Around a month ago, Israel replaced the functioning UN aid distribution mechanism with a new, deadly distribution system. Since then, conditions have become so terrible that children are telling us that they no longer want to live. This war on children must end now.
Sandra Groth and Deborah Schmidiger are experts for child rights and business at Save the Children Switzerland. They help companies to take responsibility for how their business activities impact children with knowledge, experience and a clear goal: preventing child labour and defending child rights.
What does a child need to survive? Food. Protection. Hope. What are children in Gaza receiving instead? Bombs. Hunger. Fear. Our CEO, Adrian Förster, puts the situation in clear terms.
On 28 March, a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar. The need there is enormous, with thousands dead and hospitals overwhelmed by the number of injured. Save the Children is providing lifesaving aid to affected areas.
The global cuts in foreign aid are hitting children just when they need it most urgently: in the midst of armed conflicts, hunger and disasters. Millions are losing access to food, education and protection. What does this mean for our work – and for children all over the world?
The resumption of hostilities in Gaza is holding children in an inescapable living nightmare. More than 400 people have been killed by the latest air strikes, with dozens of children reportedly among the casualties.
Recent cuts to foreign assistance endanger the lives of children and also affect the worldwide programme work of Save the Children.
This year, it is estimated that 305 million people urgently need humanitarian aid – including an entire generation of children. Here are five crises that still need our attention in 2025.
Last year, children around the world were once again forced to overcome numerous crises. However, there is also some good news. Here are five examples that inspire hope for a brighter future for children.
Children’s rights were first recognised 100 years ago in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child. To mark this anniversary, we are taking a look back at the most important advancements made in children’s rights over the past century.