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WEST BANK: Rising settler violence forces 10 times more children from their homes in 2026
Save the Children analysis of UN data on settler violence in the West Bank found 685 children were displaced in the first three months of 2026, compared to an average of 63 across the same period in the three previous years
Almost 1,200 children killed or injured in Yemen due to conflict despite truce
Since the UN truce in April 2022, at least 339 children have been killed due to shelling, gunfire, landmines and other explosive remnants of war, while a further 843 have been injured.
Somalia emergency escalates as Middle East conflict drives up food and fuel prices, delays aid
Fuel prices in Mogadishu surged 150% in March, from $0.60 to $1.50 per litre, with many imported food items doubling in retail price in just two weeks. Somalia's electricity supply, which relies heavily on diesel generators, also saw sharp cost increases, with pressures felt by households as well as schools and hospitals.
One attack on health care every six hours in Middle East and Wider Region– Save the Children
Since 28 February, at least 121 attacks on health care have been recorded in across Lebanon, Iran, and Israel.
Children struggling to recover from Myanmar's deadly earthquake a year ago
Some children lost loved ones. Others still bear the mental scars of having lived through the terrifying disaster - the country’s biggest earthquake in generations.
One in five children in Lebanon forced from their homes in one month
More than 1.2 million people - a fifth of the population - have been displaced in Lebanon since 2 March due to Israeli airstrikes and forced displacement orders including 350,000 children.
Drought fuels child labour and school absences in northern Afghanistan – Save the Children
About 85% of families from a survey of 535 households reported a significant or moderate decrease in the availability of water in September 2025 compared with 2024 and about half of the children in the impacted provinces do not have daily access to clean water.
South Sudan: Death, distress – and a baby born in a canoe – as Akobo evacuates
One Save the Children staffer who was caught up in the violence has told a harrowing story of suffering and survival, following the repeated evacuations of towns across Akobo County in eastern Jonglei state since the start of the year.