After earlier cases of COVID-19 among health workers in Al Hol Camp, the first reported case of COVID-19 of a resident of the camp was confirmed today, Save the Children can reveal, as the number of cases reported across North East Syria rises to over 100.
The mental health of children who experienced the Beirut explosion could be under serious threat, Save the Children warned today. Many are likely suffering from anxiety, sleeplessness or night terrors.
As stories emerge of children being separated from their parents after the explosion in Beirut, Save the Children is calling for the safety and wellbeing of children and their reunification with relatives to be a key part of the response.
A huge explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut devastated communities within a radius of 10 km. In the midst of Covid-19 and an economic crisis, children and their families are hit particularly hard.
The collapsing Lebanese economy has pushed more than half a million children in Beirut into a struggle for survival or even hunger, a new analysis by Save the Children showed today.
Children in India, South Africa and Colombia tell in our podcast how the corona pandemic is affecting their quality of life.
The world is facing a global education emergency due to the COVID 19 pandemic. According to our current knowledge, almost 10 million children could be permanently excluded from education by the end of the year.
As the number of corona patients increase, Save the Children will open a new isolation and treatment centre in Cox's Bazaar in the coming days to support the treatment of the sick and provide security for the communities.
Thousands of children and their families are on the move once again in North West Syria, where renewed violence and fears of a coronavirus outbreak have pushed them to look for safety elsewhere.
June 20 is World Refugee Day. In times of the global Covid 19 pandemic, the plight of millions of children and families is dramatically worsening.