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UN hunger report: increase in global hunger ‘deeply alarming and frankly shameful’, says Save the Children

The UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report found that as many as 828 million people were hungry last year, an increase from 811 in 2020.

Families resorting to extreme measures to survive hunger crisis prompts more funding from Save the Children

Families facing the worst global hunger crisis in decades prompts Save the Children to allocate over £23 million from its Humanitarian Fund to 19 countries.

LOWERING ADULT-TO-CHILD STAFFING RATIOS IN CHILDCARE SETTINGS WOULD BE MISGUIDED, SAVE THE CHILDREN WARNS

Save The Children is concerned reducing childcare ratios in early years settings won't bring costs down for families but risks long-lasting implications for children.

“This house killed my sister”: Children terrified of returning to their homes in earthquake-hit Afghanistan

Children in Paktika province, one of the areas hardest-hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan, are still terrified of returning to their homes.

Yemen: Explosive remnants of war the biggest killer of children since truce began

Landmines and unexploded ordnance have been the biggest killers of children in Yemen since a truce was announced in April, Save the Children said today.

Ukraine: 21 children killed or injured in horrific week of violence

At least 21 children have been killed or injured in just a week in an uptick of violence across Ukraine, Save the Children said today.

CLOSING SRI LANKA SCHOOLS FOR 2 WEEKS AMID FUEL CRISIS WILL LEAVE CHILDREN HUNGRY

All schools in Sri Lanka’s Colombo region and in other major cities across the country have closed for two weeks after a nationwide fuel shortage.

SAVE THE CHILDREN WELCOMES UK GOVERNMENT’S £372M FOOD INSECURITY PACKAGE AHEAD OF G7 AS WORLD LEADERS URGED NOT TO TURN THEIR BACK ON CHILDREN IN EAST AFRICA

World leaders attending the G7 are urged to follow in the UK's footsteps after the government announced a £372 food insecurity package.