At a time when Afghan children need adequate daily nutrition to help strengthen their immune systems, the price of basic foods is rising under the lockdown, making it harder for families to feed themselves.
In an effort to slow transmission rates of COVID-19 Save the Children today launched an animated handwashing video, aimed at young children and families in the most vulnerable communities around the world.
Bangladesh has less than 2,000 ventilators serving a population of 165m
Fewer than 730 ventilators and 950 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds are available for more than 15 million children and their families in areas that are hard for aid agencies to reach in Yemen, northern Syria and Gaza - meaning they are critically underequipped to respond to an outbreak of COVID-19, Save the Children is warning.
Save the Children is deeply concerned about reports that at least one child has died at sea during a perilous journey by boat to Lesbos. Children are among the thousands of people reportedly caught up in violent clashes at the Greek border with Turkey.
Fabian Emmenegger is PR and Communications Manager at Save the Children Switzerland and was recently in Malawi for a media trip. In the interview below, he reports on the project he visited and what that experience meant to him personally.
Malaria is pandemic in all parts of Malawi and is one of the main causes of chidren's death. In his blog post, Fabian Emmenegger of Save the Children Switzerland describes how he experienced his visit to the project in Malawi - and how Save the Children is saving children's lives.
Save the Children is warning of the importance of addressing the long-term mental health needs of children impacted by the devastating Australian bushfires.
Anne Chamberlain, New Zealand actress, author and producer, wrote the solo theatre "Eglantyne" about the founder of Save the Children.
Doris Ospelt, programme officer Europe at Save the Children Switzerland, recently visited a multifaceted project in Italy. In this interview she describes what she learned about human trafficking and children on the move.