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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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When money moves away from children
It has been a brutal year for organisations working with and for children. Funding has collapsed, programmes have been cut back, and children are paying the price. But this is not a world short of money. There are choices being made.
GAZA STAFF ACCOUNT: “You cannot move on while living in the same place where you experienced your worst nightmares.”
Shurouq, 31, is a Save the Children staff member in Gaza. Shurouq lost her husband after he was killed in the first weeks of the war. Along with her 3-year-old daughter, Karmel*, Shurouq has been displaced many times during the war.
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.
Staff Account: "I saw children seated next to their deceased parents"
Reath James Nyaluak*, 39, is a finance officer with Save the Children in Akobo County, South Sudan. Reath has been displaced several times since he was a child, however he says the latest violence in Jonglei state is as bad as he’s seen. Reath was in Walgak in January when he was forced to flee due to violence, and Akobo town when it was evacuated in March.
We can prevent maternal and newborn deaths - but the political will and funding is still missing
As we move through 2026, the world is facing a stark reality: families and children are experiencing some of the greatest and most urgent needs in modern history.
What I Told Members of the UN Security Council About the Recruitment and Use of Children in Haiti—and What We Need to Do Next
In Haiti today, a child can be recruited into an armed group with a pair of sneakers and the promise of a reliable meal. Johnny Cesar Etienne, Save the Children in Haiti Operations Director, recently told members of the UN Security Council what that says about the conditions facing a generation of children and what must be done to stop it.
LEBANON STAFF ACCOUNT: Forced to flee but we are among the lucky ones
Jana, 28, is Save the Children’s Awards Management Coordinator in Lebanon. She has been displaced three times by conflict in Lebanon, the first time when she was eight years old. Jana and her family fled their house in Beirut on 2 March shortly after missiles struck a nearby neighbourhood. Jana studied petrochemical engineering before becoming a humanitarian worker.
STAFF ACCOUNT: No Child Should Grow Up Used to the Sound of Explosions
A Save the Children staff member and mother based in the Gulf on experiencing conflict for the first time and what it reveals about children everywhere.