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Health risks for children skyrocket one week after Venezuela earthquakes – Save the Children
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.
Occupied Palestinian territories: Seven Palestinian Children Killed in One Week Since UN Findings
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.
Venezuela Earthquakes: “Fear, stress, and overwhelming sadness are everywhere” as children pulled from rubble with tens of thousands still missing
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.
VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES: 'A cataclysmic event' - Children spend second night sheltering in open spaces amid hundreds of aftershocks as needs rapidly rise
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.
Venezuela Earthquake: Rescuers race to free people trapped in rubble as children forced from their homes by massive quakes
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.
"This is where we will live, dream and build our future": Children in Ukraine call on global leaders to put them at the centre of Ukraine’s recovery
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.
No Child Should Ever Be a Target: UN Report Must Mark a Turning Point for Accountability for Palestinian 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.
Five children killed by explosive weapon in Yemen while engaged in child labour in deadliest incident this year
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
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