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19 Dec 2024
2024 IN REVEW: From drones to maternity boats, five ways to help tackle the impact of climate crises on children
Cyclone-proof food, climate resilient schools and aid delivering drones are just some of the ways Save the Children has been tackling the impacts of the climate crisis on children in 2024.
19 Nov 2024
Pakistan: New climate resilient school opens where more than 2 million children still lack adequate classrooms after 2022 floods
A new climate resilient school built to withstand extreme weather has opened in Pakistan’s Sindh province, where just one in five of the nearly 20,000 schools that were destroyed or damaged in catastrophic flooding two years ago have been or are being rebuilt, Save the Children said.
7 Nov 2024
Half of children in Pakistan out of school for second time this year as air pollution hits new highs
Almost half of all school aged children in Pakistan – almost 26 million – are out of school until at least the middle of November due to hazardous air pollution.
4 Sep 2024
Pakistan: Over half of flood-related deaths are children as heavy rains displace thousands
More than 150 children killed by floods and heavy rains in #Pakistan since July - over half of all deaths with thousands displaced.
17 Jul 2024
PAKISTAN: Children face risk of deadly diseases such as cholera and malaria as floods expected this month
Thousands of children in Pakistan at risk of deadly disease as monsoon rains start
23 May 2024
More than half of Pakistan’s school age children will be out of school due to extreme heat
More than half of Pakistan’s school age children – about 26 million - will be locked out of classrooms for a week due to an ongoing heat wave.
18 Apr 2024
Afghanistan: 250,000 children in need of food, homes and education after returning from Pakistan
Save the Children press release on families returning from Pakistan to Afghanistan
1 Nov 2023
‘Children are returning with nothing’: Thousands of Afghan families leave Pakistan to avoid potential deportation
Save the Children press release on children crossing the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
30 Aug 2023
PAKISTAN: One year on, children fear repeat of worst floods on record that destroyed their homes, schools, food
Save the Children says children across the areas affected by Pakistan's worst flooding on record last year are still living in fear, and still hungry
9 Mar 2023
“We are barely surviving”: more than six months after deadly Pakistan floods, families are on the brink
10 month old Jaiyan* is treated for severe acute malnutrition
9 Jan 2023
GENEVA PLEDGES “A FIRST STEP TOWARDS CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR PAKISTAN” – SAVE THE CHILDREN
Donors have pledged US$9 billion for relief efforts for floods in Pakistan
20 Dec 2022
NEW ANALYSIS – Afghanistan tops list of 7 countries where children were most in need in 2022
The number of children needing humanitarian assistance rose more than 20% this year to 149 million, with Afghanistan then the DRC most severely impacted.
14 Nov 2022
STATEMENT: Save the Children calls for climate justice as negotiations at COP27 pick up again
STATEMENT: Save the Children calls for climate justice as negotiations at COP27 pick up again
Extreme floods throw the lives of 19 million children off course in past three months – Save the Children
Extreme floods throw the lives of 19 million children off course in past three months – Save the Children
7 Oct 2022
PAKISTAN FLOODS: More than 3.4 million children across Pakistan going hungry
PAKISTAN FLOODS: More than 3.4 million children across Pakistan going hungry
4 Oct 2022
SAVE THE CHILDREN WELCOMES FIVE-FOLD INCREASE IN PAKISTAN AID APPEAL
SAVE THE CHILDREN WELCOMES FIVE-FOLD INCREASE IN PAKISTAN AID APPEAL
30 Sep 2022
“I don’t have a life anymore”: Misery and loss for Afghans in Pakistan as 800,000 refugees hit by floods
“I don’t have a life anymore”: Misery and loss for Afghans in Pakistan as 800,000 refugees hit by floods
27 Sep 2022
PAKISTAN: Children at risk of snake bites and disease as 70% of flood-hit families live in squalid conditions without proper shelter
PAKISTAN: Children at risk of snake bites and disease as 70% of flood-hit families live in squalid conditions without proper shelter
5 Sep 2022
NEARLY 500 CHILDREN DEAD IN 'HORROR SHOW' OF PAKISTAN FLOODS
NEARLY 500 CHILDREN DEAD IN 'HORROR SHOW' OF PAKISTAN FLOODS
1 Sep 2022
No back-to-school for thousands of children as nearly 19,000 schools damaged, destroyed by floods in Pakistan
No back-to-school for thousands of children as nearly 19,000 schools damaged, destroyed by floods in Pakistan
30 Aug 2022
At least 14% of people in Pakistan severely affected by devastating floods
At least 14% of people in Pakistan severely affected by devastating floods