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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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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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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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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 ...
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Health Workers in Race Against Time as Madagascar Rushes to Contain New Mpox Outbreak

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (Jan. 20, 2026)—Health workers in Madagascar are racing to contain a growing outbreak of the deadly mpox virus, with children and infants among the cases, said Save the ...
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Save the Children Supporting Washington Families Hardest Hit by Atmospheric River's Heavy Rains, Flooding

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Dec. 12, 2025) — Coastal and river waters are inundating communities across western Washington this week, due to relentless heavy rains. Save the Children is working swiftly to meet ...
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Save the Children Launches Bitcoin Fund, Breaking Ground in Humanitarian Innovation

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (December 11th, 2025)—This giving season, Save the Children is introducing a pioneering approach to humanitarian assistance with the launch of the first-of-its-kind Bitcoin Fund, ...
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Gaza: Children Sleeping in Clothes Sodden with Sewage Water After Heavy Rains Raising Disease Risk

GAZA CITY (Nov. 18, 2025)—Children in Gaza are sleeping on the bare ground with no shelter, in flimsy shorts and t-shirts that are sodden with sewage water after their tents flooded in a weekend of ...
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Conflict Plunged 63 Million Children into Hunger in 2025

LONDON, October 16, 2025 – Of the around 118 million children plunged into hunger so far in 2025, around 63 million – over half - were forced into this situation by conflict as opposed to drought or ...
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Number of Rohingya Refugees Leaving Bangladesh by Boat Tripled in First Half of 2025, Including at Least 87 Children

COX'S BAZAR, October 15, 2025 - The number of Rohingya refugees who left Bangladesh by boat in the first six months of the year tripled compared to last year, as conditions for children in ...
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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 ...