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Save the Children welcomes the findings and recommendations of the full report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, released today, following the publication of the preliminary findings in August.

The full report finds there were consistent patterns of serious human rights violations and abuses in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan States, in addition to serious violations of international humanitarian law. These were “principally committed by the Myanmar security forces, particularly the military”.

More than a million students face an extended period out of school, leaving them at risk of falling permanently out of the education system, warns Save the Children as the cleanup after Typhoon Mangkhut gets under way.

Houses have been destroyed, power poles bent over and trees uprooted from the ground as early reports of the destruction caused by Typhoon Mangkhut emerge.

The category 5 “super” typhoon made landfall in the northeastern corner of the Philippines island of Luzon early this morning, bringing winds of up to 287km/h.

More than 6 million people were in the path of the typhoon.  Mass evacuations took place in dozens of at-risk communities, particularly those in low-lying, landslide-prone and coastal areas.

Emergency Response Team Delivering Essential Child-Focused Supplies, Setting up Safe Play Spaces for Children in Shelters

The Government of Uganda, Partners in Development, UN agencies and NGOs including Save the Children, today launch a new Plan that if funded will provide quality education for hundreds of thousands of refugee and host community children in Uganda.