The reported deaths of 100 children due to starvation in Gaza [1] since October 2023 is a devastating milestone that shames the world and demands long overdue urgent action, Save the Children said.Ahmad Alhendawi, Save the Children’s Regional Director for the Middle...
In early August, Hong Kong was hit by continuous heavy rain, breaking the Observatory’s record for the most Black Rainstorm Warnings hoisted in a single year. The downpours also caused flooding in many districts. When disaster strikes, with only moments to...
More than four in 10 (43%) pregnant and breastfeeding women seeking treatment at Save the Children’s clinics in Gaza in July were malnourished, said Save the Children. Some breastfeeding mothers are feeling so desperate and scared of dying, they are asking for infant...
“I pray that a truce happens, and they let in food before we die” – a girl supported through one of Save the Children’s child-friendly spacesThe number of children under-five with acute malnutrition seen at Save the Children’s Gaza clinics surged 10-fold in four...
As a temporary humanitarian pause allows some aid into Gaza, Save the Children has issued a stark warning that such short-term measures are wholly insufficient to save the lives of children who are facing malnutrition and starvation. The organisation is urgently...
