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SUDAN BRACES FOR WORSENING CHILD MALNUTRITION AS PRE-HARVEST SEASON STARTS
Agriculture accounts for up to 80% of food and income in Sudan, but the conflict, combined with climate pressures, has decimated farming and further declines in cereal production are forecasted ahead of planting starting this month.
DRC: One in four confirmed Ebola deaths are children underscoring the urgent need to protect them
Latest government figures released on Wednesday show that children make up 25% of the 17 confirmed Ebola deaths - although the number of real cases is likely to be significantly higher
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Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the LEGO Foundation partner to bring lifesaving education to 300,000 children in emergencies
At a time when global humanitarian needs are reaching record levels, Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the LEGO Foundation are launching a new four-year partnership worth US $32 million to deliver urgent, play-based education and protection to children affected by conflict and crisis.
Through this partnership, an estimated 300,000 children in conflict-affected countries around the world – from Haiti to Bangladesh and from Lebanon to Somalia – will gain access to protective, playful education, improving children’s wellbeing, resilience and future opportunities.
NEWS QUOTE: ‘It is a legal responsibility we have to the world’s children and future generations’: UN votes on ICJ climate ruling
The world's top court ruled last year that states were obliged to tackle climate change under international law, and failing to do so would pave the way for "reparations" to vulnerable countries.
EBOLA OUTBREAK: “We are in a game of catch-up. Unless a collective effort is made, this crisis is going to get worse” – Save the Children
As Save the Children prepares to launch a large-scale response to support local health systems and help Ebola-impacted families and children, the aid agency is calling for an urgent global effort to contain the virus.
About half of children under 5 in Somalia battling malnutrition as risk of famine announced for the first time in four years – Save the Children
About half of children under 5 in Somalia are facing acute malnutrition as poor rains and rising costs drive up hunger levels, with risk of famine announced for the first time in four years.
Conflicts force a record 35,000 child displacements every day in 2025, new data shows
The number of times children were forced from their homes by conflict or violence reached an all-time high in 2025, with 35,000 child displacements daily on average.
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