Highlighted stories
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.
Latest Blogs
Opinion: In Gaza, even my children’s right to play is under attack
In this powerful firsthand account, a father of five and child protection expert exposes how war has shattered childhood in Gaza. Once joyful and free, play has turned into a survival tactic amid rubble and fear. With every playground destroyed and every safe space gone, Gaza’s children are being robbed of their future. This deeply human opinion piece calls for urgent action to protect a generation growing up in the shadows of war.
Staff Account: Afghanistan's Children Need Us Now More Than Ever
In this blog, Abdurahman Sharif, Save the Children’s Senior Humanitarian Director, shares a powerful firsthand account from Afghanistan, highlighting the urgent needs of returning families and children. With services at risk from aid cuts, he calls for immediate support and long-term investment to protect lives and secure futures.
Facing the Climate Crisis: Why Urgent Climate Action is Needed to Protect Children’s Rights
The climate crisis poses an urgent threat to children worldwide, jeopardizing their rights, health, and futures. This blog highlights why limiting global warming to 1.5°C is vital, shares powerful stories like Vepaiamele’s, and urges immediate climate action to protect the world’s 2.4 billion children from escalating climate extremes.
The Secret Power of Peanuts: A Life-Saving Treatment for Malnourished Children
Recent aid cuts mean there is a global shortage of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, which is used to treat severe malnutrition, putting at risk the lives of millions of children. Read this blog to learn about the power of peanut paste and how you can help us reach more children with this lifesaving treatment.
Nepal earthquake: ten years on and still dangerously unprepared for the next
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that when the earth shook on April 25, 2015, the lives of Nepalis changed forever. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which had its epicentre in Gorkha, Nepal - about 110 km northwest of Kathmandu - which claimed more than 9,000 lives and displaced millions. In the decade since, we’ve rebuilt homes and restored infrastructure, but the deeper cracks in our disaster preparedness systems remain alarmingly unaddressed.
Ten Years On, Yemen’s Children Need Us Now More Than Ever
Save the Children Yemen's Mohamed Manna shares his experiences as country director over the last year. He shares stories of the situation for children and their families in Yemen and the impact of recent foreign aid cuts.
Save the Children to send first NGO maternal and baby specialist teams to disasters after WHO verification
Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit, now WHO-verified, delivers lifesaving maternal and newborn care in disasters worldwide. From Gaza to Mozambique, our teams provide urgent medical support, build sustainable healthcare systems, and ensure no mother or baby is left behind.
Why is it key to invest in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health?
Maternal and newborn health is in crisis, but there’s hope. This blog shares real stories, urgent challenges, and key policy solutions to protect mothers and babies. Discover what world leaders must do and how you can help drive change.