Latest news coverage from Save the Children’s Global Media team sharing breaking stories, live updates from emergencies, features & spokesperson alerts 🌏 🌎 🌍
PRESS RELEASE:
#GAZA
: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019.
Spokespeople Available
BREAKING STATEMENT: Save the Children is horrified that one of its offices is among those destroyed by fire in the town of Thantlang,
#Myanmar
, today. Full statement 👇
14 killed, mostly children, by Israeli airstrikes near “humanitarian zone” Al-Mawasi.
"I cannot stress this enough: there is nowhere safe in
#Gaza
...People are facing the ‘choice’ of one death sentence or another" - Jason Lee
@save_children
#CeasefireNOW
STATEMENT: "Save the Children is horrified by the airstrikes last night that killed 24 people, including nine children in the Gaza Strip. A further 103 people have been injured."
Spokespeople available in
#Gaza
and
#Jerusalem
. Full statement below 👇
#StopTheWarOnChildren
PRESS RELEASE: Save the Children is horrified by the killing of a 14-year-old boy by security forces in
#Myanmar
. Death toll of children rises to over 20, with at least 17 children still held in arbitrary detention.
PRESS RELEASE:
#Cryptocurrency
is traditionally the reserve of the tech elite, but now Save the Children in
#Rwanda
has embarked on a new project that aims to ensure the gains associated with blockchain reach the world’s most vulnerable children.
STATEMENT: “We are appalled at the failure of the UN Security Council to authorise a resolution demanding a humanitarian ceasefire and unconditional release of hostages held in
#Gaza
," said
@save_children
and aid agencies
#CeasefireNOW
"We are extremely worried by Israeli military orders to evacuate 1 million people out of northern
#Gaza
in 24 hours which will have enormous consequences for children. We call for this to be urgently rescinded and an immediate pause for humanitarian access" - Inger Ashing, CEO.
We're restarting some activities in
#Afghanistan
where we have reliable assurances for a full & safe return to work for female staff. Where there are no assurances our activities remain paused because women are essential for our work
WATCH: Footage from
#Idlib
#Syria
today. Almost 150k people have been displaced in the last 3 days. They are living in freezing conditions
#StopTheWarOnChildren
STATEMENT: “We cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in
#Afghanistan
without our female staff. Without women driving our response, we would not have jointly reached millions of Afghans in need since August 2021."
Some X discussion today on our report from last year on Palestinian children facing abuse in detention. Link to our Press Release here 👇 and do get in touch in any media queries.
It is astonishing that Save The Children released a report in July 2023 alleging that Palestinian children detained without charged are sexually abused - and this isn't part of the discussion at all.
Why is this?
Report here:
📍
#ETHIOPIA
"Lives of families & children were being put at risk as the
#Amhara
region faced an alarming escalation of conflict about 9 months after a truce agreement ended two years of violence." -
@Save_ChildrenET
BREAKING NEWS: Almost 60 children killed in
#Gaza
in the last week alone and 366 children injured.
We have spokespeople.
#StopTheWarOnChildren
Full press release 👇
The strike on
#Maghazi
camp is another episode of the ongoing horror in
#Gaza
. Families and children are not targets and must be protected. We need an immediate and definitive ceasefire to end this misery.
Every day, Palestinian children are detained often violently by Israeli forces. Speaking to 228 child detainees
@Save_Children
reports:
🔴42% injured during arrest
🔴86% beaten
🔴69% strip searched
🔴68% denied healthcare during detention
Spokesperson available
WATCH NOW👇
"We're appalled by reports that ambulances were hit at the entrance of Al-Shifa hospital in
#Gaza
where critically ill patients were sheltering. Children are presumed to be among the dead. We need a
#CeasefireNOW
."
@save_children
Country Director Jason Lee
FEATURED: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex read to their son Archie on his first birthday for Save the Children's "Save with Stories" initiative to raise funds for our
#coronavirus
appeal
#savewithstories
. More stories available here:
A video, filmed by Prince Harry, shows Meghan reading one of Archie's favourite books
It's been released as part of a charity fundraising campaign for families struggling due to coronavirus
BREAKING: Three children and more than 60 adults are reported to have been killed and at least 100 others injured in airstrikes today in
#Yemen
, but the true number is feared to be higher. Statement coming. Spokespeople available
PRESS RELEASE: One truck carrying 45,000 bottles of water from Save the Children has arrived in
#Gaza
today, as part of the small group of aid trucks which have been approved entry through the Rafah crossing.
PRESS RELEASE: Urgent plea to avert unprecedented humanitarian crisis amid looming incursion into
#Gaza
by
#Israel
"Demands for the population in its entirety to relocate in such an immediate manner put at risk the lives of those forced to flee."
Save the Children has lost contact with its staff in
#Gaza
with increased airstrikes and internet and mobile phone services cut off. “This is pure horror for all children and their parents,” said Jason Lee, Save the Children’s Country Director in
#oPt
#CeasefireNOW
JOINT STATEMENT: Time is running out for international action to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in
#Rafah
, as UN Security Council resolution is ignored. Spokespeople available.
#Gaza
Today the global media team at Save the Children farewells
@RikGoverde
, our senior media manager, who has been with us for nearly six years. Massive thanks to Rik - and good luck for the next journey.
STATEMENT: A 19-month old baby from
#Gaza
has died after waiting five months for a permit to travel for medical treatment. 'This is a tragic example of why Israel's 15 year blockade on Gaza must end' -
@JasonIanLee
,
@Save_Children
Director for occupied Palestinian territory
"The international community's repeated failure to act is a death knell to children in
#Gaza
, who are being condemned to further bombardment, starvation, and disease," says Jason Lee
@save_children
in Gaza
#ceasefireNOW
PR:
@Save_Children
condemns killing of staff member & family in
#Gaza
airstrike. “Too many families like Sameh’s have been killed, too many communities ripped apart…We urgently reiterate our call for a definitive ceasefire," CEO Inger Ashing
@SaveCEO_Intl
VLOG:
@ghazy_r
, Regional Media Manager for
@scmenaee
, speaks about the heartbreaking stories of the victims of the
#earthquake
in
#T
ürkiye. Spokespeople Available.
Save the Children is backing calls for an investigation into the treatment of children during the Iran protests. The organisation supports calls from UN experts who have requested the Human Rights Council take action and establish an international investigative mechanism.
Save the Children staff member in
#Gaza
says the situation "is unlike anything I've ever seen before."
"As I write this, I hold onto whatever courage I can muster, although I do not know whether this message will be my last."
Read the full account:
PRESS RELEASE: More than 10 children per day, on average, have lost one or both of their legs in Gaza since conflict erupted three months ago, said Save the Children.
Save the Children joins 20 other NGOs to call for funding to continue to support
@UNRWA
's vital work & welcoming UNRWA’s swift investigation into very serious allegations vs staff members in the 7 Oct attacks. Children in
#Gaza
should not pay the price
STATEMENT: Save the Children welcomes the news that the Belgian government will repatriate children from Al Hol camp in North East
#Syria
, urging more countries to do the same and bring back their children.
STATEMENT:
@Save_Children
welcomes the repatriation of 35 children and 16 women to France from
#Roj
camp in North East
#Syria
. Tamer Kirolos, Syria Response Director, said: "Finally away from this camp, these children can start to have hope about their lives and futures.”
Save the Children is horrified about the attack at an educational centre in
#Kabul
today that has reportedly killed & injured students. No educational facility should be targeted & no one should fear harm at school or university. Everyone has the right to a safe
#education
Nawras*, 13, shares his sorrow for losing his school reports and distinction letters, after his home collapsed during the
#earthquake
that hit
#Syria
. Spokespeople available.
BREAKING: We welcome the news that 11 children are on their way home with their mothers to the Netherlands from Roj camp, North East
#Syria
, following four children returning from there with their mothers to Sweden last week. These camps are no place for children.
Save the Children is devastated by news of an attack on a pre-school in
#Thailand
in which dozens of people, including children, were killed. We extend our condolences to the families of those affected by this shocking incident. No child should ever fear harm at pre-school.
Save the Children is preparing to respond to a devastating earthquake that has hit Türkiye, Syria, & other areas in the region this morning. "Thousands of children forced out of their homes into the freezing night & without shelter. We are moving quickly." Spokespeople available.
At least 26 people killed, including 4 children, after 2 earthquakes struck west
#Afghanistan
. Our hearts are with the children & families affected as we continue our work helping Afghan children with 2 out of 3 already in need of life-saving aid.
BREAKING NEWS: Dozens dead after huge explosion in
#Beirut
. Save the Children team on the ground reported entire streets wiped out, with children unaccounted for as rescue teams work through destroyed buildings to get people out of the rubble.
LOCATION VLOG: Save the Children's Global Humanitarian Director
@GabsWay
talks about the effect of the devastating drought in Puntland,
#Somalia
: "Our doctors told us that in a village of 350, on average 7 children every week are found severely malnourished."
@SaveChildrenSO
Heartbreaking new images from Syria. Homes and buildings have been destroyed across the region, children now need urgent support to access food, shelter and warm clothing to protect them against the elements. Our teams are responding, but the international community must do more.
BREAKING: Death toll rising after Friday
#Yemen
airstrike — at least 4 children are now among the 92 people killed while 243 others, including children, are injured following the attack. Our hearts are with the children & families affected. Spokes available
#StopTheWarOnChildren
.
STATEMENT: Save the Children welcomes news that 2 orphaned British children have been returned to the UK from camps in North East
#Syria
.'We hope this will encourage other states to do the same and bring their children home' -Sonia Khush, Save the Children Syria Response Director
Today
@Malala
donated $100,000 to us for children in
#Gaza
.
"We are immensely grateful to Malala for her generous donation to the children of Gaza as they begin the process of healing and rebuilding after 11 days of airstrikes."
Full statement: 👇
FEATURED: Our
@msominogue
is clear about the situation in Afghanistan, on
@BBCNews
- 'It's an incredibly complex situation. Prior to the escalation, half of the population in Afghanistan were in need of humanitarian assistance. [...] We are committed to staying and delivering.'
FEATURED:
@BBCWorld
@ingerashing
on
#Afghanistan
"We are as an organisation committed to staying and delivering and most of our staff are determined to go out again to the front lines, serving as doctors, teachers etc, making sure they are supporting children."
Reports of further buildings collapsed after another earthquake of about 6.4 hit southern Turkiye. “Children are already terrified & lost their homes. This highlights we need to move fast & give them shelter again:” Dan Stewart, in
#Hatay
available for interviews
@Save_Children
”
PRESS RELEASE: Children in
#Ukraine
- numbering at least 7.5m - are in grave danger. Irina Saghoyan, Save the Children's Eastern Europe Director said: “Ukraine’s children are caught in the crossfire of this adult war. It should never have come to this."
Save the children is extremely concerned to hear of children reported to have lost their lives in the explosion today at Kabul airport. Reports that children have been killed just as they were trying escape a conflict that has spanned their entire lives are devastating.
"Displaced means there is no water at all. You do not wash your hands, do not wash your clothes."
New testimonies from our staff in
#Gaza
#CeasefireNOW
PRESS RELEASE: Fears that 118,000 children could have been impacted by the deadly
#Afghanistan
#earthquake
. Save the Children is deploying teams to the worst-hit areas to assess the damage.
STATEMENT: In the largest repatriation of children from Al Hol camp, NE
#Syria
, this year, 104 children and 42 women have gone home to Tajikistan. “These children will now wake up to a better reality and chance to hope" - Tamer Kirolos,
@save_children
Syria Response Director
Save the Children calls for a ceasefire as more than 1,000 children killed in
#Gaza
. “Water is running out and time is running out for the children of Gaza”, says Jason Lee, Country Director,
@save_children
Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Rescue efforts are still ongoing after the
#TurkeySyriaEarthquake
and we have teams on the ground delivering life-saving supplies. We have spokespeople for media.
@ghazy_r
is in Hatay
This may be the last opportunity for the international community to act to protect Gaza's civilians. The UNSC must vote in favor of today's resolution calling for a
#CeasefireNOW
.
The children of
#Gaza
cannot wait any longer.
Up to 1.5 million children in
#Somalia
could face the most deadly form of malnutrition by Oct, UN warns today. “Children are already dying & we need to put a stop to these tragic, avoidable deaths"- Mohamud Mohamed
@save_children
Somalia Country Director. Press release shortly
STATEMENT: Save the Children welcomes yesterday's repatriation of 16 Belgian children and 6 women from
#Syria
.
@save_children
calls for more and faster repatriations from Syria - Every day foreign children stay in the camps is another day they are failed by their governments.
About 3 of 4 children are out of school in
#SouthSudandue
to conflict, climate crisis, poverty.
@EduCannotWait
today launches a $40 mln project with partners incl.
@save_children
. “Every child has the right to a better future”
@SCSouthSudan
Jib Rabiltossaporn . DM for interviews.
VLOG - The message was clear at the launch of phase 2 one of
#SouthSudan
’s biggest education programmes
@EduCannotWait
implemented by
@Save_Children
& partners.
Education is the priority for children with 70% out of school.
@SCSouthSudan
was at the launch
➡️AVL for interviews.
BREAKING PRESS ZOOM: Today Save the Children's Asia Regional Director, Hassan Noor, shared an update on
#Afghanistan
and the launch of a petition calling on heads of state to increase aid to children and ensure safe passage. 📢
Petition link:
"one child is killed every 10 minutes and one child is injured every 5 minutes... 1.5 million people have been displaced... Children do not have the luxury of time. There must be a
#CeasefireNOW
" Jason Lee, Country Director of
@save_children
,
#OccupiedPalestinianTerritory
to
@CNN
We strongly condemn the attack today in
#Aden
int airport
#Yemen
. According to authorities more than a dozen have lost their lives & many more are injured. We call on all parties to the conflict to bring an end to the fighting, killing & destruction of civilian infrastructure.
#UKRAINECRISIS
: Save the Children runs Child Friendly Spaces at the Ukraine-Romania border to welcome Ukrainian refugee families in northern Romania. Over 400,000 children are now on the move from
#Ukraine
across Eastern Europe.
UKRAINE: Save the Children calls for urgent de-escalation in
#Ukraine
. "Any new fighting in this conflict - now in its ninth year - could spiral out of control, with devastating consequences for children" - Irina Saghoyan, Save the Children Eastern Europe Director.
#UkraineCrisis
STATEMENT: after this morning’s missile strikes on
#Kyiv
, Pete Walsh,
@Save_Children
#Ukraine
Country Director, said: ‘As the G7 gathers in Germany today, this should be a wake-up call to world leaders not to look away.’
“We are appalled by reports of Palestinian boys as young as 15 being detained, stripped & moved from a school in
#Gaza
to unknown locations. The detention of children must end. Children must be treated as children" - Jason Lee
@save_children
Breaking: A British child held in North East Syria and cared for by Save the Children is being brought home to the UK to safety. We are proud to have supported the UK Gov efforts. Spokespeople available.
Reports of at least 7 children killed as playground hit by a strike in
#Gaza
. "Children torn apart while playing is another horrific chapter of this brutal war. There must be accountability for these crimes & a definitive ceasefire," Xavier Joubert
@save_children
Country Director
#UKRAINE
: Children will bear the brunt of a significant escalation in fighting. “We're standing at the precipice of a truly catastrophic war, & every effort must be made to pull us back,” said Irina Saghoyan, Save the Children's Eastern Europe Director.
It’s
#FinanceDay
at
#COP27
& Ashraqat, 16, Yousef, 17 & Durra, 11 are telling
@Save_Children
about how climate change is impacting children's lives, from having enough to eat to being able to go to school.
#Climatefinance
must be child inclusive. Spox at COP27 available
WATCH: These children in
#Gaza
told us what the last few days have been like. Khaled*, 10 said: "Every time there's an airstrike, we become scared. Every time we try to go out, when we get to the front door, there's another airstrike and we run back inside as fast as we can."
Families trying to leave
#Kyiv
#Ukraine
. “There is no safe place in Ukraine and the situation is changing by the hour." Irina Saghoyan, Save the Children Eastern Europe Director.
#StopTheWarOnChildren
📷Amnon Gutman
More than 300 organisations have now joined our call for an Immediate Ceasefire in
#Gaza
&
#Israel
to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe & further loss of innocent lives. Read the open letter👉