January
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- Friday 25 January 2008 Jasmine Whitbread writes from Davos 2008
- The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos brings together many of the world's most powerful people. Jasmine Whitbread, our Chief Executive, writes from Davos.
- Friday 25 January 2008 Peace deal signed in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Save the Children welcomes the signing of the peace deal in the DRC by government negotiators and militia groups. However we urge commanders to immediately release children working as child soldiers.
- Friday 18 January 2008 UK government's 'blind spot' on child hunger
- The UK government's approach to tackling child hunger in poor countries "lacks focus and adequate resources", according to Save the Children.
- Wednesday 16 January 2008 Save the Children calls for inquiry into government "blind spot" on child hunger and malnutrition
- Tuesday 15 January 2008 Appeal for Mozambique floods launched
- We've launched an appeal to raise £1 million so that we can get help to thousands of children who've been forced to leave their homes by floods in Mozambique.
- Tuesday 15 January 2008 Save the Children and British Gas celebrate achievements of young people participating in the Help Yourselves Programme
- Thursday 10 January 2008 70,000 children affected by floods in eastern Sri Lanka
- Five days' torrential rain in Ampara and Batticaloa districts of Sri Lanka has forced more than 28,000 people to flee their homes. We're already helping families affected by the flooding.
- Wednesday 9 January 2008 Conditions for children reach crisis point in Southern Sudan
- Three years after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed between north and south Sudan, thousands of children are still facing death.
- Wednesday 9 January 2008 Children face threat of rising flood waters 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.
- Wednesday 9 January 2008 Child poverty the biggest barrier to social mobility
- The biggest barrier to social mobility is child poverty, Save the Children said today.
- Sunday 6 January 2008 Traumatised children sleeping rough after fleeing Kenya violence
- Save the Children is extremely concerned by the impact of the recent violence in Kenya on children. Thousands of children have been forced to leave the safety of their homes because of fighting and many are now sleeping rough and are extremely vulnerable.
- Thursday 3 January 2008 Rocketing levels of children abducted by DRC fighting groups
- The number of children being recruited by fighting forces has reached critical levels as conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) worsens.
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