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27 Jun 2026
Staff Account: Venezuela earthquake: “Just last weekend I was celebrating Father’s Day with my dad. One week later, I am supporting him after he lost everything."
Valentina works with Save the Children in Venezuela. She was in Caracas on the night of Wednesday 24 June when the twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck.
2 Jul 2026
“Food is so difficult to come by”: the impossibility of getting a meal in Gaza as hunger persists after 1000 days of war
In this staff account, Shurouq shares the reality of Gaza’s worsening food crisis after 1,000 days of war. Families face soaring food prices, aid restrictions, destroyed farmland, extreme heat, and pests, making it increasingly difficult to access nutritious food and meet basic needs while struggling to survive daily.
15 Jun 2026
On the Frontline of Ebola: One Nurse’s Story from DRC
Jules*, 42, is the head nurse of a health centre in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), working at the heart of the Ebola outbreak, managing care while promoting prevention in the community. Chronic shortages of protective equipment and limited funding leave staff exposed and patients without access to treatment, allowing the virus to spread. Jules is deeply affected by the human toll, especially mothers separated from their babies, and fears rising malnutrition and deaths. Despite it all, Jules keeps going, but the fear and pressure are never far from his mind.
Here is Jules' diary, where he shares what a week in the life of an Ebola health nurse in DRC looks like.
28 Mar 2026
The Cost of War: Children Are Paying the Highest Price in the Middle East Conflict
As global headlines focus on soaring oil prices and financial turmoil, there is a risk of overlooking the real human cost of the Middle East conflict – the devastating toll it is taking on children.
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Education under attack in Gaza, with nearly 90% of school buildings damaged or destroyed
All schools in Gaza have been closed for 625,000 students for 6 months. 87.7% of all school buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed. Learn more about the latest on the situation for children in Gaza and our response.
STAFF ACCOUNT - “My grandmother died in transit; the other passengers asked the driver to drop us off because they didn’t want to travel with a dead body.”
Monica* is a 25-year-old woman, who was born in South Sudan but fled to Sudan in 2013 when war broke out and had to flee back to South Sudan last year
-has-received-psychosocial-support-from-a-Save-the-Children-clinic-in-Al-Gezira--ch1909379.jpg/w2p13s5oocf3b25g6br1ssd86bq8222w.jpg?g=0.5x0.33&w=392&h=261&format=webp&itok=SP1s8Rm8 "Hamid* (12) has received psychosocial support from a Save the Children clinic in Al Gezira State, Sudan")
Women in Health: From being displaced to running a health centre in Sudan
Save the Children is providing healthcare support to children and families in Sudan thanks to the work of brave local healthcare workers.
Bisan: 6 months of war in Gaza
A month-by-month account of Bisan's experiences of 6 months of war in Gaza.
Is Global Health on the Ballot in 2024?
This year, with 70 elections, it's evident that health is intricately tied to political choices. How can leaders realise the right to health for all?
Staff Account: Life under siege in Haiti
Words by Pierre Joseph*, 34, a Save the Children advisor in Haiti on the situation he and his family are living whilst under siege.
After fleeing the war in Sudan myself, I can relate to children who have faced the same ordeal.
Almost 1 year on since the conflict broke out in Sudan, colleague Stephen provides an account on what fleeing the conflict to South Sudan was like.
Ending Child Poverty is a Policy Choice
Over half of the world’s people living in poverty are children. Expanding child-centered social protection programs is proven to reduce child poverty.