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27 Jun 2026

Staff Account: Venezuela earthquake: “Just last weekend I was celebrating Father’s Day with my dad. One week later, I am supporting him after he lost everything."

Valentina works with Save the Children in Venezuela. She was in Caracas on the night of Wednesday 24 June when the twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck.

“Food is so difficult to come by”: the impossibility of getting a meal in Gaza as hunger persists after 1000 days of war

In this staff account, Shurouq shares the reality of Gaza’s worsening food crisis after 1,000 days of war. Families face soaring food prices, aid restrictions, destroyed farmland, extreme heat, and pests, making it increasingly difficult to access nutritious food and meet basic needs while struggling to survive daily.

15 Jun 2026

On the Frontline of Ebola: One Nurse’s Story from DRC

Jules*, 42, is the head nurse of a health centre in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), working at the heart of the Ebola outbreak, managing care while promoting prevention in the community. Chronic shortages of protective equipment and limited funding leave staff exposed and patients without access to treatment, allowing the virus to spread. Jules is deeply affected by the human toll, especially mothers separated from their babies, and fears rising malnutrition and deaths. Despite it all, Jules keeps going, but the fear and pressure are never far from his mind.

Here is Jules' diary, where he shares what a week in the life of an Ebola health nurse in DRC looks like.

28 Mar 2026

The Cost of War: Children Are Paying the Highest Price in the Middle East Conflict

As global headlines focus on soaring oil prices and financial turmoil, there is a risk of overlooking the real human cost of the Middle East conflict – the devastating toll it is taking on children. 

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Shifting the Power: Locally-led solutions are better for children

Our world faces many development and humanitarian challenges like the conflict in DRC that have forced Save the Children to think and work differently

Hiba* (beige shirt), 23, and Rama*, 19, taking a selfie together in Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan.

Child Protection in the Digital World: Why is it needed?

Every half a second a child goes onto the internet for the first time. The opportunities and benefits are clear, but so are the real dangers.

Jihad, 28, a Save the Children psychosocial support volunteer, provides Maha*, 10, & Maya*, 16, with support after they were severely injured in a landmine incident

Jihad's Story: Landmine Survivor turned Psychosocial Specialist for Children in Yemen

Jihad is from Taiz in Yemen, is a landmine survivor turned Psychosocial specialist volunteer for Save the Children in Yemen.

 Waqas, 17, his mother Raheema, 40, and sisters Nafeesa, 10, and Saira, 15, in front of their home in a village near Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan

The battle of last summer may be over, but the war is still ongoing”: Pakistan Floods Six Months On

Op-ed by doctor talking about the impact of the floods in Pakistan 6 months on.

Nawras,13, holds a book he found in the rubble of his home

One Month On: Children in Türkiye and Syria are still out of school

It has been one month since the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, that claimed over 51,000 lives and left children without education.

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“Resilience has its limits”: after devastating earthquakes, Syrian children need our help to piece their lives back together

An extract from Rasha Muhrez’s speech at the UN Security Council session on humanitarian needs in Syria on 28 February 2023.

Halyna* comforts her niece Olha*, 10, who recalls living close to the frontline, while Halyna's daughter Polina*, holds her brother (OLEKSANDR KHOMENKO/ Save the Children)

Sheltering under sacks and facing grave danger every day – children in Ukraine deserve a childhood too

Sheltering under sacks and facing grave danger every day – children in Ukraine deserve a childhood too

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‘You think, you could have been there’: Returning home to help amid the rubble

Testimony of Ali as he returned to Turkiye (Turkey) to help after the earthquakes.