Save the Children has worked in Africa for more than 60 years. Today, with millions of children and families in Africa already struggling to cope with the impacts of conflict and climate change, ...

BUJUMBURA, 21 February 2025 – Save the Children protection staff are reporting an influx of unaccompanied and separated children arriving in Burundi, among the up to 35,000 refugees who have crossed ...

KINSHASA, (February 12, 2025) – At least 28 children were among 52 people killed in a violent attack in Djugu territory, Ituri province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a wave of ...

Zamzam Camp, home to an estimated one million displaced people, and Abu Shok Camp have been devastated by intense artillery shelling. Satellite images confirm that over half of the main market in ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

GOMA (January 27, 2025) – Children caught in heavy fighting in the town of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be protected, with Save the Children concerned for their safety ...

Did you know that nearly 90% of a child’s brain is developed by the time they turn 5? Yet children from low-income families hear roughly 30 million fewer words by age 3 and can enter school more than ...

Our team of around 340 staff, together with 30 local partner organizations, remain committed to supporting families in Ukraine. Together, we reached 2.6 million people, including over 1.1 million ...

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country, with a troubled history, set astride the equator in East Africa. Striving to become a country of relative stability and prosperity, ...

What is School Health and Nutrition? Millions of school-age children are affected by serious, yet easily treatable and preventable, illnesses, which inhibit their ability to learn. Save the Children’s ...

Honduras, together with El Salvador and Guatemala, is located in what’s called the Northern Triangle – one of the most dangerous places on earth. In fact, Honduras is notorious for having one of the ...

Amidst the world's largest humanitarian crisis, an estimated 2.3 million children under five in Yemen are expected to go hungry or be on the brink of starvation by the end of 2021. Airstrikes continue ...