renewed hope. Today, despite walking three hours to access outreach services and facing ongoing hardship, Alice continues to seek care for her children, determined to give them a healthier future.

In a pastoralist community in the Afar Region, five-year-old Kedija* is experiencing a different educational start than her older siblings. Through the LEGO Foundation-funded Childhood Development Activity (CDA), Kedija’s* parents, Halima* and Kemal*, participated in house-to-house awareness sessions and monthly parental group dialogues These sessions taught them how to transform their home into a learning environment using locally available materials like sand, sticks, and mud. As a result, Kedija* has developed strong numeracy and literacy skills, improved her social interactions, and now dreams of becoming a doctor.

Nora Ingdal, Save the Children Lebanon Country Director, reflects on her recent trip to southern Lebanon where she found destruction after months of war. On 16 April 2026, a temporary and conditional ceasefire was announced and later extended, bringing critical relief to children and families in Lebanon. Despite the “so-called” ceasefire, Israeli forces continued to carry out daily airstrikes that have resulted in hundreds of casualties, including children.

Early results from the programme's first school year have been highly encouraging. Of the 800 vulnerable girls supported through FLIP, only one student dropped out of school during the 2025–2026 academic year, highlighting the project's success in helping girls remain in education during a critical stage of their learning journey.Funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) through the System Transformation Grant (STG), FLIP is implemented by the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), with Save the Children International serving as Grant Agent. The project provides scholarships to 800 vulnerable girls across five provinces and nine districts, alongside summer camps and Girls' Clubs that support literacy, numeracy, health, and wellbeing.

When 16-year-old Lily’s house was flooded in the early hours of the morning, she fled with her family to a nearby school, which was converted into an evacuation centre. Many of the family’s possessions were washed away and the walls of one of their buildings were knocked down. Many crops and seeds were lost from the family farm, making it difficult for the family to find food in the flood’s aftermath.While she was at the evacuation centre, Lily joined Save the Children’s Child Friendly Space and received training in handwashing and water treatment from the Emergency Health Unit. Lily is passionate about teaching her sister and other children in her community how to wash their hands to prevent infectious disease such as cholera.

Save the Children Tanzania is inviting qualified consultants or consulting firms to conduct a Staff Capacity Assessment to support its transition to a locally led, partner-driven operating model. The assessment will evaluate staff competencies, identify capacity gaps, and provide recommendations to strengthen organizational readiness for localization.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Hundreds of people displaced by Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes are sharing extremely limited toilets in informal camps, while others are risking returning to damaged homes to use bathrooms despite fears the buildings could collapse.

In remote Turkana, where access to healthcare is often out of reach, Save the Children's integrated outreach clinics are bringing life-saving health, nutrition and WASH services directly to families. Veronica's story and her son Namonia's recovery from severe acute malnutrition show how timely care is giving children a healthier future while reaching thousands of vulnerable people across the county.

More than 5,500 children are among the 11,000 people newly displaced in the wake of escalating violence in and around the city of El Obeid in North Kordofan, Sudan, with thousands more at risk.

"I am so glad to rejoin this training series, and this time we had the opportunity to contribute to producing short audio spots that can help increase community awareness about child labour prevention," shared a media professional from Luang Prabang Radio Broadcasting.

“We opened this hospital to bring specialised care closer to those who need it the most and to ensure mothers feel safe and supported. Hopefully this will be the first of many successful deliveries that reinforce our commitment to strengthen healthcare for mothers and babies in Cox’s Bazar.”

A former volunteer teacher in Baidoa retrains through a Save the Children diploma course for women and transforms her classroom into a place where girls speak up, stay in school, and see what an educated woman can be.

Harm to children caused by generative AI technologies is not limited to tools with video or photographic outputs, said Save the Children. Text-based chatbots also carry significant risks, including holding the potential to provide offenders information on how to commit child sexual abuse and steering children towards sexual conversations.

When full-scale war began in February 2022, all 7.5 million children’s lives in Ukraine were changed forever.Over the past three years, children have been killed and injured. They’ve lost loved ones and friends. They’ve endured bombardments and spent countless hours sheltering in corridors and basements, seriously affecting their mental health. Since the war began, Save the Children have been supporting children and families whose lives have been turned upside down.

This open letter, written by children and young people in Ukraine, shares their lived experience of war, describing disrupted education, displacement, and daily uncertainty. It highlights their resilience and hope. Children and young people in Ukraine are calling on world leaders to include youth in rebuilding efforts and to invest in education, mental health, and inclusive recovery so every child can help shape Ukraine’s future.

After 1,000 days of war, children in Gaza said they had lost homes, schools and a sense of safety but not their hopes for the future with even the ongoing violence failing to stop them from dreaming of peace and careers to help them rebuild their communities.

The King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF) and Save the Children Jordan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance mental health and psychosocial support services for children with cancer from Gaza who are receiving treatment at the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), as well as their caregivers.

Aid agencies are racing to deliver hygiene kits and other essential supplies to Caracas and La Guaira, as families sheltering outside face high temperatures in the day and heavy downpours at night, putting them at risk of dehydration, diarrhoea and respiratory illnesses.

In this staff account, Shurouq shares the reality of Gaza’s worsening food crisis after 1,000 days of war. Families face soaring food prices, aid restrictions, destroyed farmland, extreme heat, and pests, making it increasingly difficult to access nutritious food and meet basic needs while struggling to survive daily.

Abuja, Nigeria — 30 June 2026: The Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) and Save the Children in Nigeria will host Humanitarian Xchange (HX) in Abuja under the theme, ~Strengthening Local Voices, Partnerships, and Innovation in Humanitarian Response”. HX is a platform for sharing and connectivity across the humanitarian sector; the platform bridges the gap between international humanitarian actors and local responders, ensuring that crisis-affected communities have a direct voice in shaping humanitarian action.

Israeli forces have reportedly killed seven Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank in the week since a UN Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and security forces have been deliberately targeting Palestinian children.

Nearly five days after the twin earthquakes struck, frequent aftershocks on the ground are being felt by Save the Children teams in Venezuela, causing further terror for children.

Valentina works with Save the Children in Venezuela. She was in Caracas on the night of Wednesday 24 June when the twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck.

Gabriella Waaijman, Chief Operating Officer at Save the Children International shares her personal reflections from her visit to the organisation's Regional Leadership Meeting and Forum in Bogotá, Colombia, and why renewed commitment and collective action along with children in the region has never been more important.

Save the Children Tanzania invites qualified consultants or consulting firms to conduct the Midline Evaluation of the European Union-funded Vijana Plus Project. The evaluation will assess the project's progress, effectiveness, and impact in strengthening youth-led organizations and promoting youth participation in governance. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the Terms of Reference and submit their Technical and Financial Proposals as outlined.

Save the Children’s teams and local partners on the ground have reported child deaths and injuries and children have been confirmed separated from their families during evacuations in the capital Caracas and La Guaira – a major port city.

Save the Children is assessing the situation on the ground and working with our staff and local partners to understand urgent needs and support affected families as quickly as possible.

Children are calling on world leaders to ensure they are at the centre of Ukraine’s reconstruction as governments and donors meet in Poland this week to mobilise investment for Ukraine after four years of full-scale war, said Save the Children.

The report has concluded that Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and war crimes in the West Bank.

Save the Children and local partners to reach almost 245,000 displaced and drought-hit people with health, food, water, protection and learning, with a fresh EUR 2 million from the European Union.

Save the Children's modern slavery statement for 2025, signed by the board

At least five children have been killed and seven more children injured by an unexploded ordnance (UXO) that detonated next to them in southern Yemen in the deadliest incident for children so far this year, Save the Children said

With about 10 million visitors expected in Mexico for the World Cup, strengthening the capacity of frontline personnel to help prevent human trafficking is critical to helping ensure safer environments for children.

Children born today are on track to experience climate extremes at levels never seen before and could face nearly seven times more heatwaves than their grandparents.

Dr Paul Reavley shares a powerful look at the realities children face in modern conflict, highlighting the devastating impact of blast injuries, the urgent need for specialised care, and the gaps in frontline treatment while calling for better protection, training, and global action to safeguard children in warzones.

“This training has helped me better understand how to engage with communities in a more meaningful and empathetic way. I now feel more confident applying these approaches to support marginalized families in my district.” — Participant from Nambak District

Using puppets, songs, and musical statues, children as young as four in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are to be taught about Ebola in a new programme aiming to tackle misinformation, Ebola denial, and protect families.

The latest United Nations Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict showed a record 24,174 children had their rights violated in conflict last year, the highest number since the protection of Children in Armed Conflict (CAAC) mandate was established 30 years ago.