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Monday 6 October 2008 Statement by 52 NGOs on the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Somalia
We, the undersigned NGOs, are extremely concerned about the devastating humanitarian crisis in Somalia.
Wednesday 1 October 2008 Save the Children instructed to withdraw from Tamil Tigers stronghold in Sri Lanka
Deadline for international aid agencies to quit the Northern parts of Sri Lanka expires.
Thursday 25 September 2008 UN SUMMIT REACTION
Welcoming the outcome of the UN summit, Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive of Save the Children said:
Tuesday 23 September 2008 Save the Children Chief Executive reacts to DfID announcement
The Department for International Development (DfID) yesterday announced it would give £42 million in emergency assistance for hunger crises.
Tuesday 16 September 2008 Give now to help Zimbabwe’s children
Save the Children launches £5 m appeal following power-sharing deal
Friday 12 September 2008 Grown ups fight your own wars - say UK kids in biggest ever schools’ campaign
Children’s newspaper First News, with Save the Children and The Department of International Development (DFID), launch the “Conflict Children” campaign to raise awareness of the effects of war on children and put an end to the use of child soldiers.
Friday 12 September 2008 Glimmer of hope for Zimbabwe’s children
Save the Children is optimistic that the recent developments in Zimbabwe will improve the lives of the 6.8 million children living in the country.
Tuesday 9 September 2008 Disease kills children in India flood camps
Children who fled their homes to escape floods in northern India are dying from disease because of dirty contaminated water and a lack of decent toilets and washing facilities in the camps where they are living.
Monday 1 September 2008 Children living on highways to escape Bihar floods killed by traffic
Children sheltering near highways after they fled their homes to escape rising floodwaters are being killed by high-speed vehicles, according to Save the Children’s emergency response teams in northern India.
Wednesday 27 August 2008 India flood 'catastrophe' for 500,000 children
Save the Children launches £1 million appeal after worst floods in over 50 years
Monday 7 July 2008 'Prepare children for disaster' Save the Children tells G8
World leaders assembled at the G8 in Japan should change their tactics when dealing with the increased number of natural disasters linked to climate change.
Sunday 22 June 2008 Save the Children's response to EU Summit outcome
Friday 20 June 2008 Save the Children to focus its UK work on poverty
Save the Children has announced that it will be refocusing its UK work on the single aim of ending severe and persistent child poverty in the UK.
Monday 16 June 2008 Giant sleepover breaks world record, helping children all over the world
Children gave up their beds at home last night to sleep out at over a thousand venues as part of The Giant Sleepover World Record attempt, raising money for children caught up in emergencies
Tuesday 10 June 2008 100,000 more UK children now living in poverty
Save the Children's response to Household Below Average Income statistics
Monday 9 June 2008 Save the Children's response to suspension of aid in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is facing a major humanitarian crisis, and the suspension of aid will have appalling consequences for the country's poorest and most vulnerable children
Tuesday 3 June 2008 Are you going to Strawberry Fair? Come to Cambridge's free summer festival and help save lives
Festival season is here and Save the Children will be kicking off a summer-long presence at festivals around the UK by joining everyone at Strawberry Fair on Saturday 7 June in Cambridge.
Tuesday 27 May 2008 Sexual abuse of children by aid workers and UN peacekeepers too often unreported
Save the Children UK calls for new global watchdog
Thursday 22 May 2008 More than three million children affected by China quake
In the biggest disaster for children since Gujarat in 2001, Save the Children estimates more than three million children have been affected by the China quake.
Thursday 22 May 2008 Save the Children condemns acts of xenophobia in South Africa
Save the Children strongly condemns the continuous acts of xenophobia and violence that have caused a great deal of suffering for many foreign migrants, especially children.
Wednesday 21 May 2008 Chinese earthquake: Child quake survivors desperate for support
As panicked people abandon buildings following prediction of a second major earthquake, Save the Children sends in an international team to advise on dealing with stress.
Tuesday 20 May 2008 Burma Cyclone: aid reaches the furthest corner of the cyclone zone
A team from Save the Children has reached the western most tip of Burma's Irrawaddy delta, bringing aid to some of the people hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis.
Sunday 18 May 2008 Burma Cyclone: Thousands of children will die from hunger within weeks unless reached by aid
Thousands of young children in Burma will die within two to three weeks from hunger unless food reaches them soon, Save the Children says. Some children may already be dying from a lack of food in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
Saturday 17 May 2008 UK Foreign Minister visits aid workers in Burma
The UK minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, Lord Malloch Brown, arrived in Burma this morning, visiting aid workers responding to the cyclone. Mr Brown spoke to Save the Children who have reached 120,000 people, including around 50,000 children.
Saturday 17 May 2008 Earthquake parents panic over adoption fears
The parents of children caught up in the China earthquake are desperately trying to search for their surviving children amid offers from around the world to adopt orphaned children.
Thursday 15 May 2008 Burma cyclone: thousands of children lost and in danger
Up to two thousand of the youngest survivors of the Burma cyclone are lost and unable to find their parents after Cyclone Nargis ripped through their country, Save the Children's Child Protection Advisor, Katy Barnett says
Thursday 15 May 2008 Save the Children calls for safe places for children in China
As China reports 14,866 dead - with the figure set to rise - Save the Children calls for safe places for children and their families to take cover.
Wednesday 14 May 2008 Hollywood artists to give $500,000 to assist children affected by Cyclone Nargis
An organisation founded by stars such as George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt, will donate to the Myanmar (Burma) relief fund, and match donations to Save the Children
Tuesday 13 May 2008 Children main victims of China's quake
The number of deaths from China's earthquake yesterday is reported at 11,921 with almost 7,000 hospitalised and 60,000 unable to be reached. The numbers are likely to climb once communications are restored.
Tuesday 13 May 2008 Number of victims mount in aftermath of an earthquake measuring 7.8 in south-west China
In China, at 3pm their time yesterday, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the richter scale hit the Wenchuan county in Sichuan Province. Xinhua agency is quoting 5000 dead and thousands more injured.
Monday 12 May 2008 Save the Children reaches 100,000 with vital relief efforts in Burma
Teams from Save the Children have now reached over 100,000 people who were affected by the deadly Cyclone Nagris. Relief supplies have reached 80,000 people around Yangon and 20,000 in the Irrawaddy Delta.
Saturday 10 May 2008 DEC member agencies warn that supplies will run out unless more aid is allowed in the country
As the total raised to the DEC Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal reaches £5 million, aid from DEC member agencies is getting through in increased amounts, but much more is desperately needed.
Thursday 8 May 2008 Public says government must help poorest families, as charity launches campaign to end child poverty
Nearly 3 in 4 people in the UK believe the government should be doing more to help the poorest families cope with rising prices
Thursday 8 May 2008 DEC launches urgent Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal
As the number of those affected by the devastating cyclone in Myanmar continues to rise, leading UK charities on the ground in Myanmar (Burma) are starting to reach those who are homeless and without food and water.
Wednesday 7 May 2008 Around 40% of dead or missing in Burma cyclone are children
Official figures are that 22,000 people are dead and one million have been left homeless in Myanmar (Burma). Save the Children aid workers on the ground believe the figures could be much higher.
Tuesday 6 May 2008 Save the Children launches £5 million Burma Appeal
Save the Children is today launching a global emergency appeal to help children and families after their homes were destroyed by Cyclone Nargis.
Tuesday 6 May 2008 Healthcare out of reach for over 200 million children
A NEW report from Save the Children has revealed for the first time the number of children worldwide who can not get access to health care when they need it.
Monday 5 May 2008 Thousands homeless across Myanmar as Save the Children responds to cyclone Nargis
A Save the Children emergency assessment team has just returned from three of the areas of Yangon Division worst affected by Cyclone Nargis which struck Myanmar in the early hours of Saturday.
Friday 2 May 2008 Aid worker shooting in Chad - update 2 May 2008
Following the killing of French national Pascal Marlinge, 49, Save the Children UK's country director in Chad, yesterday (May 1, 2008), we have the following updates:
Thursday 1 May 2008 Save the Children aid worker killed in Chad
A serious security incident has taken place in Chad today (May 1, 2008) in which Pascal Marlinge, 49, a Save the Children UK staff member, was shot and killed.
Wednesday 30 April 2008 Child migrants suffering abuse across southern Africa
In 'Our Broken Dreams: Child Migration in Southern Africa', a new book published by Save the Children, children tell their own stories to highlight the dangers they face when crossing borders alone
Tuesday 29 April 2008 Save the Children statement about UN Food Crisis Task Force
Chief Executive of Save the Children UK makes statement on food crisis
Wednesday 23 April 2008 Q: What's your net worth? A: a child's life.
Celebrities join Save the Children on the first international World Malaria Day this Friday 25th April to show how something as simple as a mosquito net can help save a child's life
Monday 21 April 2008 G8 action urged to avert six million mother and child deaths every year
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health today called on G8 leaders to commit to new, long-term financing for essential interventions that could avert the deaths of over 6 million mothers, newborns and children every year.
Friday 18 April 2008 Save the Children statement following Rome conference on global hunger
Food prices are increasingly a matter of life and death for children from poor families. Many families couldn't afford a nutritious diet even before prices went up. But a doubling or more of the price of staple foods will be a catastrophe
Thursday 17 April 2008 EastEnders star Nina Wadia swaps the postroom for the classroom in world record breaking attempt
Save the Children campaigner and actor Nina Wadia will be going back to her old school to teach a lesson for the Global Campaign for Education
Friday 11 April 2008 Save the Children's statement in advance of African leaders meeting about Zimbabwe elections in Zambia
"The people of Zimbabwe desperately need a resolution to this crisis", stated Rachel Pounds, Save the Children’s country director in Zimbabwe.
Thursday 10 April 2008 UK knits more than 89 hats an hour to save children's lives
Since Paul O'Grady spoke about the charity's new knitting campaign on a recent show Save the Children has received a staggering 20,000 baby hats over the past 14 days.
Thursday 3 April 2008 Reports of trafficked Mozambican women and children to South Africa
Save the Children claims that recent media reports of trafficked Mozambican women and children to South Africa is just the tip of the iceberg of a much larger and more pervasive problem in Southern Africa.
Saturday 29 March 2008 Children bearing the brunt of Zimbabwe's meltdown
Save the Children today reveals the massive difficulties facing Zimbabwe's six million children.
Wednesday 26 March 2008 Save the Children takes tough decisions to achieve greater change for children
Save the Children UK's Board of Trustees has agreed the latest phase of its ten-year plan designed to deepen the charity's positive impact on children both at home and across the world.
Wednesday 26 March 2008 Somalia crisis deteriorates, aid agencies warn
Statement comes as UN Security Council members meet to discuss Somalia.
Monday 24 March 2008 Gwyneth Paltrow joins fight to save children's lives
Renowned actress Gwyneth Paltrow is to be the first global ambassador for Save the Children's biggest campaign to save children's lives.
Wednesday 12 March 2008 Budget 2008 - more cash to tackle child poverty
Save the Children responds to Chancellor Alistair Darling's first budget
Wednesday 12 March 2008 Children's education is critical to long-lasting peace
More than a place to learn, education can mitigate the effects of conflict on children and build peace in countries affected by armed conflict, says Save the Children in their latest report, Where Peace Begins.
Tuesday 11 March 2008 Child poverty promise 'must not be broken'
Millions of children living in poverty in the UK will suffer if Alistair Darling does not take action on child poverty in the Budget, Save the Children said today.
Thursday 6 March 2008 Gaza: Humanitarian situation worst since 1967
Poverty and unemployment up, hospitals suffering 12 hour a day power cuts, water and sewage system close to collapse.
Friday 29 February 2008 Kenya's children face attacks, rape and displacement if violence flares up again
Thousands more children risk being attacked, raped or forced to witness horrific atrocities if peace talks continue to flounder and there is a resurgence of the violence that has swept across Kenya following the disputed January elections.
Friday 29 February 2008 Save the Children's response to the political agreement in Kenya on 28/02/08
David Wightwick, Save the Children's Kenya emergencies expert, said "The political crisis in Kenya has been played out in displays of shocking violence that have scarred the country..."
Friday 29 February 2008 Five years of camp captivity for Darfur's children
Thousands of children have spent the last five years of their lives living under the shadow of terror, violence and abuse in the Darfur region.
Tuesday 26 February 2008 All Aboard to End Child Poverty - FirstGroup Joins the Fight to Help the UK's Poorest Children
Save the Children and the UK's largest transport provider FirstGroup joined forces today to drive home a clear message to Government - end child poverty in the UK
Monday 25 February 2008 Why Money Matters; extra money for parents improves children's lives
Experts on child poverty today told the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, that extra government money is the best way to improve the lives of children in poverty
Monday 18 February 2008 The Life-or-Death Lottery: inequality and injustice in the fight to save children's lives
A major new report from Save the Children today reveals the best and worst performers in the fight to keep children in the world's poorest countries alive.
Monday 18 February 2008 One for this week's shopping list - today, save a child's life: with new technology at the heart of Save the Children's biggest global campaign now you can
From today, you can log on to a cutting-edge website that puts you directly in touch with children in a slum in Sierra Leone, or choose to provide a child with a simple life-saving solution just by sending a text
Wednesday 13 February 2008 Fears that new flooding will batter Mozambique
Save the Children is urgently increasing its emergency response in Mozambique as fears grow that a new spate of flooding will batter the southern African country.
Thursday 7 February 2008 City workers win gold on the tennis courts at Save the Children's grand finals
Finalists from London companies such as KPMG, Kelloggs, PwC and Astrazeneca convened at the National Tennis Centre for the Grand Finals of the Save the Children Corporate Tennis Tournament on Saturday 2nd February.
Thursday 7 February 2008 Thousands of children dropping out of school in Gaza as ongoing blockade deepens humanitarian crisis
Almost 2,000 children have dropped out of school in Gaza in the past five months because families can no longer afford to send their children to school says International aid organisation Save the Children.
Wednesday 6 February 2008 Emergency air corridor needed in next 48 hours to save humanitarian aid effort in Chad
An emergency air corridor and regular flights for humanitarian aid into Abeche are needed urgently for aid agencies to continue providing full support in Chad, warns Save the Children.
Tuesday 5 February 2008 1 in 5 families can't afford heating, new survey reveals
Nearly one in five UK households with children have had to endure cold because they can't afford the bills, a new YouGov poll for Save the Children UK has revealed.
Monday 4 February 2008 Entire humanitarian operation across Chad at risk as violence spreads to capital
A US$300 million global aid operation supporting millions of people in Chad is now under threat as violence in the capital disrupts the aid supply chain, warns Save the Children.
Monday 4 February 2008 Ongoing fighting in the capital of Chad may trigger a humanitarian crisis in neighbouring Cameroon
Fierce fighting in N'Djamena has driven large numbers across the bridge into northern Cameroon, prompting fears for the safety of children.
Thursday 24 January 2008 Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships announced
New Director brings focus on big donors and big business to Save the Children
Wednesday 23 January 2008 Save the Children's response to signing of peace deal in Democratic Republic of Congo
Comment from Hussein Mursal, Country Director of Save the Children
Tuesday 22 January 2008 Save the Children underlines inequality and the role of governments in fight for child survival
Comment on the Unicef report, State of the World's Children
Wednesday 16 January 2008 Save the Children calls for inquiry into government "blind spot" on child hunger and malnutrition
Save the Children is calling on the House of Commons select committee to conduct an urgent inquiry into the Department for International Development's approach to global child malnutrition issues.
Tuesday 15 January 2008 Save the Children launches appeal for Mozambique floods
UK-based aid agency, Save the Children is today (15 January) launching a £1 million appeal to raise money to help thousands of children who have been forced to leave their homes to avoid devastating floods in Mozambique.
Tuesday 15 January 2008 Save the Children and British Gas celebrate achievements of young people participating in the Help Yourselves Programme
Save the Children and British Gas teamed up to create 'Help Yourselves' - a small grants scheme aimed at empowering and engaging children and young people who actively wanted to make a difference to their lives and the lives of their community.
Tuesday 15 January 2008 Thomson Financial's IFR Awards raises over £1.6 million
Thomson Financial's IFR last night raised £1,627,357 for Save the Children at its 13th annual awards dinner.
Sunday 13 January 2008 Tens of thousands homeless as flood waters rise in Mozambique
Flood waters are continuing to rise in Mozambique, forcing thousands of families to leave their homes to look for refuge in emergency camps. 50,000 people, around half of them children, have already been displaced.
Thursday 10 January 2008 More than 70,000 children affected by floods in Eastern Sri Lanka
Five days' torrential rain in Ampara and Batticaloa districts of Sri Lanka has led to over 28,000 people fleeing their homes to avoid the deluge. Save the Children is already responding to families who have been affected by the flooding.
Tuesday 8 January 2008 Children face threat of rising floodwaters in Mozambique
Several rivers in Mozambique have reached dangerously high levels, forcing thousands of children from their homes in order to seek safety on higher ground.
Tuesday 8 January 2008 Child poverty the biggest barrier to social mobility
The biggest barrier to social mobility is child poverty, Save the Children said today.
Tuesday 8 January 2008 Conditions for children reach crisis point in Southern Sudan, three years after peace agreement
Three years after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed between north and south Sudan, thousands of children are still facing death.
Monday 7 January 2008 Conservative plans to cut benefits will increase child poverty
Conservative proposals to remove benefits from people who refuse job offers have been condemned by Save the Children as "seriously flawed".
Monday 24 December 2007 Rocketing levels of children abducted by fighting groups in Democratic Republic of Congo
The number of children being recruited by fighting forces has reached critical levels as conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo worsens, warns children's charity Save the Children.
Wednesday 19 December 2007 Liberal Democrat leader shows his support for the child poverty targets
The Campaign to End Child Poverty warmly welcomes the fact that Nick Clegg's first formal meeting was on child poverty, where he stated it reflected a "deliberate decision to start bluntly with children".
Monday 10 December 2007 New UN cluster puts education at the heart of emergency response
UNICEF and The International Save the Children Alliance will lead a new education cluster to coordinate a more effective global humanitarian response.
Monday 10 December 2007 Poverty forces families into high-cost loans to provide for their children
A new report by Save the Children reveals that as many as 2.3 million people in the UK on low incomes are being forced to take out high-interest loans at rates topping 183% APR - many simply to provide essentials for their children.
Thursday 6 December 2007 Africa's leaders must fulfil pledge to cut appalling child death rate
Today, on the day that the AU-EU summit opens, more than 13,000 African children under the age of five will die, most from easily preventable illnesses, Save the Children said.
Thursday 29 November 2007 Save the Children's response to new UN figures on children out of school around the world
Today the UN released new figures on the number of children still out of school across the world.
Tuesday 20 November 2007 Save the Children named as charity beneficiary of 2007 THE Asian Woman Awards - For Excellence
The Asian Woman Awards will raise money for Save the Children's work by holding a charity auction on the evening of Saturday 24 November 2007.
Monday 19 November 2007 Save the Children launches Bangladesh emergency appeal
Children in Bangladesh need urgent help after surviving the worst cyclone to hit the country in the past decade, according to Save the Children's emergency team on the ground.
Friday 16 November 2007 Save the Children provides lifesaving relief as Bangladesh recovers from Super Cyclone Sidr
Save the Children's emergency response teams are helping thousands of families who fled their homes in Bangladesh after a massive cyclone struck yesterday (Thursday).
Thursday 15 November 2007 Save the Children emergency team ready for Bangladesh 'super cyclone'
Save the Children is assisting in a large-scale evacuation of vulnerable children and families, ahead of a major cyclone which is bearing down on Bangladesh.
Thursday 8 November 2007 Unaccompanied migrant children need to be better protected in South Africa and the region
Save the Children UK announces the publication of 'Children on the move: protecting unaccompanied migrant children in South Africa and the region'...
Tuesday 6 November 2007 MPs call for sterling stamp duty to reduce poverty
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Debt, Aid and Trade has today published a report backing an innovative approach to provide additional finance for international development.
Friday 2 November 2007 Exclusive Testino Diana print on public view ahead of charity auction
One of photographer MarioTestino's most renowned prints of Diana, Princess of Wales, will be put on show to the public on Friday, 2 November, before being auctioned on the 20 November.
Thursday 1 November 2007 IKEA, Save the Children and UNICEF team up to provide a quality education to children worldwide
This festive season, IKEA, Save the Children and UNICEF are teaming up to ask customers to join them in helping to improve education for thousands of children worldwide.
Thursday 1 November 2007 Save the Children's corporate tennis tournament begins
Meeting your love match: one of many benefits of playing in Save the Children's corporate tennis tournament
Monday 15 October 2007 Brits fail quiz on global causes of child death
A Save the Children poll released today shows the extent of misunderstanding in the UK of the major threats to child survival across the world.
Thursday 11 October 2007 Save the Children President HRH The Princess Royal to name First Great Western High Speed Train power car to mark new fund-raising partnership
HRH The Princess Royal will name a High Speed Train power car after Save the Children - the charity of which she is president.
Tuesday 9 October 2007 Save the Children's response to CSR and Pre-Budget Report
A mixed result for children.
Monday 8 October 2007 For the Kids Three!
Nettwerk Music Group announces the release of For the Kids Three! on 22nd October 2007.
Friday 28 September 2007 Reckitt Benckiser employees take part in Global Challenge for Save the Children
From raising mountains of cash, to climbing them: Reckitt Benckiser employees are getting ready for the first ever Global Challenge trek in aid of Save the Children.
Tuesday 25 September 2007 Save the Children strengthens commitment to educate children affected by conflict at Clinton Global Initiative in New York City
A year after the launch of the agency's Rewrite the Future campaign, Save the Children has assisted 3.4 million children in more than 20 countries
Tuesday 25 September 2007 Match Point: Save the Children's UK National Tennis Tournament Finals to take place at the National Tennis Centre, Roehamption
Thousands of children and adults from across the UK have sprung into action this year - organising regional tennis tournaments, getting fit, enjoying the game and raising money for vulnerable children around the world.
Thursday 20 September 2007 Children risk their lives to escape Zimbabwe poverty
Zimbabwean children as young as seven are walking alone through hostile territory to cross the South African border in a bid to escape crushing poverty at home, research by Save the Children has revealed.
Tuesday 11 September 2007 Save the Children is announced as the charity partner of The Business Traveller Awards
Save the Children is pleased to be chosen for a second year as the charity of choice for The Business Traveller Awards to be presented on Monday September 17 2007.
Tuesday 11 September 2007 Pick up your pencils
Save the Children is joining up with The Big Draw at the launch event on Sunday 30 September at the V&A Museum of Childhood, London.
Tuesday 11 September 2007 Fashion retailer M&Co support Save the Children to raise the stakes for thousands of children in Myanmar and Pakistan
M&Co/Mackays, the independent fashion retailer, is teaming up with Save the Children to raise £300,000 to help create real and lasting change for the lives of vulnerable children.
Wednesday 5 September 2007 Prime Minister launches new International Health Partnership
Global aid donors agree to work smarter together to save lives.
Wednesday 29 August 2007 Testino to auction exclusive signed print of Diana, Princess of Wales, for Save the Children
On the tenth anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales' memorial, world-renowned Peruvian photographer Mario Testino announces he will auction an exclusive print he took of her in 1997. The money from the sale will go to Save the Children.
Monday 20 August 2007 Mario Testino launches Save the Children's global appeal for children affected by the quake in Peru
World renowned Peruvian photographer Mario Testino flew away from Lima just one day before an earthquake measuring 8 on the richter scale struck the coast of Peru.
Friday 17 August 2007 Severe cold biggest threat to thousands of children made homeless by Peru earthquake
Winter temperatures and high humidity are endangering the lives of thousands of children and their families whose homes have been destroyed by the Peru earthquake, warns children's charity Save the Children.
Monday 13 August 2007 School summer break unaffordable for poor families
Families living below the poverty line have revealed that the summer holiday period is unaffordable and one of the most difficult times of year to make ends meet.
Tuesday 7 August 2007 South Asian Floods will hit families for months to come, says Save the Children
The aftermath of the current flooding in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan will take its toll on children in the region for many months, according to Save the Children, which is responding in all three countries.
Tuesday 7 August 2007 Call to close legal loopholes on advertising of baby milk formula
A report produced today by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and Save the Children and UNICEF UK, claims baby milk manufacturers are still illegally advertising formula milk to mothers by taking advantage of loopholes in the law.
Tuesday 7 August 2007 Marks & Spencer joins forces with Save the Children on a brand new Back to School Campaign
M&S is proud to launch a new campaign with Save the Children to raise money to enable at least 15,000 children in Uganda to go to school.
Friday 3 August 2007 Save the Children launches appeal for South East Asia floods
Save the Children is launching an urgent appeal for children in South Asia who are currently affected by floods. At least 10 million children across Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are at risk.
Thursday 2 August 2007 World Under Water: Millions of children affected by global flooding
Millions of children have had their lives turned upside down by flooding as torrential rain creates deluges in countries as far apart as Colombia, Sierra Leone, Indonesia and at home in the UK.
Friday 27 July 2007 Plea for Chad displaced goes unanswered
As international donors visit Eastern Chad this week, Save the Children is calling on them to deliver vital aid money to the region, where over a quarter of a million children are affected by the current crisis.
Friday 20 July 2007 Save the Children's response to DfID's committment of £50 million pounds to Zimbabwe
Children in Zimbabwe are suffering acutely because of the social and economic crisis that has paralysed the country.
Wednesday 11 July 2007 Parents in poverty struggling to afford basic activities for children in school holidays
Results from a new YouGov survey released by Save the Children today.
Tuesday 10 July 2007 As the G8 fails to keep pace, Ban Ki-Moon must show the UN still believes in an end to global poverty
Ban Ki-Moon's speech tomorrow is a chance for him to show that the UN is still committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Friday 29 June 2007 George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt help Save the Children
Not on Our Watch, a new organisation headed by George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Jerry Weintraub and David Pressman, has announced a US$1 million donation to Save the Children.
Friday 29 June 2007 Save the Children to fly aid into Chad
As the rainy season draws closer, we face a race against time before roads are completely cut off and access to people living in camps in eastern Chad becomes even more difficult.
Friday 22 June 2007 A Monster Rising in Scotland
Transport Giant FirstGroup to Stage Monster Duathlon around Loch Ness
Tuesday 19 June 2007 A Child's Eye
Major exhibition of children's photography reveals life in Indonesian institutions.
Friday 8 June 2007 Warm words from the Baltic are cold comfort for Africa's children
As the G8 summit reaches its closing day, the progress for Africa expected by the public has not been delivered.
Tuesday 5 June 2007 G8 backtracking on aid commitments means children's lives at risk
Two days before the start of the G8 meeting in Germany, Save the Children fears that the G8's backtracking from commitments made at Gleneagles will not halt the loss of children's lives.
Tuesday 5 June 2007 40 years on: Save the Children calls for greater protection for Palestinian refugee children
The risk of losing a family member or home, arbitrary detention and chronic malnutrition are some of the most traumatic legacies of the Israeli occupation resulting from the June 1967 war that continue to haunt all Palestinian children 40 years on.
Monday 4 June 2007 Banbridge students to join Save The Children at G8 Summit
Two Banbridge pupils will swap school textbooks for reporters' notebooks next week - as they head off to the G8 Summit in Germany (6-8 June 2007).