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Afghanistan: About 40,000 Children Lose Homes After Heavy Rains and Flash Floods in Baghlan Province

KABUL, (May 13, 2024) - About 40,000 children have lost their homes in northern Afghanistan after torrential rains and flash floods ripped through villages and swamped farmland, said Save the Children ...
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STATEMENT: 'Children in Lebanon have faced a 45-day nightmare' – a pause in hostilities must be 'definitive and permanent'

BEIRUT (April 17, 2026) — The news of a temporary pause in hostilities brings a fragile sense of relief for children and families, but this is not a ceasefire until it is definitive and permanent, ...
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PHILIPPINES EARTHQUAKE: 10 percent of learners still out of school as children terrified by thousands of aftershocks

MANILA (Oct. 8, 2025)—One week after a deadly earthquake struck central Philippines, about 2.7 million children—or 10% of the country’s students—are still out of school, with many too afraid to go to ...
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About 250 People, Including Rohingya Refugees, Feared Missing After Boat Sinks in Andaman Sea

COX’S BAZAR (April 15, 2026) — About 250 people, including children, are feared missing after reports that a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and people from Bangladesh has sunk in the Andaman Sea. The ...
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UKRAINE: Financial stress and loneliness driving families back to homes on the frontline

KYIV (April 2, 2026) - Over 1.6 million people have returned to frontline areas in Ukraine despite the dangers, with families saying the financial stress of being away from home and missing their ...
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Somalia emergency escalates as Middle East conflict drives up food and fuel prices, delays aid

MOGADISHU (March 31, 2026) – Prices for food, fuel and water in Somalia soared in March, with conflict in the Middle East compounding a humanitarian emergency in the already fragile country where one ...
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Myanmar: Two Strong Earthquakes Hit Six Regions, Communications and Transport Impacted as Aid Agencies Monitor Damage

YANGON/ BANGKOK, (March 28, 2025) – Save the Children is monitoring the impact of two strong earthquakes which struck Myanmar at about midday local time on Friday. The earthquake was felt in many ...
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DRC: Over 1.5 Million Children Need Protection as Goma Faces Heavy Fighting, Save the Children

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 ...
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SOUTH SUDAN: Save the Children suspends essential aid operations in Jonglei due to escalating violence

JUBA (March 12, 2026) – Escalating violence in South Sudan's Jonglei State has forced aid agencies including Save the Children to withdraw from key areas, leaving families stranded and without ...
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CT-Based Rossetti Brothers Achieve Guinness World Records® Title* For Longest Pickleball Volley Rally in Support of Fairfield-Based Save the Children

Rossetti Brothers Hit More Than 10,000 Volleys to Support the Global Humanitarian Organization on August 17 at Pickleball America in Stamford, Conn. STAMFORD, Conn. (Aug. 17, 2024) – Angelo A. and ...
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Middle East regional conflict blocking lifesaving aid for over 400,000 children

LONDON/GENEVA (March 18, 2026) – The conflict in the Middle East and wider region is obstructing key delivery routes for humanitarian supplies, delaying lifesaving medical shipments for at least ...
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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 ...