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Indonesia wildfire haze threatens children across SE Asia and closes schools
While parts of Southeast Asia experience an annual slash-and-burn season, often linked to agricultural expansion including some illegal fire practices, Indonesia is facing especially severe conditions this year. A powerful El Niño event is driving prolonged dry weather and heightened wildfire risk that is expected to continue into early 2027.
LEBANON: More than seven children killed or injured each day in six months of violence
Despite a so-called ceasefire announced in June, the crisis for children in Lebanon is far from over with about 348,800 people remaining internally displaced across Lebanon and uncertainty over whether they can return home and about their futures.
NEPAL: Children who witnessed horrors face mounting mental health issues one week after devastating floods
Save the Children staff spoke to children in Nuwakot district who said they are fearful and anxious after witnessing wide-ranging horrors including school buses full of friends washed away, their homes submerged and everything they hold dear carried away by the waters.
NEPAL FLOODS: Children at risk of disease as families struggle to access clean water – Save the Children
Decaying human and animal remains, unmanaged waste, and stagnant water are further heightening the risk of waterborne diseases including diarrhoea and skin infections, Save the Children said.
NEPAL FLOODS: ‘I Cannot Stay Inside, It Is Too Stuffy’ – Overcrowded Shelters Put Children’s Health and Safety at Risk
NEPAL FLOODS: School children reunited with families after being stranded – Save the Children
Nine school children have been reunited with their families after being stranded at school for two days by the devastating flash floods in Northern Nepal, as rescue efforts continue to reach other students, Save the Children said.
Hunger in Zambia set to dramatically worsen as El Niño looms
The number of people facing crisis levels of hunger in Zambia is projected to jump 72%, as anticipated El Niño drought and the conflict in the Middle East threaten to push more families into hunger.
OIL PRICE VOLATILITY THREATENS AID FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN, SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children modelled the impact of rising oil prices across different commodities and applied this to its spend on supplies and logistics since the start of the conflict.
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