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Fate of 20,000 children in NE Syria camps uncertain as security situation deteriorates
About 20,000 children in displacement camps and in facilities referred to as “rehabilitation” centres in northeastern Syria are at heightened risk as fighting intensifies and the situation remains fluid, with limited clarity on the security conditions affecting children and families.
SUDAN: Children have lost about 500 days of learning due to war in one of the world’s longest school closures
Millions of children in Sudan have missed nearly 500 days of learning since the war started in April 2023 in what has become one of the world’s longest school closures, surpassing the worst shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BANGLADESH: First hospital focused on mothers, newborns opens in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp
The new facility, which is the only one of its kind and run by Save the Children, aims to provide 24/7 emergency obstetric care and safe, dignified maternal and newborn care. It also aims to address critical gaps in referral-level services within the camp, in coordination with local partners and the government.
WEST BANK: Children forced by Israeli forces from refugee camps a year ago struggling to eat, attend school, amid uncertainty – Save the Children
A year on since 32,000 people, including 12,000 children in the West Bank were displaced by Israeli forces, children are showing signs of mental deterioration including bedwetting, refusing to eat and declining academic performance.
Health workers in race against time as Madagascar rushes to contain new mpox outbreak
Madagascar confirmed its first documented outbreak of mpox on 30 December 2025, with cases progressively climbing over the past month to about 261 suspected cases and about 94 confirmed cases on 19 January, according to Ministry of Public Health. At this stage, 8 confirmed cases are involving children, and 84 suspected children’s cases have been reported, according to UNICEF.
Education in refugee camps on Thailand-Myanmar border reaches 'breaking point' - report
Thailand has a long history of hosting refugees and migrants from neighbouring countries fleeing conflict, but children without identification documents have faced challenges in gaining admission to Thai schools and schools inside the camps which are heavily dependent humanitarian aid.
New investment helps children get innovative prosthetics as explosive weapons kill unprecedented numbers globally
Save the Children Global Ventures (SCGV), the innovative finance arm of the child rights organisation, has invested US$600,000 in UK-based Amparo Prosthetics, helping to increase support for children who have lost limbs.
NORTH EAST SYRIA: THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FLEE VIOLENCE IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND IN DESPERATE NEED DESPITE TENTATIVE CEASEFIRE
Five thousand children are estimated to be among the 10,000 forced from their homes across northeastern Syria in a resurgence of clashes over recent days, Save the Children said.
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