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Children Dying Because of Hunger as Famine Risks Detected in Two New Locations in Sudan

PORT SUDAN (Feb. 5, 2026)—Two more areas of Sudan have fallen into famine-levels of malnutrition, signaling a deadly expansion of a hunger crisis in the conflict-torn country that is threatening ...
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Newborn Babies Catching Deadly Mpox in DRC's Overcrowded Hospitals as Cases Skyrocket

GOMA, (August 12, 2024) – Newborn babies as young as two weeks old are catching the deadly mpox virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 's overcrowded hospitals, Save the Children said, as ...
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Save the Children Welcomes Congressional Agreement to Invest in Children and Families Through Fiscal 2026

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Feb. 3, 2026) — Save the Children and its political advocacy arm, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), welcome congressional passage of full-year appropriations for the U.S.
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GENEVA: Landmark Recognition Says Inaction on Climate Crisis is a Child Rights' Violation

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Aug. 28, 2023) — Governments will need to recognize that inaction on the climate crisis is a child rights violation, factor environmental concerns into their efforts to protect and ...
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Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing

Scorecard from humanitarian organizations assessing core civilian protection and humanitarian access provisions of ceasefire plan reveals failure. NEW YORK (April 9, 2026) — The Trump administration’s ...
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House Farm Bill Advances Rural Child Care and Food Aid But Must Do More to Protect Kids From Hunger

WASHINGTON (March 11, 2026) — Following the House Agriculture Committee’s vote to advance reauthorization of the Farm Bill, Save the Children and its political advocacy arm, Save the Children Action ...
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GAZA: Leaders of Major Aid Groups Call on World Leaders to Intervene Following UN Genocide Conclusion

GAZA, September 17, 2025: The leaders of over 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza are calling for urgent intervention after a UN commission concluded, for the first time, that genocide is being ...
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SOMALIA: Only One in Three People in Need Get Food Support as Drought-Induced Hunger Crisis Worsens

MOGADISHU (Nov. 19, 2025)—Less than a third of people needing food assistance in Somalia received support in October, with worsening conditions prompting the country to declare the first national ...
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South Sudan: Save the Children Office and Health Care Center Destroyed and Looted as Violence Escalates in Jonglei State

JUBA (Feb. 5, 2026)—Armed gangs have looted and burnt down a Save the Children office and destroyed a health care center in Walgak in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state where escalating violence in ...
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Statement: Nearly Two Years Since the Rafah Crossing Was Closed Families Await Developments

GAZA (Jan. 26, 2026)—The planned reopening of Rafah crossing after nearly two years renews hope in Gaza, Save the Children said. Nearly two years since the Rafah crossing was closed in May 2024, ...
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Save the Children Calls for End to Child Rights Violations Amid Unrest in Iran

AMMAN, January 12, 2026 – Save the Children is calling on the Iranian authorities and all those involved in the unrest to immediately end the violence against children and uphold their obligations ...
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Sudan: 1,000 Days of Conflict: The silence is Devastating—and It Is Failing Sudan’s Children

PORT SUDAN (Jan. 8, 2026)—One thousand days since the conflict in Sudan began in April 2023, Mohamed Abdiladif, Country Director for Save the Children in Sudan, said: "For 1,000 days, a brutal ...