KINSHASA, (March 7, 2025) – About 375,000 children are missing out on education and are vulnerable to violence and recruitment by armed groups in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of ...

GAZA, March 4, 2025 - Gaza's 1.1 million children will once again face a hellscape of bombs, bullets, starvation, and disease, compounding nearly 17 months of physical and mental harm, warned Save the ...

FAIRIFELD, Conn., February 28, 2025 - Earlier this week, the U.S. government made further cuts to the U.S. foreign assistance budget, announcing that 5,800 of 6,200 USAID awards and 4,100 of 9,100 ...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (February 26, 2025) — Global humanitarian organization Save the Children is pleased to announce the appointment of six seasoned leaders to its Board of Trustees today. "We’re proud to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

BUJUMBURA, 21 February 2025 – Save the Children protection staff are reporting an influx of unaccompanied and separated children arriving in Burundi, among the up to 35,000 refugees who have crossed ...

KINSHASA, (February 12, 2025) – At least 28 children were among 52 people killed in a violent attack in Djugu territory, Ituri province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a wave of ...

Zamzam Camp, home to an estimated one million displaced people, and Abu Shok Camp have been devastated by intense artillery shelling. Satellite images confirm that over half of the main market in ...

Because water is a basic staple, Save the Children’s health teams have been providing potable water and promoting health and hygiene – in addition to crop planting and cultivation, and animal breeding ...

Childhood is a time of transition. So many parents document their child's transitions—from baby’s first bite of solid food to their graduation from pre-school—with pride and excitement. While some of ...

Chronic instability, brutal dictatorships and natural disasters in recent decades have left Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, the poorest nation in the Americas. Nearly 60% of the population ...

Venezuela remains one of the most dangerous countries for children. Sadly, the country has the highest homicide rates in the world - a shocking 24 out of 1,000 children are murdered each year.