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Colombia Earthquake: Thousands need emergency aid as Save the Children responds
Thousands of families in earthquake-devastated Colombia have had their homes damaged or destroyed, with children and families urgently in need of drinking water, food, and emergency shelter.
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN CEUTA LIVING ON THE STREETS WITHOUT PROTECTION AS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WORSENS
Save the Children is in Ceuta monitoring the situation and the needs of children, and is offering its support to the authorities to respond
26 million children exposed to abnormal levels of wildfire emissions across North America, Europe and UK
While air pollution affects everyone, children are among the most vulnerable because their bodies, organs and immune systems are still not fully developed.
Children at risk after strongest earthquake in a decade strikes Colombia
The quake hit on Monday morning as families were at home or beginning their day, with tremors felt as far away as Venezuela. While the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, preliminary reports indicate that over 100 people, including children, have been killed, while many more have been injured.
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NEWSQUOTE: AIRSTRIKES DAMAGE SECOND SAVE THE CHILDREN PREMISES IN UKRAINE IN ONE WEEK
Save the Children responds to reports that a major attack on Ukraine last night killed civilians and damaged one of its premises.
40 children buried in one of Gaza’s largest collective funerals as families await loved ones still trapped beneath rubble
The bodies of 40 children were among 112 Palestinian people buried today in Gaza, in one of the largest collective funerals in the occupied Palestinian Territory since conflict erupted in October 2023.
SPAIN: Children arriving in Ceuta amid surge in migrants need protection – Save the Children
About 49,000 migrants have crossed into Ceuta from Morocco this week via land and sea, officials estimate, with concerns that many children among the migrants are unaccompanied or separated from their families.
World Breastfeeding Week: Hunger and hardship undermine breastfeeding in Gaza
As World Breastfeeding Week begins, Save the Children and its partners in Gaza are diagnosing high rates of malnutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding women, with rates particularly bad in northern Gaza. Some mothers are resorting to feeding their children water mixed with ground chickpeas or tahini, while others are stopping breastfeeding earlier than they would prefer, due to difficulties and lack of support.
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