The number of child casualties in Yemen jumped 70% in 2025, with one child killed or injured every day, Save the Children said. The number of children killed doubled in 2025 compared with 2024.
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News quote: Save the Children calls for end to unlawful child rights violations amid unrest in Iran
AMMAN, 12 January 2026 – Save the Children is calling on the Iranian authorities and all those involved in the unrest to immediately end the unlawful violence against children and uphold their...
Children in Gaza face more storms and disease as new year starts
GAZA, 8 January 2026 – Children in Gaza have entered 2026 facing ongoing storms and flooding that have ripped tents and left them exposed to water-borne diseases with an urgent need for supplies to...
News Quote: 1,000 Days of Conflict: The silence is devastating - and it is failing Sudan’s children
Mohamed Abdiladif, Country Director for Save the Children in Sudan, said: “For 1,000 days, a brutal conflict has engulfed Sudan, shattering families, destroying communities, and stealing the futures...
Amid a rise in violence in Aleppo, over 16,000 people fleeing the city
Aleppo, 7 January 2026 – Amid a rise in violence in Aleppo, in the last 24 hours there has been a 17 times increase of people fleeing the city. Many families remain in the city with limited access to...
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Statement: Revoke planned international NGO ban, humanitarian leaders urge Israeli authorities
We urge the Israeli authorities to reconsider their plan to ban many of the international NGOs operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). International NGOs are central to humanitarian...
Burundi + 1 more
Families fleeing DR Congo to Burundi face hunger, cold and lost schooling for children - Save the Children
Over 84,000 people from South Kivu crossed into Burundi to escape conflict. Shortages of food, clean water, sanitation facilities, shelter and healthcare are putting children at risk.
Thailand + 8 more
Year in review: Five climate disasters that disrupted children's lives in 2025
From heatwaves that forced schools to close to flash floods and storms that flattened infrastructure and pushed children and families to live in temporary shelters, children bore the brunt of climate...
Cyclone Ditwah Joint Rapid Needs Assessment: Phase II, December 2025
1.1 Scale and Scope of Impact Cyclone Ditwah triggered one of Sri Lanka’s most severe humanitarian crises in the past two decades, affecting 25 districts and multiple Divisional Secretariat (DS)...
Save the Children calls for urgent review of new Israeli registration rules affecting Gaza, West Bank
LONDON/GENEVA, 24 Dec 2025 - Save the Children is calling on the Government of Israel to urgently reconsider new registration rules for international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) that could...
Children in Ukraine face frigid winter weather this Christmas as latest attacks trigger massive power cuts
In response to the latest attacks in Ukraine ahead of the holidays, Ahmad Alhendawi, Regional Director for Save the Children in the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe, said: KYIV 23...
World + 1 more
Year lookahead: Five deadly diseases for children on watch list for 2026
LONDON/GENEVA, 22 December 2025 - Five deadly diseases for children – cholera, measles, malaria, tuberculosis and diarrhoea - could witness major resurgences in 2026 as aid cuts, the climate crisis...
Year in Review: One in two child migrants who died on perilous routes drowned in 2025
LONDON/GENEVA 17 December 2025 – Drowning was the leading cause of death for children on migration routes in 2025, accounting for half of all fatalities as stricter borders pushed children into...
Yemen + 4 more
Year in review: About 8 Million Babies born into Conflicts and Climate Disasters in 2025
About 8 million babies were born into crises such as conflict and climate disasters in 2025 so far, with many mothers giving birth in tents, in ill-equipped displacement camps or communities hit by...
Jordan + 1 more
Syria Education Sector Working Group Meeting, 4 December 2025
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Cluster Éducation Mali - Situation des Écoles, octobre 2025
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Mali: Compte-Rendu Cluster Éducation, de décembre 2025 [Meeting Minutes]
Points à l’ordre du jour : Présentation des Résultats de l'évaluation multisectorielle des besoins (MSNA)2025, focus Education. Partage d’infos sur le processus HPC 2026 et présentation des chiffres...
Gaza: Four out of five children to face catastrophic levels of hunger in 2026
GAZA, 19 December 2025 – Four out of every five children in Gaza will enter the new year still facing crisis levels of hunger, despite the agreement by Israeli authorities two months ago to allow...
One in two child migrants who died on perilous routes drowned in 2025
LONDON/GENEVA 17 December 2025 – Drowning was the leading cause of death for children on migration routes in 2025, accounting for half of all fatalities as stricter borders pushed children into...
Afghanistan: More than one in three children facing crisis levels of hunger as winter starts
KABUL, 16 December 2025 – More than one in three children are facing severe hunger in Afghanistan this winter - an increase of 18% from a year ago - underscoring the urgent need for increased aid as...