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Statement following escalation in violence in Gaza and Israel

All parties must show restraint and focus on keeping children and families safe and bringing an end to the fear and suffering they have endured for far too long.

SYRIA: Urgent calls for a ceasefire following new wave of violence and deaths of at least six children

At least six children died in an attack on a military academy in Homs yesterday, which killed more than 100 people, as violence escalates across Syria.

Children suffered a stricter lockdown than their parents - children's rights organisations tell Covid-19 Inquiry

Lockdown was stricter for children than their parents and has caused lasting damage, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.

At least 113 children die from dengue in Bangladesh as deaths surge to a record high

At least 113 children have died from dengue fever in Bangladesh this year as the country sees the highest number of deaths caused by the mosquito transmitted disease.

Over 26,000 children flee Nagorno-Karabakh and need urgent humanitarian assistance – Save the Children

At least 26,400 children and their families who fled the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia in recent weeks are in desperate need of shelter, food and clothing.

Nigeria: Diphtheria outbreak soars with 453 total deaths and 7,200 cases in one week

A staggering 7,202 cases of diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection that can be fatal without treatment, were confirmed in Nigeria last week.

Harm caused to children during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns was preventable - new report concludes

New report What About The Children? finds harm caused to children in the Covid-19 pandemic was preventable.

Rosebank oil field: "Another example of fueling the climate crisis that threatens to rob children of their futures"

Save the Children responds to the government's endorsement of the development of the largest untapped oilfield.