Save the Children: Deeply concerned about children's situation in Myanmar
Save the Children is deeply concerned about the situaiton for children in Myanmar after recent events in the country.
February 2021
New Report: The Hidden Impact of COVID-19 on Children in Urban Contexts
Save the Children carried out a global study to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted children’s health, nutrition, learning, wellbeing, protection, family finances, and poverty - and to identify the needs of children and their families.
January 2021
Children sleeping outside during winter nights at risk in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A fluctuating number of around 50 migrant children are sleeping rough in Bosnia and Herzegovina without any support and protection, putting their health and wellbeing at risk, warns Save the Children. They are staying outside in the freezing cold or in squats, empty buildings and in private residences without supervision of an adult.
This is how much it would cost to send the poorest children to school
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit the poorest children the hardest - a lost generation of children is threatening to grow up. But just 330 Francs per child would be enough to enable the poorest to go back to school - this is what our calculations show.
Covid-19: drastic impact on food situation worldwide
Malnutrition as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of death among children worldwide: more than 150 additional children per day could die from malnutrition over the next two years unless action is taken quickly, our new report shows.
December 2020
Interview: I have the best job in the world
Adrian Förster is CEO of Save the Children Switzerland for 100 days now. In the following interview, he reveals how he has experienced this time, how leadership also works in times of home office, and how 2021 is setting the course for the coming years.
Covid: Malnutrition could kill 153 children every day over the next 2 years
The COVID-19 crisis has put the world on the brink of a nutrition crisis, Save the Children warned in a new report today, with pandemic-related malnutrition projected to kill an average of 153 children a day over the next two years if action is not taken.
Despite Covid-19: News from our projects in Switzerland
Nina Hössli, Head of projects in Switzerland, explains in an interview how we reach children in Switzerland despite Covid-19 and what role a quarantine box plays in this.
November 2020
11m children under five at risk of extreme hunger
An estimated 11 million children under five are facing extreme hunger or starvation across eleven countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Middle East and Asia, new analysis by Save the Children reveals.
On average 25 children killed or injured in conflicts every day for the past decade
A total of 93,236 children have been killed or maimed in conflicts in the last 10 years, it was revealed today. That means 25 children, the equivalent of a classroom full of pupils, have been killed or injured on average every day.