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Samah*, 14, on  her way to school in Taiz, Yemen.

YEAR IN REVIEW: 10 TIMES CHILD CAMPAIGNERS MADE A DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR

From safe schools to ending child marriage to cleaning up the oceans, children across the globe used their voices for their rights  

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Deaths in Sri Lanka from landslides and flooding triggered by Cyclone Ditwah pass 600

About 2 million people - or nearly one in ten in Sri Lanka - have been impacted by the cyclone, with 114,000 people living in temporary shelters after nearly 74,000 homes were damaged, according to the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Centre

Save the Children and local partner deliver aid via boat to flood-hit Sumatra, Indonesia

Asia floods: Race on to get emergency supplies to cut-off families as some communities use canoes to deliver aid

Save the Children has sent teams to some of the most difficult-to-access areas on Sumatra including Langkat Regency, Aceh Tamiang, Central Tapanuli and South, where homes have been destroyed, roads are submerged, and communities cut off from power and telecoms.

Emergency Health Unit Nurse Becky Platt attends to Ahmed* (10) at a hospital in the Gaza Strip

Year in Review: 10 positive outcomes for children in 2025

From a ban on child marriage to disease-reducing mosquitos, here are 10 positive changes and outcomes for children that happened in 2025. 

Nour*, 42, and her children Zahra*, 6, and Hassan*, 8, in rural Damascus, Syria

SYRIANS RETURN HOME WITH HOPE BUT STRUGGLE TO SECURE HOMES, SCHOOLS, JOBS

Syrians returning home full of hope in the year since the conflict ended said they are struggling to rebuild their lives amid destroyed infrastructure, limited access to schools and healthcare, and a collapsing economy, Save the Children said.

Save the Children staff loads aid into a car, in response to Hong Kong fires

Hong Kong fire leaves children in urgent need of mental health support

Children living in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, where the estate is located, began returning to school this week with some campuses reopening for classes while others continue with online lessons as students and teachers begin to recover following their horrific ordeal.

Floods in Kapho District, Pattani Province, Thailand

Tens of thousands of children out of school after devastating floods in Indonesia and Thailand

Save the Children teams delivering emergency aid in northern Sumatra said children and families are in urgent need of food and shelter, with rain and rough seas hampering response efforts. Some communities are still cut off by flood waters and landslides, and roads are damaged, slowing down the distribution of lifesaving supplies. 

About 76,000 children are out of school due to unprecedented floods in southern Thailand, according to an assessment carried out by Save the Children in 7 out of the 12 affected provinces. 

Marcel, 14, at his school in Benue State, Nigeria.

Nigeria: At least 10 school kidnappings in less than two years as school safety crisis deepens

An analysis by Save the Children found an uptick in school kidnappings in Nigeria since January 2024, with at least 10 attacks affecting more than 670 children.