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6 Mar 2025
global
Foreign aid cuts: what’s happening and what does it mean for children?
Funding cuts are putting our lifesaving work under threat. Governments across the world are slashing foreign aid budgets that millions of children facing the toughest challenges depend on.
3 Feb 2025
global
1 in 11 children will need humanitarian support in 2025. Is there hope for a brighter future?
Today, 1 in 11 children faces conflict, hunger, and climate disasters. Save the Children’s 2025 Humanitarian Plan aims to protect 12 million children globally. Learn more about how we intend to do this in this blog.
9 Dec 2024
global
Saving Lives Amid Blockades: How Save the Children brought hope to Gaza
Since August 2024, families across Gaza have faced an escalating humanitarian crisis and extreme food shortages. Save the Children International launched an urgent operation to deliver lifesaving food aid to the most vulnerable communities in northern and southern Gaza.
28 Jan 2025
STAFF ACCOUNT FROM DRC: "The humanitarian and security situation is chaotic"
Staff Account: Elias works with Save the Children in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). During the recent escalation of conflict, he was in Goma, but was able to leave for Bukavu, South Kivu, which is separated from Goma by Lake Kivu. Here, Elias shares what they have seen of the humanitarian situation in DRC.
Latest Blogs
Facing the Climate Crisis: Why Urgent Climate Action is Needed to Protect Children’s Rights
The climate crisis poses an urgent threat to children worldwide, jeopardizing their rights, health, and futures. This blog highlights why limiting global warming to 1.5°C is vital, shares powerful stories like Vepaiamele’s, and urges immediate climate action to protect the world’s 2.4 billion children from escalating climate extremes.
The Secret Power of Peanuts: A Life-Saving Treatment for Malnourished 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.
Nepal earthquake: ten years on and still dangerously unprepared for the next
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that when the earth shook on April 25, 2015, the lives of Nepalis changed forever. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which had its epicentre in Gorkha, Nepal - about 110 km northwest of Kathmandu - which claimed more than 9,000 lives and displaced millions. In the decade since, we’ve rebuilt homes and restored infrastructure, but the deeper cracks in our disaster preparedness systems remain alarmingly unaddressed.
Ten Years On, Yemen’s Children Need Us Now More Than Ever
Save the Children Yemen's Mohamed Manna shares his experiences as country director over the last year. He shares stories of the situation for children and their families in Yemen and the impact of recent foreign aid cuts.
Save the Children to send first NGO maternal and baby specialist teams to disasters after WHO verification
Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit, now WHO-verified, delivers lifesaving maternal and newborn care in disasters worldwide. From Gaza to Mozambique, our teams provide urgent medical support, build sustainable healthcare systems, and ensure no mother or baby is left behind.
Why is it key to invest in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health?
Maternal and newborn health is in crisis, but there’s hope. This blog shares real stories, urgent challenges, and key policy solutions to protect mothers and babies. Discover what world leaders must do and how you can help drive change.
Expert spotlight: What Netflix’s Adolescence tells us about children’s online safety
The world as we know it is rapidly evolving. Every half second a child makes their first click online and one in three internet users is now under the age of 18. Read from our expert Rebecca Smith on what Netflix’s Adolescence tells us about children’s online safety, the risks to children online and what we can do about it.
OPINION - Devastating Myanmar Earthquake Underscores the Urgent Need for a Strong Global Aid System
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.