children in conflict
PAGE RESULTS (50 RESULTS)
July sees highest number of child casualties in over four years in Ukraine
July saw the highest number of child casualties in Ukraine in more than four years with the number of children killed or injured totalling 183, Save the Children said.
Save the Children: Airstrike on Gaza tent marks fourth Palestinian child killed in six days by Israeli forces
Four Palestinian children have reportedly been killed and several injured by Israeli forces over the past six days, including a 10 year old in a tent in Gaza today, said Save the Children. The child rights organisation called once again for urgent international intervention.
GAZA: After 1,000 Days of War, Gaza’s Children Dream of Home and a Better Future Despite the World’s Failure
After 1,000 days of war, children in Gaza said they had lost homes, schools and a sense of safety but not their hopes for the future with even the ongoing violence failing to stop them from dreaming of peace and careers to help them rebuild their communities.
Five children killed by explosive weapon in Yemen while engaged in child labour in deadliest incident this year
At least five children have been killed and seven more children injured by an unexploded ordnance (UXO) that detonated next to them in southern Yemen in the deadliest incident for children so far this year, Save the Children said
Over four children killed or injured on average a day during the ‘so- called’ ceasefire in Lebanon
Since the temporary ceasefire 22 children have been killed in Lebanon, and 89 injured in less than a month.
Lebanon: A week since temporary ceasefire, more than one million people still displaced as drones continue to hover
Whilst an extension of the ceasefire has been agreed, children still cannot tell the difference between the sound of thunder and bombs, as families are too afraid to return home.
NEWS QUOTE: Children in Lebanon have faced a 45-day nightmare – a pause in hostilities must be definitive and permanent
Response to the temporary pause in hostilities in Lebanon - almost 20 children a day have been killed and injured by Israeli forces airstrikes since 2 March, nearly 800 children injured or killed.
NEWS QUOTE: “Many children are separated from their families and loved ones in Lebanon. Our teams are working around the clock to reunite them”
Children in Lebanon have been separated from their families following 24 hours of brutal airstrikes
Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing
Scorecard from humanitarian organisations assessing core civilian protection and humanitarian access provisions of the ceasefire plan reveals failure.
UKRAINE: Financial stress and loneliness driving families back to homes on the front line
New report released by Save the Children reveals over 1.6 million people have returned to front line areas in Ukraine despite the dangers.