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27 Jun 2026
Staff Account: Venezuela earthquake: “Just last weekend I was celebrating Father’s Day with my dad. One week later, I am supporting him after he lost everything."
Valentina works with Save the Children in Venezuela. She was in Caracas on the night of Wednesday 24 June when the twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck.
2 Jul 2026
“Food is so difficult to come by”: the impossibility of getting a meal in Gaza as hunger persists after 1000 days of war
In this staff account, Shurouq shares the reality of Gaza’s worsening food crisis after 1,000 days of war. Families face soaring food prices, aid restrictions, destroyed farmland, extreme heat, and pests, making it increasingly difficult to access nutritious food and meet basic needs while struggling to survive daily.
15 Jun 2026
On the Frontline of Ebola: One Nurse’s Story from DRC
Jules*, 42, is the head nurse of a health centre in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), working at the heart of the Ebola outbreak, managing care while promoting prevention in the community. Chronic shortages of protective equipment and limited funding leave staff exposed and patients without access to treatment, allowing the virus to spread. Jules is deeply affected by the human toll, especially mothers separated from their babies, and fears rising malnutrition and deaths. Despite it all, Jules keeps going, but the fear and pressure are never far from his mind.
Here is Jules' diary, where he shares what a week in the life of an Ebola health nurse in DRC looks like.
28 Mar 2026
The Cost of War: Children Are Paying the Highest Price in the Middle East Conflict
As global headlines focus on soaring oil prices and financial turmoil, there is a risk of overlooking the real human cost of the Middle East conflict – the devastating toll it is taking on children.
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STAFF ACCOUNT: After the Afghanistan earthquake, 'we feel so much pain in our hearts'
Mujib Ur Rehman Hamdard, the head of Save the Children Afghanistan's Kunar Field Office, shares his experience of the Afghanistan earthquake and the initial response one month on from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake which devastated parts of eastern Afghanistan, including Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, on the 1st September 2025.
UN Reform: A Defining Moment for Children in Crisis
When the United Nations was founded 80 years ago, it was built on a bold vision: that nations could unite in peace and solidarity to tackle the world’s greatest challenges.
CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN FACE A CRISIS WITHIN A CRISIS AS EARTHQUAKE STRIKES
As a ruthless 6.0-magnitude earthquake ripped through eastern Afghanistan this week, it flattened entire mountain villages and shattered the fragile lives of thousands, particularly children, who were already grappling with soaring humanitarian needs and funding cuts.
STAFF ACCOUNT: FRAGILE HOPE TESTED AS ROHINGYA MARK EIGHT YEARS SINCE SEEKING SAFETY IN BANGLADESH
Shahidul Haque is Save the Children’s Advocacy, Communications and Media Director in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Having worked on the response for six years and living close to the refugee camps himself, he has seen firsthand how worsening conditions—exacerbated this year by recent aid cuts—are affecting a generation of children growing up in the world’s largest refugee camps.
STAFF ACCOUNT - FACING THREATS ON THE FRONTLINES: AN AID WORKERS' FIGHT TO END SUFFERING IN EASTERN DRC
Justin* is a humanitarian worker with Save the Children, focusing on surveillance and health promotion in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most dangerous countries for aid workers. Justin works in Goma, a city of about two million people which experienced a major escalation in conflict earlier this year, which further fuelled an already dire humanitarian crisis. For World Humanitarian Day 2025, Justin is sharing his story of fighting for survival and his efforts to end suffering as an aid worker in the DRC.
How does extreme heat impact children?
After a year of record-breaking temperatures, it is important to understand how extreme heat affects children
STAFF ACCOUNT: Afghanistan / Iran border - Families are sitting in the open with no protection from the burning heat and sandstorms
More than half a million Afghans have crossed into Afghanistan from Iran since 1 June. The situation at the border is alarming. Charity Luyaka, Humanitarian Director for Save the Children in Afghanistan explains the horrific situation thousands of families and children are facing right now in this blog.
Staff account from Ukraine: Why I have decided to stay as the frontline moves closer
Lesia* an aid worker running classes for children in the city of Sumy, Ukraine, explains the importance of her work for children's mental health and development, and why she has decided to stay despite the frontline of the war getting closer every day.