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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.
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Don’t switch off – the world’s children have never needed you more
Today, every child has rights, but these are being eroded by the consistent threats of conflict, climate change and inequality. It could be so easy to feel overwhelmed by this heartbreaking reality, but switching off is not the answer.
A Turning Point for Syria: A Future We Owe to Syrian Children
For Syrians everywhere—inside and outside the country—there’s a shared hope for a brighter future, but there’s still much work ahead. It is time for the international community to step up, to stand with Syria’s children, and to ensure that this turning point becomes the beginning of a new chapter — one of hope, opportunity, and dignity.
STAFF ACCOUNT - SRI LANKA’S CIVIL WAR AND THE ASIAN TSUNAMI
The 2004 Asian tsunami is still considered one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. Julian Chellappah, the Country Director of Save the Children Sri Lanka since 2019, tells us in this blog how he lived the day the tsunami hit Sri Lanka nearly 20 years ago.
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.
Vanuatu Teen Climate Activist to Address Historic Climate Justice Hearings at the International Court of Justice
Vepaia, a young climate activist from Vanuatu, is heading to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to testify, advocating for the inclusion of children’s rights in the climate justice debate, and calling for an advisory opinion that acknowledges states’ obligations to tackle the climate crisis and protect future generations.