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.
Sofyen Khalfaoui, Head of Protection at Save the Children Switzerland, has recently visited a project in Maicao, Colombia. In an interview he tells what Save the Children is doing there, how we can protect children on the move and what global dimensions this migrations crisis has.
100 years after Save the Children was founded, much has changed for the better for children, but still one in four children has no childhood. This is documented in the report "Milestones for Children" published by the child rights organisation.