A severe drought crippling northeastern Kenya has driven the number of children facing acute malnutrition up by 25% so far this year to nearly one million with fears this will rise further if forecasts for another failed rainy season prove to be accurate, leading to...
Community Volunteer Marceline*, 43, gives a cooking demonstration in East Kasaï, DRC An unusual recipe is being shared by nutrition experts in a province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a string of initiatives to combat high levels of child...
Andriy Shevchenko visiting Save the Children’s summer camps in Poland. Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko called for more mental health support for young refugees on Monday after a surprise visit to meet children who have fled the horrors of war in his home...
Over 13,000 children in 18 countries have participated in one of the world’s largest children’s consultations on climate change, calling for faster action to address the climate crisis during a year marred by unprecedented drought, ferocious heatwaves, and devastating...
The number of children in Somalia receiving treatment for the most dangerous form of malnutrition surged 300% in the first six months of 2022 as the worst drought in years tightened its grip on the country, Save the Children said today. In June, doctors at a...
The UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report published today finds that as many as 828 million people were hungry last year, an increase from 811 in 2020. Reacting to the report, Gabriella Waaijman, Global Humanitarian Director at Save the...
