The outbreak of the 5th wave of COVID at the beginning of 2022 changed the lives of children in Hong Kong forever. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds were among the worst affected.
The dramatic escalation of war in Ukraine in February 2022 has affected every person in the country. In the year since February 2022, at least 18,657 civilian casualties have been verified by the UN: 7,110 killed and 11,547 injured. 1 The true figures are likely...
In 2023, 339 million people will require humanitarian assistance, a nearly 24% increase in need compared to 2022. Critical needs for children will persist and accelerate, in an increasingly challenging operational environment.
Save the Children calls on countries around the world to do far more to support children in conflict zones with humanitarian aid – and, as this report sets out, to stop the war on children.
