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15.10.2020

Hundreds of thousands more children in Syria face hunger

Seven hundred thousand more children face hunger in Syria owing to the country’s badly-damaged economy, partly due to the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions. It means in the last six months, the total number of food insecure children across the country has risen to more than 4.6 million. After almost ten years of conflict and displacement, an unprecedented number of children in Syria are now battling soaring rates of malnutrition, a new report by Save the Children reveals.

13.10.2020

Girls cite domestic violence in their homes as key factor for leaving home

Violence, hunger and the hope of a better future are all major factors for girls leaving home countries in search of a better life, a new global study across three continents has found.

2.10.2020

COVID-19 places half a million more girls at risk of child marriage in 2020

The corona pandemic is leading to a significant increase in child marriages and jeopardizing progress toward gender equality for girls. According to a new report by Save the Children, half a million more girls will be forced into marriage in 2020 alone.

10.9.2020

Covid widens the gap between rich and poor

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the education of children from poorer backgrounds and is widening the gap between rich and poor and boys and girls, a new global survey by Save the Children revealed today.

9.9.2020

Refugee camp Moria devastated by fire

Several fires last night almost completely destroyed the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

9.9.2020

Can one moment change the course of our lives?

A full month has passed since the explosion at Beirut port that killed 190 people, injured thousands and left 100,000 children without home. One month later, our employees still remember this moment exactly. An eyewitness account:

25.8.2020

More than 100,000 babies born in refugee and displacement camps in recent years

An estimated 108,037 Rohingya children have been born in confinement over the past several years. They are living in conditions not suitable for children, with limited access to education and healthcare, no freedom of movement and almost entirely dependent on aid.

18.8.2020

Humanitarian health workers put their lives on the line during pandemic

Coronavirus, lack of protective equipment, conflicts: humanitarian workers risk their lives to help others during a global pandemic

16.8.2020

Beirut’s traumatised children – speechless, sleepless and separated from their parents

Almost ten days after the devastating explosion that ripped through Beirut, there are still children who are separated from their parents. Some children have been so badly affected that they have been unable to speak, while others cannot sleep.

14.8.2020

SYRIA: Child death rate triples in Al-Hol camp as medical access deteriorates

Eight children under five died in Al Hol camp within five days, as health and nutrition services have deteriorated rapidly. The spike in under-five mortality was recorded between 6 – 10 August, and is more than three times higher than the mortality rate since the beginning of 2020,

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