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Middle East Regional Conflict blocking lifesaving aid for nearly half a million children
The conflict in the Middle East and wider region is obstructing key delivery routes for humanitarian supplies, delaying lifesaving medical shipments for at least 410,000 children in three countries, said Save the Children, warning the global impact will only grow.
TONGA RAISES AGE OF MARRIAGE TO 18 WITH SAVE THE CHILDREN URGING OTHER PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS TO FOLLOW
Across the Pacific child marriage remains a significant challenge, with deep inequalities and slow progress in some nations, despite a commitment by countries under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end child marriage by 2030.
NEWS QUOTE: AFGHANISTAN - “CIVILIANS SEEKING CARE SHOULD NEVER BE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE."
At least 400 people have been killed and 250 others injured, following an attack at a hospital facility in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, according to the country's defacto authorities.
SUDAN: Over 80,000 children to benefit as Save the Children delivers lifesaving medicines to Tawila after three-week journey
The shipment, transported from Port Sudan, is expected to support over 80,000 children and 57,000 adults in Tawila and is enough to keep 20 health facilities and mobile clinics serving displaced communities running for six months.
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COLOMBIA: THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FLEEING VIOLENCE HITS A 10-YEAR HIGH
At least 215 children on average were forced from their homes each day in Colombia in 2025 - the highest number in at least a decade – due to intensified armed conflict.
NEWS QUOTE: YEMEN - TWO CHILDREN AMONG EIGHT FATALITIES AT AN IFTAR GATHERING IN DEADLIEST INCIDENT FOR CIVILIANS THIS YEAR
Two children were among at least eight people killed when artillery shells hit an iftar gathering in Yemen in the single most deadly incident for civilians in the country so far this year.
Children cling to pets, favourite toys, as they flee homes in Lebanon
Save the Children staff have reported that families have fled with only basic necessities, often without time to pack vital documents, clothing or medication. But some children are refusing to leave behind their most treasured items including their pets and favourite toys.
Global platform aims to make education more climate resilient
Climateandeducation.org launches to close the gap between the climate change and education sectors.