Podcast: How the Corona Pandemic is changin the lives of many children
Children in India, South Africa and Colombia tell in our podcast how the corona pandemic is affecting their quality of life.
July 2020
Almost 10 million children may never return to school following Covid-19 lockdown
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.
June 2020
Coronavirus pandemic: New isolation and treatment centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
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.
NORTH WEST SYRIA: Thousands of children return to destroyed homes amid COVID-19 fears in camps
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.
World Refugee Day - Focus on children
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.
Interview: "We took on exciting other tasks"
The coronavirus changed Joshua Alborghetti's daily work routine, as he was no longer able to carry out his work as a dialoger with the announcement of the lockdown. As a dialoger he usually talks about our important projects to people on the streets and motivates them to support the most deprived children. But he describes the past few weeks as a very exciting and inspiring time, as he was able to take on numerous alternative tasks within the organization. In the interview he talks about how he experienced this time.
Ethiopia: As Covid-19 lockdowns continue, a camel library takes remote learning to new levels
A camel library is giving children out of school in some of Ethiopia’s most remote villages a unique opportunity to continue reading and learning, despite COVID-19 lockdowns.
Adrian Förster becomes new CEO of Save the Children Switzerland
The Board of Save the Children Switzerland has appointed Adrian Förster as the new CEO of the child rights organisation. Förster will take over the function from September 2020. The previous CEO, Ömer Güven, left Save the Children at the end of May to take up a new professional challenge.
May 2020
COVID-19: Number of children living in household poverty to soar by up to 86 million by end of year
New analysis from Save the Children and UNICEF reveals that without urgent action, the number of children living in poor households across low- and middle-income countries could increase by 15 per cent, to reach 672 million
CYCLONE AMPHAN: Fears for children and families in low-lying areas as strong winds, storm surge and flooding expected in India and Bangladesh
Millions of people have been evacuated and aid agencies are on high alert as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal closes in on India and Bangladesh.