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SPAIN: Children arriving in Ceuta amid surge in migrants need protection – Save the Children
About 49,000 migrants have crossed into Ceuta from Morocco this week via land and sea, officials estimate, with concerns that many children among the migrants are unaccompanied or separated from their families.
World Breastfeeding Week: Hunger and hardship undermine breastfeeding in Gaza
As World Breastfeeding Week begins, Save the Children and its partners in Gaza are diagnosing high rates of malnutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding women, with rates particularly bad in northern Gaza. Some mothers are resorting to feeding their children water mixed with ground chickpeas or tahini, while others are stopping breastfeeding earlier than they would prefer, due to difficulties and lack of support.
SOMALIA: Children facing deadly hunger as admissions for severe malnutrition nearly triple in six months
The number of children receiving treatment for the most dangerous form of malnutrition in Baidoa, south central Somalia, nearly tripled in six months, according to new figures from Save the Children’s stabilization centre in the region, warning over the country’s worsening drought and hunger crisis.
Two thirds of children in Western Europe exposed to extreme heatwaves in record-breaking first half of 2026
Two thirds of children across Western Europe were exposed to extreme heatwaves between 1 January and 14 July this year, according to new data from Save the Children as temperatures soar and record wildfires ravage parts of Europe
PARTNERSHIP RELEASE: Two New Designs Announced for UNIQLO PEACE FOR ALL Charity T-Shirt Project Supporting Save the Children’s Work to Create Lasting Positive-Change in Children’s Lives
Since UNIQLO launched the PEACE FOR ALL project in June 2022, 54 individuals and organisations have created T-shirt designs expressing a wish for peace. The project has sold more than 11.1 million T-shirts, contributing about US$20.6 million* in donations from sales to partner organisations supporting those affected by poverty, discrimination, violence, and conflict around the world.
Children in Gaza Still Paying the Price with More Than 74,000 Children Expected to Suffer Acute Malnutrition in Coming Months
More than 74,000 children under five in Gaza will suffer acute malnutrition in the year to April 2027, according to new data, highlighting that the crisis remains catastrophic with children paying the highest price.
VENEZUELA: Children and parents speak of fear, sleeplessness and missing their homes one month after earthquakes
Children impacted by the twin earthquakes in Venezuela a month ago said they are missing their homes, schools, and the loved ones and friends who were among the 5,400 people that died in the disaster, said Save the Children.
VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES: Pregnant Women and New Mothers Face Growing Health Risks as about 130 Babies Born Every Day
Thousands of pregnant women and new mothers require access to healthcare, nutritious food and safe shelter one month after last month's two devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.