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MADAGASCAR: Cases of child malnutrition jump by 50% as drought crisis worsens
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More than three quarters of Sudan’s children out of school as new academic year begins
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Nearly 1,200 children killed in Afghanistan earthquakes – more than half of all deaths
KABUL, 11 September 2025 – Nearly 1,200 children have been killed in the devastating earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan, which left thousands without homes and in need of urgent support, Save the Children said.
Ukraine: 150 classrooms of children killed or injured since start of full-scale war
The equivalent of about 150 classrooms of children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the start of full-scale war, Save the Children said just days after further attacks on Kyiv killed civilians including a baby.
Statement on the killing of brothers, Khaled and Aseed, two children supported through Save the Children's programme in Gaza
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GAZA: 20,000 CHILDREN KILLED IN 23 MONTHS OF WAR - MORE THAN ONE CHILD KILLED EVERY HOUR
At least one Palestinian child has been killed every hour on average by Israeli forces in Gaza over nearly 23 months of war, with the number of children killed now surpassing 20,000, Save the Children said.
AFGHANISTAN: Midwife delivers baby under the trees as country hit by third quake in a week
Surrounded by destruction and rubble, a midwife in Afghanistan walked hours to help deliver a baby with just a first aid kit, as the country was hit by yet another earthquake overnight and aid agencies continue to try to access hard-to-reach areas.
AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE: Aftershocks cause terror for children in Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake for nearly 30 years
A rolling wave of aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan is terrifying children who have lost families and homes in the country’s deadliest earthquake in nearly 30 years with the death toll rising to over 2,200, Save the Children said.