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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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Sudan Staff Account: "The girl’s horrendous experience reminded me of my own experience when an explosive device fell into our compound"
A staff account from a health manager working in Sudan. In this blog he speaks about how the conflict is impacting people in North Darfur.
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I am safe and they are not - The anguished reality of a Palestinian in Egypt
An anguished account by a young Palestinian that is stranded in Cairo whilst his family is enduring the war in Gaza.
Floods in Afghanistan: What do they mean for children?
Explainer about the situation in Afghanistan since the flash floods that have left over 40,000 children homeless.
At the forefront of the hunger crisis in the DRC - A paediatric nurse's account
Testimony by Jean-Claude a pediatric nurse in DRC who is at the forefront of the hunger crisis and is treating malnourished children daily.
Amid war, and on camelback: how Sudan’s vaccinators are delivering a dose of hope
A year of conflict has left Sudan’s immunisation safety net frayed. Gavi and Save the Children are helping vaccinators patch it back up.
STAFF ACCOUNT: I’ve seen Gaza’s horrors – now is not the time for the world to look away
Testimony by Sacha Myers on her visit to the Gaza Strip where she saw the real horrors of this war and its impact on children.
All Eyes on Rafah: What’s next for children in Gaza?
On 6 May, Israeli forces ordered thousands of people to flee parts of Rafah. Over a million - 600,000 children - are at risk of forced displacement.
Children are the present & the future: Ensuring children contribute to an ambitious Summit of the Future
Opinion piece by Inger Ashing, SCI CEO on meaningful child participation and giving children a seat at the table at the Summit of the Future.