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New humanitarian funding urgently needed after devastating earthquake in western Afghanistan causes ‘a crisis on top of a crisis’ -

Thousands of children are without homes after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated large parts of Herat province in western Afghanistan.

Girl in Syria reading book

SYRIA: Urgent calls for a ceasefire following new wave of violence and deaths of at least six children

SYRIA: Urgent calls for a ceasefire following new wave of violence and deaths of at least six children

Smoke from the bushfires in Australia continues to blanket parts of Victoria and New South Wales

Bushfires and floods: Threat of multiple disasters in Australia put children’s wellbeing at risk

Bushfires and floods: Threat of multiple disasters in Australia put children’s wellbeing at risk

Child migrants account for four in every 100 deaths in the Mediterranean a decade after Lampedusa tragedy

Child migrants account for four in every 100 deaths in the Mediterranean a decade after Lampedusa tragedy

Child migrants account for four in every 100 deaths in the Mediterranean a decade after Lampedusa tragedy

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At least 113 children die from dengue in Bangladesh as deaths surge to a record high

At least 113 children die from dengue in Bangladesh as deaths surge to a record high

A portrait of Leydy, 6, her mother Nimia, 30, and brother Jhon, 11, while picking potatoes that they left to freeze-dry in the fields. Photo: Adriana Loureiro Fernandez / Save the Children

“This is one of the worst harvests I have had in my life”: Families in Bolivia Confront Hunger as Drought Destroys Vital Potato Crop

In Bolivia’s highlands, a crop emergency is unfolding and pushing families to the brink hunger, Save the Children said.

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Nigeria: Urgent funds needed to manage diphtheria outbreak, with more than 7,200 cases and 453 deaths

A staggering 7,202 cases of diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection fatal without treatment, were confirmed in Nigeria last week

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Over 26,000 children flee Nagorno-Karabakh and need urgent humanitarian assistance – Save the Children

Over 26,000 children flee Nagorno-Karabakh and need urgent humanitarian assistance – Save the Children

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