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Save the Children midwife Deda* (24) with new mother Tima* (26) and baby Lana* (1 day)

GAZA: AT LEAST 3,100 CHILDREN AGED UNDER FIVE KILLED WITH OTHERS AT RISK AS FAMINE LOOMS

The occupied Palestinian territory is now ranked as the deadliest place in the world for children: about 30% of the 11,300 identified children killed in Gaza were younger than five and Gaza currently has the highest rates of child malnutrition globally.

Mariam*, 9, takes  part in activities with Moutiaa (Save the Children staff member) in a collective shelter for displaced families in Bekaa, Lebanon

Education disrupted for sixth year for 1.5 million children in Lebanon, with half of public schools used as shelters

This is the sixth year of significant disruptions to education for children in Lebanon, who have been hit by multiple complex crises for decades without being able to fully recover.

Save the Children press release

STAFF ACCOUNTS: Siege and bombardment of Sudan’s El Fasher pushes children, adults to the limits of survival

Eight aid workers describe their experiences of the brutality of the constant bombardment in El Fasher. 

People gathering around a vehicle that struggles to move through flood-affected roads in South Kordofan

Death rates from cholera outbreaks surge in Sudan and Nigeria as flooding, conflict hinder treatment

Death rates from major cholera outbreaks in Sudan and Nigeria have surged to up to three times the global average putting thousands of children at risk as cases continue to rise as conflict and flooding hamper access to treatment, said Save the Children.

 

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One in Six Children in Haiti one step away from famine conditions – Save the Children

One in six children in Haiti are now one step away from famine-like conditions. 

Cars are loaded with luggage from families fleeing from Lebanon to Syria

LEBANON: Shelters struggling to house families with an unprecedented one million people on the move and new relocation orders issued by Israeli military forces

At least one million people in Lebanon – a fifth of the population – are now displaced, with half leaving their homes in the past four days.

 

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Ground incursion of Israeli forces in south of Lebanon will have deadly consequences for children, warns Save the Children

Save the Children calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further suffering, ensure safe humanitarian access, and stop the conflict from escalating further across the region.

A woman and child walk with a suitcase in Syria after fleeing across the border from Lebanon

ABOUT 60,000 CHILDREN CROSSED INTO SYRIA FROM LEBANON IN LESS THAN A WEEK

About 60,000 children have fled into Syria from Lebanon in the past week, with many suffering from dehydration and exhaustion

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