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NEWS QUOTE - PHILIPPINES EARTHQUAKE: Children displaced following strong quake, focus must be on ensuring safe shelter

Save the Children, which has a presence in the affected area, and its partners on the ground are preparing to distribute household kits, which include blankets, flashlights and jerry cans for water, as well as hygiene kits, and other essential items to children and families in the coming days.

Artem*, 17,  holds up a photo, taken since elementary grade, at a school now damaged by shelling

A BITTERSWEET MILESTONE: CHILDREN FROM UKRAINE REFLECT ON HOW WAR AFFECTED THEIR EDUCATION AS THEY PREPARE  TO GRADUATE

Save the Children asked this year’s graduating class at a school in Mykolaiv region to bring in photos depicting their memories of primary school. View the full photo story.

Floodwaters submerge shelters at a transit centre in Renk County, South Sudan

Children surviving on leaves and water lilies as conflict drives parts of South Sudan to the brink of famine - Save the Children

Families and children in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state are surviving on leaves and water lilies as hunger surges towards famine levels in parts of the country following three months of escalating violence.

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Israeli authorities closing crossings into Gaza puts essential supplies for children under threat once again

Israeli authorities announced earlier today that they are closing border crossings into the Gaza Strip, including Kerem Shalom and Rafah, until further notice.  

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NEWS QUOTE: Philippines earthquake on first day back at school affects 3 million students as rescue efforts underway

The country's Department of Education said that about 6,000 schools have been exposed to the earthquake, although this data could change as the full extent of the damage unfolds. 
 

Health volunteer Selviana (36) conducts a home visit with Francisca* (37) and her daughters Tini* (4) and  Marsha* (9)

Donors and aid organisations announce commitment of USD $500 million to fight child malnutrition in crisis zones

The One Childhood, One Chance Alliance – made up of Save the Children, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), UNICEF, Action Against Hunger, ALIMA, The ELMA Relief Foundation and others – aims to reach at least five million children in fragile contexts with life-saving nutrition treatment and services.

Ahmad* plays football at a Save the Children Child Friendly Space in Cairo

From the World Cup to World Crises: How Football Transforms Children's Lives

In some of the world’s toughest environments, from Sudan to Ukraine to Lebanon, football is providing far more than entertainment - it is helping children to stay safe, process trauma and reclaim a sense of childhood.

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NEWS QUOTE: Children killed and injured in one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine in recent months

Save the Children responds to reports that a major attack on Ukraine last night has killed at least 18 people including two boys with children also among the injured.