September

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Friday 26 September 2008 Over 10 million affected as Indian floods worsen
Save the Children increases its appeal to US$4 million after Orissa region is hit by flooding
Thursday 25 September 2008 Middle East Quartet is failing, warn aid agencies
The Middle East Quartet (EU, Russia, UN, USA) is failing — making inadequate progress towards improving the lives of Palestinians nor improving the prospects for peace — according to a new report by leading aid agencies published today
Thursday 25 September 2008 We’ve saved the bankers — now let’s save the children
As Gordon Brown meets world leaders in New York this week, Save the Children today urges the Prime Minister to bring home a deal that could save millions of children’s lives.
Wednesday 24 September 2008 Mischa Barton, Queen Rania, Desmond Tutu join anti poverty groups to end poverty at UN meeting
MAJOR GLOBAL ACTION PLANNED
Tuesday 23 September 2008 'Child poverty target in legislation' says Brown
Save the Children welcomes the announcement that the child poverty target will go into legislation.
Monday 22 September 2008 Ross Kemp meets the glue kids of Kenya
Ross Kemp and his BAFTA winning documentary team return to Eldoret to ask how Sky1 viewers and Save the Children can make a difference to the street children of Kenya.
Friday 19 September 2008 Government ‘to end discrimination against asylum-seeking children’
Children seeking asylum and those who have been trafficked into the UK are to receive the same rights to education, health and support services as British children, according to the BBC today.
Friday 19 September 2008 Thousands of villages still flooded, millions still homeless one month after deluge in India’s poorest state
Children who were forced to flee their villages to escape flooding in Bihar, northern India, are still homeless and living in appalling conditions.
Wednesday 17 September 2008 Save the Children's Iron Woman takes on the Monster
Save the Children's very own Iron Woman, Andrea Priestley, won the First Monster 'Iron Challenge' on Saturday, a solo duathlon around the banks of Loch Ness.
Tuesday 16 September 2008 Give now to help Zimbabwe's children
Save the Children launches £5 million 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.
Friday 12 September 2008 Join us at Keep the Promise to end UK child poverty
On 4 October Save the Children will be taking part in the biggest ever rally against child poverty in the UK — Keep the Promise.
Thursday 11 September 2008 Save the Children today supports the launch of Get Fair
There are 3.9 million children in the UK living in poverty, growing up in families facing tough choices between paying for things like nutritious food, housing or heating.
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.
Wednesday 3 September 2008 Severity of Bihar floods intensifies: Five million now homeless
Children who were forced to leave their homes to esacape flooding are now facing severe health threats. The health department has confirmed several cases of diarrhoea and there are reports of an outbreak of measles in the relief camps.
Wednesday 3 September 2008 Lack of international funding creates hole in aid effort for Ethiopia
Children's lives in Ethiopia are at risk because of a chronic lack of international funding for food aid, warns Save the Children.
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.
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