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Children Recruited into Armed Groups in DR Congo Describe Abduction, Drugging, and Violence as Call for Greater Action

KINSHASA (Feb. 12, 2026)—Children recruited into armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have backed calls for greater action to bring those responsible to account after describing how ...
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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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Syria: Fighting In Sweida Leaves Families without Food, Water, Medical Care, with Save the Children Ready to Supply Aid

DAMASCUS (July 21, 2025)—Families in Syria’s Sweida Governorate are trapped without medical care, clean water or enough food after fighting closed hospitals, cut off roads and broken water systems, ...
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Help Children in South America

In a region marked by profound inequality, the Coronavirus pandemic has greatly affected millions of children in South America. The region already faces several humanitarian crisis, characterized by ...
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UKRAINE: The demining dog helping kids stay safe in the world's most heavily mined country

KYIV (Feb. 19, 2026) – Chivas the demining dog has a rapt audience when he takes part in mine safety awareness sessions in Ukraine, where one in every 10 landmine casualties is a child. Crossing his ...
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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 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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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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Statement: Under the Limited Opening of Rafah Border, Urgent Medical Evacuations Would Take Over a Year

GAZA (Feb. 2, 2026)—The partial opening of the Rafah border has created a sense of disappointment across Gaza with families and children in urgent need of medical evacuation being left in limbo ...
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Save the Children Mobilizes to Meet Kids’ Most Urgent Needs in Wake of Destructive Winter Storm Fern

National Leader for Protecting Children in Disasters to Deliver Emergency Funding Assistance to Hardest Hit Families in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee; Help Storm-Damaged Child Care Centers ...
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SOMALIA: Children Facing Catastrophic Hunger as Drought Decimates Crops, Livestock

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Jan. 27, 2026) – Children in Somalia are facing a catastrophic hunger crisis after four consecutive failed rainy seasons completely exhausted food reserves in several regions. The ...