At least 19 people inc. children reported killed in Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in north #Gaza. “School attacks & killing children are the new norm. We protect them with vaccines today to be killed by bombs tomorrow. Humanity has lost its way.” Jeremy Stoner @scmenaee.

Children in central #Gaza receive 2nd polio vaccines & Vit A at our clinic this week. “Finally, we can offer some protection. But only a definitive ceasefire will protect them from bombs & bullets and give them access to immunizations missed for 1 year” - Jeremy Stoner @SCMENAEE.

#SYRIA: Airstrikes reported near densely populated areas in #Damascus. “Syria is not safe. Children fleeing #Lebanon into Syria still face violence. After 14 years of conflict, this must stop. All parties must ceasefire," @RashaMuhrez. Spokespeople available on Syria & Lebanon.

MEDIA RELEASE: Shelters struggling to house families with an unprecedented 1m people on the move & new relocation orders in Lebanon. Abir*, a mother of 3 says: “It breaks our hearts to have left our home, but we had to put our feelings aside for the sake of our children."

COMMENT: New data shows nearly half Haiti's population, or 5.4 million people, now facing acute food shortages. "Gang violence is destroying children's lives. It's urgent to take decisive action," said Chantal Sylvie Imbeault, Country Director @Save_Children Haiti.

MEDIA RELEASE: About 100,000 people, incl. 60,000 children, fled into Syria from Lebanon in the past week, many suffering dehydration & exhaustion. "Some walked for hours under airstrike threats, only to reach a still-dangerous border. All parties must de-escalate,"-@RashaMuhrez.

MEDIA RELEASE: SUDAN - Children under fire as violence in the country hits a seven-month high @save_children.

MEDIA RELEASE: Vulnerable Australian children and their mothers remain stranded in Northeast Syria camps, after the High Court refused @savchildrenaus’s application for special leave to appeal the case.

RT @Save_GlobalNews: 22 Palestinians, mainly women/children, reported killed in Israeli attack on #Gaza City school sheltering families. "S….

LEBANON: "5 children were reportedly killed by an Israeli strike in #Beirut, bringing the total number of children killed this week in #Lebanon to 7. Families are in shock, schools closed. This must stop. Children must be protected," said Jennifer Moorehead, @save_children.

COMMENT: Save the Children is deeply saddened by the reported killing of Ishaq, 12, by an Israeli strike in #Lebanon. "Ishaq was enrolled in our education program for displaced children. It's unacceptable that children are paying the heaviest price of this escalation.".

MEDIA RELEASE: 27 children from one village lose lives in flash flood #Vietnam triggered by #TyphoonYagi. Nearly 200 dead & more than 188,000 homes      damaged. "Places where children lived, learned & played are now covered in mud and debris," said Le Thi Thanh Huong.

RT @scmenaee: #GAZA: Save the Children and 30 aid agencies demand that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is granted immed….

MEDIA RELEASE: Refugees fleeing world's worst humanitarian crisis in Sudan confronted with lack of food across the border in South Sudan - with some refugees telling @Save_Children they would even consider a return to Sudan.

MEDIA RELEASE: @stckorea launches campaign to ramp up protection of children's images online as country grapples with #AI -generated pornography crisis.

MEDIA RELEASE: Floods and heavy rains have killed more than 150 children in Pakistan since the start of the monsoon season in July, making up over half of all deaths, said Save the Children.

COMMENT: Save the Children's clinic in Deir Al Balah is one of the polio vaccinations site in #Gaza, w/1,825 children vaccinated on day 1. "We welcome this pause, but 3 days won't protect the children of Gaza. A definitive ceasefire remains essential," said Rachael Cummings.

MEDIA RELEASE: Cases of the potentially deadly mpox virus have skyrocketed about 75-fold in children and young people aged under 19 in the most severely impacted province in Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year, Save the Children said.

MEDIA RELEASE: Three in four children in Ukraine are living in constant fear amid an escalating mental health crisis, with recent missile and drone attacks further shattering any sense of safety, Save the Children said.

MEDIA RELEASE: One third of children worldwide are exposed to extreme heatwaves as temperatures hit record highs, new report reveals.