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Camels carry mine awareness in Afghanistan where nearly one child killed or injured on average a day by explosives
Between January 2025 and January 2026, 338 girls and boys were killed or maimed in Afghanistan by explosive ordnance, including remnants of war, such as landmines and other devices, according to the country’s mine action directorate. Children accounted for nearly 70% of all explosive ordnance casualties during this period.
UKRAINE: Financial stress and loneliness driving families back to homes on the front line
New report released by Save the Children reveals over 1.6 million people have returned to front line areas in Ukraine despite the dangers.
WEST BANK: Rising settler violence forces 10 times more children from their homes in 2026
Save the Children analysis of UN data on settler violence in the West Bank found 685 children were displaced in the first three months of 2026, compared to an average of 63 across the same period in the three previous years
Almost 1,200 children killed or injured in Yemen due to conflict despite truce
Since the UN truce in April 2022, at least 339 children have been killed due to shelling, gunfire, landmines and other explosive remnants of war, while a further 843 have been injured.
Somalia emergency escalates as Middle East conflict drives up food and fuel prices, delays aid
Fuel prices in Mogadishu surged 150% in March, from $0.60 to $1.50 per litre, with many imported food items doubling in retail price in just two weeks. Somalia's electricity supply, which relies heavily on diesel generators, also saw sharp cost increases, with pressures felt by households as well as schools and hospitals.
One attack on health care every six hours in Middle East and Wider Region– Save the Children
Since 28 February, at least 121 attacks on health care have been recorded in across Lebanon, Iran, and Israel.
Children struggling to recover from Myanmar's deadly earthquake a year ago
Some children lost loved ones. Others still bear the mental scars of having lived through the terrifying disaster - the country’s biggest earthquake in generations.
One in five children in Lebanon forced from their homes in one month
More than 1.2 million people - a fifth of the population - have been displaced in Lebanon since 2 March due to Israeli airstrikes and forced displacement orders including 350,000 children.