The last of the international military forces pulled out of Kabul on Tuesday. The war took a deadly cost on children: Almost 33,000 children have been killed and maimed in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, an average of one child every five hours.
Chris Nyamandi, Save the Children's Country Director in Afghanistan, shares his thoughts on the current situation for children in Afghanistan and Save the Children's work on the ground since 1976. He makes clear how important it is that we continue to work for a future for children in Afghanistan.
Save the Children is extremely concerned that a severe hunger crisis facing children in drought-hit Afghanistan will escalate with aid efforts on hold, putting thousands of young lives at risk as the world faces its biggest hunger crisis of the 21st century.
Following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that leveled parts of Haiti on Saturday, killing some 1,300 people and injuring thousands, Save the Children is racing to cover basic needs of the most severely affected children and families as a tropical storm approaches.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday morning, reportedly causing more than thousand casualties and damage to buildings, roads and bridges. Save the Children is extremely concerned about the impact that earthquake will have on children and families, many of whom were already experiencing extreme poverty, hunger and violence.
An estimated 72,000 children have arrived in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in recent days after fleeing their homes as violence surges, with many living on the streets, in tarpaulin tents, and going hungry.
The number of unaccompanied or separated children fleeing Cabo Delgado for resettlement centres in Montepuez increased by 40% in July, according to new data from Save the Children.
Save the Children partners with Novartis to launch their first common health project in Kenya tackling the problem of under-five child mortality through treatment of malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoea and malnutrition.
Children in Madagascar are wasting away as families in the South teeter on the brink of starvation, with the country facing its worst hunger situation in two generations, Save the Children said today.
More than 800,000 people, including 375,000 children, have been displaced by worsening floods in Bihar, India after heavy monsoon rains submerged160,000 homes. Three children from one family, aged four, six and nine, were found dead after local people dug out their bodies from the debris.