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61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha has destroyed homes and infrastructure in Myanmar

Perpetrators of crimes against children in Myanmar must be held to account

Myanmar youth especially vulnerable to online abuse, hate speech and fake news on social media

42 NGOs warn that return of refugees to Myanmar now would be dangerous and premature

Even before the March earthquake, the scale of humanitarian needs in Myanmar were already at an all-time high. Conflict and climate fueled disasters have left 6.3 million children already in need of humanitarian support.

BANGLADESH & MYANMAR: More than 100,000 babies born in refugee and displacement camps in recent years

Almost daily seismic activity has raised concerns about being able repair or rebuild structures ahead of Myanmar’s rainy season which typically begins in May.

The six impacted regions and state in Myanmar are home of over 28 million people, including an estimated 6.7 million children.

Lay Lay tells the story of how her family fled conflict in Myanmar and explains what living in an IDP camp is like.

All warring parties in Myanmar must keep children protected and schools out of the line of fire

The devastating earthquake in Myanmar is a stark reminder of the importance of timely and effective disaster response efforts in the face of overwhelming human need. Gabriella Waaijman, SCI Chief Operating Officer explains further in this opinion piece.

SAVE THE CHILDREN: GOVERNMENT OF MYANMAR HAS FAILED TO PUNISH THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIMES AGAINST ROHINGYA CHILDREN

MYANMAR: 16 agencies express extreme concern after the death of an aid worker transporting COVID-19 test samples

Children living in the open in Myanmar after being forced from their homes by the deadly earthquake are at additional risk of heat related illnesses as temperatures in parts of the country climb to 40°C (104 F), Save the Children said.

MYANMAR: Conflict leads to six-fold increase in killing and maiming of children in the first three months of this year

A Myanmar/Thailand Staff account on the experience of children during and after an earthquake and psychosocial support with some guidance about earthquakes, what to do and how to talk about them, for children and families.

Twenty aid agencies in Myanmar call for full access to conflict-affected Rakhine and Chin States in the wake of increased violence

COVID-19: Access to full mobile data and telecommunications in Myanmar and Bangladesh is essential to save lives, say 26 major aid groups

As Thai children head back to school following a long summer break, a lack of funding has hindered many displaced children from Myanmar.

Right now, children in Myanmar need shelter, food, and water. But in the long term, they will need emotional support to heal from this disaster.

Save the Children statement on the establishment by the Human Rights Council of a new independent mechanism to address crimes and violations committed in Myanmar

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.

The earthquake has severely impacted over 28,000 children living in refugee camps, further worsening their already vulnerable situation due to recent aid funding cuts.

Save the Children and its partners are seeing the needs of children firsthand in communities with limited access to clean water in the aftermath of the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake on 28 March.

Children and families in heavily impacted areas of the Southeast Asian country were already in need of humanitarian support even before the earthquake.

The senseless deaths of two young children and at least two adults in Rakhine State has left Save the Children deeply sad and frustrated

Thailand has a long history of hosting refugees and migrants from neighbouring countries fleeing conflict, but children without identification documents have faced challenges in gaining admission to Thai schools and schools inside the camps which are heavily dependent humanitarian aid.

“I couldn’t process what was happening. I just ran. I barely escaped. The moment I stepped outside, bricks started falling from the ceiling. We all ran to the open field near our house. This was the first earthquake I had ever experienced. It was terrifying.”

“I will never forget the moment I pulled my younger brother into the water, the sight of our fallen village, or my mother’s broken body. These memories will stay with me forever.”

Save the Children is collaborating with partners to respond to the urgent needs of children and families in some of the affected areas.

In 2017, the world watched in horror as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled from Myanmar into Bangladesh to escape violence.

One of the strongest storms to hit Myanmar in decades has left aid agencies battling flooding and blocked roads

Rohingya refugee children who have been forced to flee Bangladesh and Myanmar are now asking authorities in Indonesia for more freedom to leave.

Children made up just under half - 44% - of predominantly Rohingya refugees leaving Bangladesh and Myanmar by boat in 2024 as the number of people taking to sea continues to rise.

Six years after 750,000 Rohingya people fled violence in Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh, the health and wellbeing of more than half a mill

As the rainy season in the region comes to an end, more Rohingya families are contemplating whether to leave Myanmar and Bangladesh and brave dangerous boat journeys in search of a better life and risk dangerous sea journeys at the mercy of smugglers and traffickers using often unseaworthy boats.

There remains significant uncertainty around future donor support for even basic services in the camps which are home to more than 100,000 people. They live in densely packed areas consisting mostly of wooden homes set on hills and dotted along narrow and muddy roads cutting through jungle-clad countryside a stone’s throw from Thailand’s border with Myanmar.

In 2017 hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fled violence in Rakhine state in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh.

Save the Children has launched a photo series to celebrate the resilience of refugee children

By Shahidul HaqueHead of ACCM | Save the Children in Bangladesh 25 August 2025 – COX’S BAZAR, BangladeshThis month marks eight years since over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled violence in Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh.Eight years on, over one million Rohingya remain in exile in Cox’s Bazar – the world’s largest refugee camps.Out of those eight years, I have spent six working on the Rohingya response, living close to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.This year marks perhaps one of the worst years for the Rohingya since the crisis began. Aid cuts, including cuts to education, have all contributed to an increasingly dire situation for the children and families who live here.

Two Years On: Rohingya Deserve Justice

Stranded, stateless, detained: new report reveals 700,000 Rohingya children are denied basic rights across Asia

Rohingya children: Five stories from five countries

The worrying increase comes ahead of the region’s annual monsoon season, which brings heavy rains and winds, and puts refugees fleeing by boat at heightened risk of capsize on choppy seas.

THREE YEARS ON: No Progress, No Peace

Children have a right to learn and a right to an education that will support their development, growth and ability to build their future.

Shocking testimonies of rescued Rohingya children tell of “nightmare” on boats left adrift in the Bay of Bengal for months

Two years on and still waiting for justice - Why we cannot forget Rohingya children

“Worst year yet”: Four years since Rohingya exodus, fires, floods and COVID-19 take toll on children

ROHINGYA REFUGEE CHILDREN BACK IN THE CLASSROOM AFTER ONE OF WORLD’S LONGEST SCHOOL CLOSURES

Save the Children press release on more than 400 Rohingya children in Indonesia

ONE CHILD KILLED AND 1,000 CHILDREN LEFT HOMELESS AS FIRE RIPS THROUGH ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMP

Second fire of 2022 leaves 750 children homeless in Rohingya refugee camp, says Save the Children

Child refugees across the world draw their hopes and horrors

Women and children burnt alive, widespread rape and a dam full of bodies: new report details the harrowing testimonies of Rohingya children

Reduced funding, which has led to cuts in essential services like education and healthcare, and international aid cuts have meant that this has been a particularly difficult year for children living in the world’s largest refugee camp.

What is it like to be a refugee for 30 years?

Tragic drowning of Rohingya caused by desperation

Five years after Rohingya exodus, two thirds of children in refugee camps do not feel safer than when they arrived in Bangladesh

KAMAL’S STORY: WE WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE

Rohingya families risk death or injury, all for a better life

A People with No Place

The first confirmed Coronavirus case in Cox’s Bazar exposes how our systems fail the most vulnerable

A class of her own

From braiding to carving and to kicking a ball – refugee children use hobbies to ease into new homes

Press release Save the Children on fire in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Thant Zin*, a teacher who lives inside the camps, said: “I can’t buy a sack of rice with the total amount my family receives through the food card support system. I have children, and to ensure they have food every day, I may have to give them porridge instead of rice a few days a week.”

Asia's governments must put politics aside to protect the lives of Rohingya people.

Rohingya refugees fear ‘another disaster waiting to happen’ after 84 fires in four months

Shahidul Haque is Save the Children’s Advocacy, Communications and Media Director in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Having worked on the response for six years and living close to the refugee camps himself, he has seen firsthand how worsening conditions—exacerbated this year by recent aid cuts—are affecting a generation of children growing up in the world’s largest refugee camps.

18 aid agencies call on governments in the region to allow refugees stranded in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea to disembark

Save the Children's practical tips for earthquake safety before, during and after an earthquake to help children and their families.

ROHINGYA CAMP FIRE: Last week’s blaze pushed more than 13,000 children out of school

Migrant Children Deserve Equal Chance to Attend School in Thailand

At least 395 Rohingya refugees, including 173 children, arrived in Indonesia by boat in October, compared with 49 recorded in the same month in 2023, according to figures from the UNHCR.

Save the Children: ‘Saudi-led coalition gets a free pass to destroy children’s lives in Yemen yet again’

They may not always make the news, but these crises impact millions of people, including vulnerable children, around the world

Ensuring every last refugee child is in school and learning

Based on my own experiences in Save the Children over the past decade I have learned three key lessons of kindness from my colleagues across the globe

About 250 unaccompanied Rohingya children arrived in Indonesia in the last three months of 2023.

With no formal ways to earn a living, cuts to food rations, limited access to education and training, and growing insecurity, families are being pushed to send their children on life-threatening journeys at sea.

Nearly 26,000 children – or just over two percent of Gaza’s child population – have been killed or injured in Gaza in six months of a war which has decimated the health system and severed access to education

'Children and their families robbed of what little they had'

NEW REPORT: On average 25 children killed or injured in conflicts every day for the past decade

"Park Jin-young’s warm-hearted support will serve as a strong foundation for children in need of music education to discover their talents and pursue their dreams. We are deeply grateful for his meaningful donation to Save the Children and will continue our efforts to expand learning opportunities and create stable educational environments so that children can grow and thrive.”

Rohingya crisis: On anniversary of deadliest cyclone on record, thousands of lives at risk during Bangladesh storm season

“I was scared when my mother and sister were sick,” Nazib’s story

The new facility, which is the only one of its kind and run by Save the Children, aims to provide 24/7 emergency obstetric care and safe, dignified maternal and newborn care. It also aims to address critical gaps in referral-level services within the camp, in coordination with local partners and the government.

A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty have pushed 2.3 million children aged under 5 in South Sudan into life threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after foreign governments announced the slashing of funds to the world’s poorest countries, Save the Children said.

In recent days 10 people were killed in the world’s largest refugee settlement amid heavy monsoon rains

Mary, nurse in Cox’s Bazar, tells us why she works for Save the Children

‘The UN Secretary General must explain why he lets powerful parties get away with killing children and attacking schools and hospitals’: Save the Children

Youth Demand Climate Change Action In Asia Pacific

More than 1.8 million children will miss out on learning due to aid cuts impacting Save the Children’s education programmes in over 20 countries

Catch-up clubs to stop children dropping out after world’s longest school closure

About six million children were pushed into hunger in the top 10 countries that faced worsening food crises this year, Save the Children.

From Thailand to Vietnam and Nepal, we support LGBTQ+ children to speak out against discrimination, persecution and violence. To mark PRIDE month, we spoke to four young activists who are blazing a rainbow trail for LGBTQ+ children across Asia.

Keeping Learning Alive

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Conflict threatens global health security as children miss out on life-saving vaccines: report

With just a few weeks to go until the food ration cuts take effect, desperation inside the camps is growing, several families told Save the Children.

Recent aid cuts mean there is a global shortage of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, which is used to treat severe malnutrition, putting at risk the lives of millions of children. Read this blog to learn about the power of peanut paste and how you can help us reach more children with this lifesaving treatment.

The violence—and the fear of violence and abductions—has led many Rohingya families to stay in their shelters and prevent their children from going outside.

PRESS RELEASE - FAMILIES RESORTING TO EXTREME MEASURES TO SURVIVE HUNGER CRISIS PROMPTS MORE FUNDING FROM SAVE THE CHILDREN

Families resorting to extreme measures to survive hunger crisis prompts more funding from Save the Children

Five ways this pandemic is worse for children than you think

Halting the escalation of violence against children in Gaza

CHILDREN HIT BY CLIMATE CRISES IN ASIA ILLUSTRATE THEIR FEARS IN ART CONTEST AT COP26

COVID-19: Forty percent of Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh are scared of dying or losing a loved one to the virus

Coronavirus Crisis Highlights Need for Child Benefits Globally

More than 10 million children were forced to flee their homes last year in 2023's 10 biggest crises, said Save the Children.

Escalation of the conflict in Ukraine expected to push number of children caught up in deadliest conflicts to unprecedented highs

Protecting children during COVID-19 requires innovation and creative thinking

Record temperatures and COVID-19 are symptoms of planetary fever, warns Save the Children

3 in 4 Rohingya refugee babies are born in unsanitary bamboo shelters

COVID-19 has hampered the ability of children with disabilities getting the quality education they deserve.

Global apparel retailer UNIQLO has announced a series of free art workshops, titled ‘Bouquet of Peace’, to be held in 25 cities worldwide including Paris, New York, and Tokyo, starting this month.

The first hospital specializing in maternal and neonatal care has opened in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in a step forward in improving healthcare for pregnant women, mothers and babies living in the world’s largest refugee camp, Save the Children said.The opening of the new Maternal and Child Hospital, the first hospital to specialize in maternal and neonatal health in the Rohingya camps, represents a glimmer of hope in an otherwise increasingly difficult environment in the camps.Cuts to foreign aid in 2025, coupled with an overall reduction in donor funding, has led to the closure of some healthcare centers in Cox’s Bazar and forced hundreds of schools in the camp to close. [1]Eight years since they were forced to flee their homes in Myanmar, more than 1 million Rohingya refugees remain in the camps in Cox’s Bazar in Southeastern Bangladesh. More than half of those displaced are women and girls.The new facility, which is the only one of its kind and run by Save the Children, aims to provide 24/7 emergency obstetric care and safe, dignified maternal and newborn care. It also aims to address critical gaps in referral-level services within the camp, in coordination with local partners and the government.

Severe climate disasters, violent conflicts, and deepening inequalities and economic shocks are shattering the lives of children

Around one in two out-of-school children and adolescents live in countries at the forefront of the climate crisis, Save the Children analysis finds.

In 2025, Save the Children aims to treat 260,000 children for severe acute malnutrition at outpatient sites in 10 countries that are now experiencing therapeutic food shortages.