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Amina, 14, with her younger sibling Saratou, who has recently recovered from pneumonia, outside their home in Jigawa State, Nigeria.

09 Mar 2020

Nigeria

Evidence for scale: a partnership to tackle pneumonia in Nigeria

Our five new partnership research papers give extensive and directly applicable evidence on what works in reducing childhood pneumonia in Nigeria.

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05 Mar 2020

GLOBAL

Reflections from the CEO on the Charity Commission report findings

Save the Children UK accepts in full the Charity Commission inquiry report’s findings – and we are committed to using the report to continue to strengthen our organisation to build a culture fully aligned to the values underpinning our mission. To view the full Charity Commission report click here The inquiry has found that we […]
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04 Mar 2020

GLOBAL

Coronavirus: beyond the hype

The impact of an outbreak of coronavirus on children in countries with weak health systems could be severe.

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SUN Civil Society delegates at a nutrition workshop in Abidjan

27 Feb 2020

Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

What I’ve learnt from SUN nutrition champions

The SUN CSN Secretariat, along with our West and Central African nutrition champions, Action Contre La Faim, and representatives of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, have been working hard over the past few months to make sure that our West and Central Africa regional workshop is a resounding success. We are currently in Abidjan […]

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26 Feb 2020

GLOBAL

From lip-service to genuine accountability: how to monitor the pledge to Leave No One Behind

A report released today on the Sustainable Development Goals offers a message of hope. It suggests governments are starting to step up their efforts to meet the SDGs and ensure no one is left behind.

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26 Feb 2020

GLOBAL

Fighting to protect children from the devastation of war

States are debating a Political Declaration to address harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure when explosive weapons are used in towns and cities.
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A Save the Children worker and a child

25 Feb 2020

GLOBAL

A child reflects on the latest Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

On the 12th November, in just a 24-hour period, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and rockets fired into Israel resulted in the death of at least 34 Palestinians, including eight children. Some of the victims were within the same family. Al-Zahraa*, 16, sent us her reflections on this latest escalation and the impact it has had […]
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13 Feb 2020

Syria

It’s time to stop the war on children

On Friday, world leaders will gather at the annual Munich Security Conference to discuss global security issues. Ahead of this meeting, Save the Children have released a new report ‘Stop the War on Children 2020: Gender Matters’ which reveals the continuing intensification of conflict for children. The report shows that not only has the number […]
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