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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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Reports of 35 Children Among Those Killed in Renewed Airstrikes from Israeli Forces in Gaza

GAZA, October 29, 2025 - 35 children were reported to be among those killed overnight by renewed airstrikes from Israeli forces in Gaza. Ahmad Alhendawi, Save the Children’s Regional Director for the ...
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Winter Storm Safety: 10 Tips for Keeping Kids Safe When the Extreme Cold Hits

Severe winter weather due to Winter Storm Fern continues to affect large parts of the country, causing prolonged power outages, hazardous cold and prompting ongoing emergency and recovery efforts.
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How to Talk with Children About Immigration Unrest

Drawing from our work with kids affected by trauma, Save the Children's experts have put together the following tips for parents and caregivers, to help you and your family navigate this moment. This ...
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Tax Season Brings New & Enhanced Benefits for America’s Children

Across the country, hardworking families are doing everything they can to give their children a strong start in life. Yet, the rising costs for child care, housing and everyday essentials makes that ...
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Save the Children Statement on use of its Name

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (August 7, 2020) – Save the Children is an international, humanitarian organization that has been protecting children around the world for more than 100 years. Save the Children has ...
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The Number of Children Living in Deadliest War Zones Rises Nearly 20% to Highest in Over a Decade

New analysis also reveals more than 330 million children at risk of recruitment to armed groups and government forces worldwide—three times more than in 1990. Save the Children's sixth report ...
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Angela Ahrendts is new Chair of the Board for Save the Children International

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (November 17, 2020) – Save the Children International is pleased to announce that Angela Ahrendts DBE has been appointed as the new chair of its Board of Trustees. Angela Ahrendts ...
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Disruption of Education in Lebanon Enters Sixth Year, with Half of Public Schools Used as Shelters

BEIRUT (Oct. 11, 2024)—Half of Lebanon’s public schools have been turned into shelters for forcibly displaced people in the past two weeks, disrupting children’s education for what will now be the ...
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AFGHANISTAN: Desperate Mother Agreed to Sell her Unborn Baby as Debt-Ridden Families Are Pushed to Crisis Point

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (March 17, 2022)—An Afghan mother agreed to sell her unborn baby as the country's economic crisis forces jobless, debt-stricken parents to abandon their children, Save the Children ...