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Huda* with her two midwives, Salma* and Hiba* (right) holding her triplets Mazin*, Marwan* and Malik* three weeks after delivery

SUDAN: Three children born into war every minute as maternal deaths rise and health services deteriorate

Three children were born into war every minute in Sudan since the conflict erupted three years ago as widespread violence, repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure, and the collapse of essential health services place millions of mothers and newborns at deadly risk. 

Debris litters a street following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Maamoura neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 4, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

NEWS QUOTE: “Many children are separated from their families and loved ones in Lebanon. Our teams are working around the clock to reunite them” 

Children in Lebanon have been separated from their families following 24 hours of brutal airstrikes 

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Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing

Scorecard from humanitarian organisations assessing core civilian protection and humanitarian access provisions of the ceasefire plan reveals failure.

Debris litters a street following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Maamoura neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 4, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Ceasefire is a first step, but children in Lebanon still under fire – Save the Children

In the hours since the ceasefire was agreed, Israeli military bombing has intensified in Lebanon to some of the worst levels since the conflict began. 

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NEWS QUOTE: BANGLADESH FACES WORST MEASLES OUTBREAK IN A DECADE

The country’s capital Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar - home to the world’s largest refugee camp - and other dense urban slum areas are seeing particularly high caseloads, with infants under nine months most affected.

Save the Children press release

“I will throw a missile at you”: Children in Gaza playing ‘war’ and acting out being dead 2.5 years into war

Children in Gaza are holding funerals with dolls and turning war into a playtime game as violence becomes part of daily life after nearly two and a half years of war.
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Camels carry mine awareness in Afghanistan where nearly one child killed or injured on average a day by explosives

Between January 2025 and January 2026, 338 girls and boys were killed or maimed in Afghanistan by explosive ordnance, including remnants of war, such as landmines and other devices, according to the country’s mine action directorate. Children accounted for nearly 70% of all explosive ordnance casualties during this period. 

Anastasiia*, 8, and her brother Bohdan*, 9, walk to the Child Friendly Space in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

UKRAINE: Financial stress and loneliness driving families back to homes on the front line

New report released by Save the Children reveals over 1.6 million people have returned to front line areas in Ukraine despite the dangers.