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Families fleeing attacks in Sudan’s Zamzam camp arrive injured, traumatised, with nothing to eat – Save the Children

Thousands of families are sheltering in open areas or in overcrowded schools and public buildings and exposed to daily temperatures of over 35 degrees Celsius

Thousands of families have arrived injured, traumatised and with no food or water in the town of Tawila after journeys of up to  70km (40 miles) on foot to flee attacks in Sudan’s Zamzam and Al Shouk camps, Save the Children  said. Many of the new arrivals, including thousands of…

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South Sudan: Children with cholera die on three-hour walk for treatment after aid cuts shut local health clinics

At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey to seek medical treatment, after aid cuts forced their local health services to close in the middle of a major outbreak of the deadly disease, Save the Children said

At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey to seek medical treatment, after aid cuts forced their local health services to close in the middle of a major outbreak of the deadly disease, Save the Children said. The children from a remote part…

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Violence in eastern DRC driving a “catastrophic escalation” in children going hungry

The worsening hunger crisis is being driven by escalating violence, with clashes in North and South Kivu as well as ongoing armed conflicts in Ituri intensifying since the start of the year

The number of children going hungry in war-torn eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surged 50% due to an escalation in violence this year with 2.3 million more children now going without enough food [1], according to Save the Children. An analysis of new data…

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Aid cuts disrupt education for 1.8 million children supported by Save the Children

Tanzania is one of 20 countries where Save the Children’s education programmes will be affected unless urgent funding is secured as governments cut foreign aid budgets

More than 1.8 million children will miss out on learning due to aid cuts impacting Save the Children’s education programmes in over 20 countries from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Syria to Tanzania. In Tanzania, more than 50,000 children face having their education disrupted or completely stopped due to…

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More than 400 children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recruited into conflict in first two months of 2025

Some of the children were reported to have been picked up from their communities and taken to the bushes to be trained to handle weapons against their will

More than 400 children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were recruited by armed actors in January and February this year, with some as young as 14 years and some reported picked up from schools and the streets and put at immediate risk of violence, said Save the Children.…

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Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp: children’s lives on the brink as medical and food supplies dry up

Heavy shelling and heightened violence in recent weeks have put children at increased risk and further complicated efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance

The warning over essential supplies at North Darfur’s Zamzam camp comes after families and children have endured seven months of living in famine conditions, with crippling food shortages and a lack of basic services. Heavy shelling and heightened violence in recent weeks have put children at increased risk and further complicated efforts…

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Children facing extreme hunger crisis put at risk by aid cuts as clinics close

Due to aid cuts, Save the Children is forced to close about 121 health and nutrition sites in Somalia, cutting off support for more than 250,000 people

Recent cuts in foreign aid have forced Save the Children to suspend lifesaving programmes for malnourished children as a reported 131 million children live in areas experiencing acute food crises globally. In a remote corner of northern Afghanistan, where winter has set in, health workers are battling the clock to…

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South Sudan: Heatwave forces schools to shut for second year running

With temperatures expected to climb as high as 42 degrees Celsius next week, the government ordered schools to close for at least two weeks yesterday

Dangerously high temperatures have forced schools across South Sudan to close for the second year in a row, putting learning out of reach for many children and pushing them further into risks like early marriage, child labour and recruitment into armed groups, Save the Children said.   With temperatures expected…

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Unaccompanied and separated children amongst up to 35,000 refugees who have crossed into Burundi in recent weeks

At least four children have also died upon arrival in Burundi due to illness, said Save the Children, with the squalid conditions in the transit camps and lack of medical supplies leaving children extremely vulnerable to disease and death

Save the Children protection staff are reporting an influx of unaccompanied and separated children arriving in Burundi, amongst the up to 35,000 refugees who have crossed into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent weeks. Most of the new arrivals are women and children, in the biggest wave of refugees to…

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End of 2024 saw more violence in Sudan than any time since conflict began – Save the Children

Save the Children analysed instances of violence in Sudan recorded by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) between 15 April 2023 and 31 January 2025 and found over 700 violent events targeting civilians in the last three months of 2024 - much higher than any other quarter in the conflict

The last quarter of 2024 saw more violence in Sudan than at any time since the conflict began nearly two years ago, Save the Children said, with significant violent attacks against children and other civilians continuing into 2025. Save the Children analysed instances of violence in Sudan recorded by the…