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Children Flee Homes After Second Major Earthquake in Two Months

KABUL, November 3, 2025 – Another massive earthquake in Afghanistan - the second in two months - forced children to flee their homes in the middle of the night and caused at least 20 deaths and ...
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Reports of 35 Children Among Those Killed in Renewed Airstrikes from Israeli Forces in Gaza

GAZA, October 29, 2025 - 35 children were reported to be among those killed overnight by renewed airstrikes from Israeli forces in Gaza. Ahmad Alhendawi, Save the Children’s Regional Director for the ...
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COVID-19: Children From Poorest Households Had Greatest Financial and Education Loss, Highest Risk of Violence at Home

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Sept. 9, 2020)—The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the education of children from poorer backgrounds and is widening the gap between rich and poor and boys and ...
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Pause in Hostilities a Crucial Relief for Children in Gaza – Now it Must Become a Definitive and Lasting Ceasefire

GAZA, October 9, 2025 – Reports of an impending pause in hostilities in Gaza signals a hopeful reprieve on the horizon for families and children, but must be a turning point to secure a definitive ...
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Bolivia Bans Child Marriage Following Campaign by Children and Civil Society Organizations, Including Save the Children

LA PAZ (Sept. 18, 2025)—Bolivia has become the 14th country in Latin America to ban child marriage after girls across the country and Save the Children joined a campaign to criminalize the practice.
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Children Starved in Plain Sight as Famine Confirmed in Gaza

LONDON/GENEVA, August 22, 2025 – At least 132,000 children aged under five in Gaza are at risk of death from acute malnutrition as new data confirms famine in Gaza City and the surrounding area and ...
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GAZA: Over 40% of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Save the Children Clinics Malnourished

GAZA (Aug. 4, 2025)—More than four in 10 (43%) pregnant and breastfeeding women seeking treatment at Save the Children's clinics in Gaza in July were malnourished, said Save the Children. Some ...
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Congressional Rescission of U.S. Assistance Puts Kids at Risk Around the World

WASHINGTON (July 18, 2025) — Save the Children and Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) today expressed deep disappointment following congressional passage of the administration’s $9 billion ...
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SUDAN: Children Reveal Harrowing Violence in Latest North Darfur Mass Displacement

TAWILA, Sudan, (July 10, 2025) – Hundreds of children have recounted harrowing stories of terror and loss after their homes in Sudan's North Darfur region were ...
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Education Spending in Pakistan Hits New Low with More than One in Three Children Out of School

ISLAMABAD (June 19, 2025) — Government spending on education in Pakistan has fallen to a new low in the past year despite being declared a national emergency with 26 million children - or more than ...
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In Gaza, Nearly Every Single Child is at Risk of Famine

GAZA (May 12, 2025)—The lives of the 1.1 million children in Gaza are urgently threatened by spiraling acute food insecurity as new data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) ...
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Any Cuts to Federal Education Programs Could Have Lifelong Consequences for Millions of Children – Especially Across Rural America

FAIRIFELD, Conn. (March 20, 2025) – Following today’s executive order calling to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, Betsy Zorio, Save the Children’s Vice President of U.S. Programs, issued ...