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Floods in Kapho District, Pattani Province, Thailand

Tens of thousands of children out of school after devastating floods in Indonesia and Thailand

Save the Children teams delivering emergency aid in northern Sumatra said children and families are in urgent need of food and shelter, with rain and rough seas hampering response efforts. Some communities are still cut off by flood waters and landslides, and roads are damaged, slowing down the distribution of lifesaving supplies. 

About 76,000 children are out of school due to unprecedented floods in southern Thailand, according to an assessment carried out by Save the Children in 7 out of the 12 affected provinces. 

Marcel, 14, at his school in Benue State, Nigeria.

Nigeria: At least 10 school kidnappings in less than two years as school safety crisis deepens

An analysis by Save the Children found an uptick in school kidnappings in Nigeria since January 2024, with at least 10 attacks affecting more than 670 children.

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Israeli military raids in the West Bank force entire communities into lockdown, keeping children out of school

Israeli military operations have forced entire communities in areas of the northern West Bank into lockdown in their homes, keeping children out of school, jeopardising family incomes and increasing risk of physical violence and child detention from the Israeli military, Save the Children said.

Floods in Kapho District, Pattani Province, Thailand

About 400,000 children impacted, including at least three killed, as floods sweep through Southern Thailand  

Thailand is experiencing some of its worst flooding in a generation, with schools in the 12 flood-affected provinces in the south of the Thailand shut indefinitely. Save the Children is warning that children risk electrocution due to downed power lines and drowning in the surging floodwaters.

Ms Eshan writes on the blackboard during a ALP lesson

Attacks on schools, teachers and children in conflict zones triple in five years – Save the Children

Two attacks in Nigeria have highlighted the ongoing vulnerability of schools to attack, with more than 300 children and staff kidnapped from a school in central Nigeria on Friday, and more than 20 schoolgirls kidnapped from a boarding school in neighboring Kebbi state on Monday. 

Cargo Plane delivering aid at Port Sudan airport

Largest aid delivery by NGO since March reaches Sudan with 40 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies

The consignment is enough to keep hundreds of health facilities running for 6-12 months, allowing hundreds of thousands of children to be treated.  

Teacher Larysa* in a classroom of her school, Dnipro region

Ukraine: Record attacks on energy infrastructure close some schools and disrupt remote learning for children

Record numbers of attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine in the past two months have forced school closures and also disrupted the remote learning that children have relied upon for nearly four years of war, said Save the Children

Haidar*, 10, and his friends playing outside in their village near Abu al-Khaseeb, Basra Governorate, Iraq

Save the Children announces winners of Global Media Awards 2025

The winning entries showcase reporting that not only exposes grave child rights violations around the world but also drives meaningful change for children.