December

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  • We have helped evacuate thousands of residents in the communities near the lava-oozing Mayon volcano to safety, in coordination with Philippine authorities. Experts believe the volcano could soon erupt.

  • The lives of thousands of children in countries hit by the 2004 tsunami could be saved in the future if every school child was taught simple lessons about how to survive a disaster, such as how to swim or how to identify escape routes.

  • The majority of children in Gaza are suffering ongoing traumatic stress as a result of their experiences of conflict and living through a deepening humanitarian crisis.

  • We say “Child poverty promises don’t have to be as dead as a doornail.”

  • We're calling on global leaders to not turn their backs on the 160 million children who are already seriously affected by climate change by removing them from the Copenhagen negotiating text.

  • Children’s views on how they’re affected by climate change have been barely heard at Copenhagen; our two events brought young people and global leaders together.

  • Alistair Darling’s ‘meal deal’ to help 500,000 children in low income families benefit from school meals is a welcome step, but it’s not enough.

  • TV retail advisor and Save the Children Ambassador, Mary Portas will be officially opening her designer charity shop in Stockbridge on Tuesday, 1st December at 10.30 am.