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AFGHANISTAN: Extreme weather forces more people from their homes in first six months of 2024 than all 2023
Extreme weather events forced at least 38,000 people from their homes in Afghanistan in the first six month of this year
AFGHANISTAN: At least 1,500 children lose their homes as country battered by latest deadly floods
Floods from heavy rains have killed about 40 people in eastern Afghanistan and about 1,500 children have lost their homes Save the Children said.
SAVE THE CHILDREN’S GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS 2024 OPENS FOR ENTRIES
Save the Children International launches its inaugural Global Media Awards to celebrate excellence in journalism for child rights.
35 million children are under threat in most active Atlantic hurricane season ever - Save the Children
About 35 million children are living in areas exposed to Atlantic hurricanes during what could be the most active hurricane season in recorded history
Afghanistan: Nearly three in ten children forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024
Afghanistan: Nearly three in ten children forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024, new figures show.
Floods in Afghanistan: What do they mean for children?
Explainer about the situation in Afghanistan since the flash floods that have left over 40,000 children homeless.
Afghanistan floods: ‘There is no life left for us here. You want to put your head in your hands and shout and cry.’
Afghanistan floods: ‘There is no life left for us here. You want to put your head in your hands and shout and cry.’
Afghanistan: About 40,000 Children Lose Homes After Heavy Rains and Flash Floods in Baghlan Province
Flash floods in Afghanistan damage houses and kills livestock and people
Afghanistan: Flash floods kill at least 200 people including children
Flash floods in Baghlan in Northern Afghanistan have killed at least 200 people - including children.
Afghanistan: Nearly 400,000 children to receive medicines from humanitarian aid flight after rise in preventable illnesses
Nearly 400,000 children to receive medicines from humanitarian aid flight after rise in preventable illnesses
Afghanistan: 250,000 children in need of food, homes and education after returning from Pakistan
Save the Children press release on families returning from Pakistan to Afghanistan
Nine children killed by a single landmine in Afghanistan
Nine children killed by a single landmine in Afghanistan The children - five boys and four girls, all aged between 5 and 10 - found the decades old mi
AFGHANISTAN: Lack of snow raises fears of further drought as children and communities suffer impacts of climate crisis
A warmer-than-average winter and lack of snow are ominous signs of worsening climatic and drought conditions in Afghanistan.
ONE IN THREE CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN TO ENTER 2024 FACING CRISIS LEVELS OF HUNGER
Save the Children press release on IPC figures on hunger in Afghanistan
Major outbreak of disease escalating in camps as 250,000 people, mostly children, return to Afghanistan from Pakistan
Major outbreak of disease escalating in camps as 250,000 people, mostly children, return to Afghanistan from Pakistan
‘Children are returning with nothing’: Thousands of Afghan families leave Pakistan to avoid potential deportation
Save the Children press release on children crossing the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Afghanistan: Four earthquakes in a week leave thousands living in the open and in tents
Save the Children press release following earthquake in Afghanistan
New humanitarian funding urgently needed after devastating earthquake in western Afghanistan causes ‘a crisis on top of a crisis’ -
Thousands of children are without homes after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated large parts of Herat province in western Afghanistan.
The international community must not turn its back on hungry children in Afghanistan as 2 million people lose food assistance – Save the Children
The international community must not turn its back on hungry children in Afghanistan as 2 million people lose food assistance – Save the Children
STAFF ACCOUNT: Curing malnourished children as malnutrition cases skyrocket by 50% in Afghanistan
Ahmad* joined Save the Children in 2021. He is a nurse with Save the Children’s Mobile Health Team and provides treatment for children and communities
More than a third of children surveyed in Afghanistan pushed into child labour, as country marks two years of Taliban rule
More than a third of children surveyed in Afghanistan pushed into child labour
International community failing Afghanistan during major locust outbreak as 8 million people cut off from food aid
Eight million people in Afghanistan are cut off from food aid and the international community must step up
JOINT INGO STATEMENT: BAN ON WOMEN AID WORKERS IN AFGHANISTAN MUST BE LIFTED
Save the Children and INGO statement on Afghanistan ban on UN women aid workers
Afghanistan: Eighteen months after ban, classroom doors must open for secondary school girls
As schools across Afghanistan prepare for the new academic year next week, secondary school aged girls must be allowed to go back to the classroom aft
“We need women to help women”: Afghan women cut off from aid following Taliban ban on female NGO workers
Woman weaves carpets in Afghanistan to support children following NGO ban
Save the Children resumes some activities with female staff in Afghanistan
Save the Children said it was restarting some of its activities where reliable assurances had been given for a full and safe return to work for its female staff
Ban on female aid workers could push Afghan children back into work
Press Release on the ban of female NGO workers in Afghanistan and its effect on child labour
"Shocked, outraged, heartbroken" - The ban on female aid workers in Afghanistan
A blog from a teacher working for Save the Children in Afghanistan on the recent ban on female aid workers
PRESS RELEASE: A BAN ON FEMALE AID WORKERS IN AFGHANISTAN WILL COST LIVES, WARN LEADING AID GROUPS
A JOINT INGO press release on the situation in Afghanistan after the ban of female staff from working with NGOs.
9 FACTS ABOUT SAVE THE CHILDREN’S WORK IN AFGHANISTAN
Save the Children has suspended its operations in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s announcement that women are banned from working for INGOs.
NGOs condemn Afghan de facto authorities’ ban on women NGO workers
Leaders of CARE, NRC and Save the Children respond to the announcement of a ban on NGOs employing women in Afghanistan.
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON GIRLS EDUCATION IN AFGHANISTAN
A statement on the latest restrictions placed by Taliban on Girls' education
ACBAR Condemns the Decision of Suspending Women from Universities Kabul
ACBAR condemns the announcement on 20th December by the Ministry of Higher Education for an immediate and indefinite suspension on women attending universities.
Save the Children response to Taliban female university student ban
Save the Children response to Taliban ban on female students at university in Afghanistan
NEW ANALYSIS – Afghanistan tops list of 7 countries where children were most in need in 2022
The number of children needing humanitarian assistance rose more than 20% this year to 149 million, with Afghanistan then the DRC most severely impacted.
From students to labourers: The reality for Afghan girls living under the school ban
From students to labourers: The reality for Afghan girls living under the school ban
From students to labourers: The reality for Afghan girls living under the school ban
In this blog Sacha Myers, former Head of Media for Save the Children Afghanistan talks about the impact of the school ban on girls in Afghanistan. Read it to hear firsthand the stories of Afghan girls who have been turned from students into child labourers against their own will.
STATEMENT: SCHOOL ATTACK “ANOTHER BLOW” FOR CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan school attack
As COP27 enters final days, 70% of Afghan children threatened by extreme weather events as drought predicted to stretch into 2023 – Save the Children
As COP27 enters final days, 70% of Afghan children threatened by extreme weather events as drought predicted to stretch into 2023 – Save the Children
Child malnutrition cases rise nearly 50% in Afghanistan as hunger hits record levels
Child malnutrition cases rise nearly 50% in Afghanistan as hunger hits record levels
Aid is keeping Afghan children alive, but it can’t fix an economy in crisis
Chris Nyamandi, Country Director of Save the Children Afghanistan, describes how without long-term funding for things like education and healthcare, there is no future for children in Afghanistan.
Four children die in flash floods as Afghanistan marks one year of Taliban rule
Four children die in flash floods as Afghanistan marks one year of Taliban rule
Afghanistan: what is life like for children since the Taliban takeover?
A year on from the Taliban takeover, read the stories of children and their families living in Afghanistan.
One year under Taliban rule, girls are more isolated, hungry, sad: new report
Sharara*, 10, and her family were evicted from their home in Afghanistan because they couldn't pay the rent or buy food for their children (Aashiqullah Mandozai / Save the Children)
“This house killed my sister”: Children terrified of returning to their homes in earthquake-hit Afghanistan
“This house killed my sister”: Children terrified of returning to their homes in earthquake-hit Afghanistan
“I thought the world was ending when I saw my family dead”: Afghan children lose entire families in fatal earthquake
“I thought the world was ending when I saw my family dead”: Afghan children lose entire families in fatal earthquake
Fears for 118,000 children in wake of Afghanistan’s deadly earthquake
Save the Children and other agencies are deploying teams to the worst-hit areas to assess the damage and immediate needs of children and their families following the earthquake in Afghanistan.
Almost 10 million children going hungry in Afghanistan as food aid alone fails to the meet tidal wave of need, Save the Children says
Almost 10 million children going hungry in Afghanistan as food aid alone fails to the meet tidal wave of need, Save the Children says
“I would never wish this Ramadan on anyone”: Afghan families surviving on bread and water through holy month as economic crisis worsens
“I would never wish this Ramadan on anyone”: Afghan families surviving on bread and water through holy month as economic crisis worsens
80% of secondary school girls in Afghanistan missing out on education, one month since Taliban ban extended
80% of secondary school girls in Afghanistan missing out on education, one month since Taliban ban extended
In Afghanistan, rains bring little relief for 12 million children struggling to recover from drought
In Afghanistan, rains bring little relief for 12 million children struggling to recover from drought
Millions of Afghan children fight hunger, disease and exploitation as donors meet to determine their fate
Millions of Afghan children fight hunger, disease and exploitation as donors meet to determine their fate
AFGHANISTAN: Save the Children appalled by reports that formal ban on girls’ education will continue as secondary schools reopen across the country today
AFGHANISTAN: Save the Children appalled by reports that formal ban on girls’ education will continue as secondary schools reopen across the country today
At the UN Afghanistan pledging summit, world leaders must step up for girls’ education
At the UN Afghanistan pledging summit, world leaders must step up for girls’ education
AFGHANISTAN: Desperate mother agreed to sell her unborn baby as debt-ridden families are pushed to crisis point
AFGHANISTAN: Desperate mother agreed to sell her unborn baby as debt-ridden families are pushed to crisis point
Afghan family in Ukraine forced to flee conflict for second time in eight months
Afghan family in Ukraine forced to flee conflict for second time in eight months
AFGHANISTAN: Save the Children welcomes announcement that girls will be returning to secondary school
AFGHANISTAN: Save the Children welcomes announcement that girls will be returning to secondary school
Afghanistan six months on: Children on the edge of life
Afghanistan six months on: Children on the edge of life
AFGHANISTAN: A fifth of starving families sending children to work as incomes plummet in past six months
AFGHANISTAN: A fifth of starving families sending children to work as incomes plummet in past six months
"I lie awake at night thinking of the children we can’t reach": Afghanistan's doctors at breaking point as pneumonia and hunger soar
"I lie awake at night thinking of the children we can’t reach": Afghanistan's doctors at breaking point as pneumonia and hunger soar
Afghanistan: Number of malnourished children at Save the Children clinics doubled since August
Demand for malnutrition treatment surged as the country plunged into its worst food crisis on record
Two-thirds of Afghan children need help to survive in 2022
Two-thirds of Afghan children need help to survive in 2022
Number of Afghan Children without enough to eat up 3.3 million in just four months
Number of Afghan Children without enough to eat up 3.3 million in just four months
Desperate Afghan mother forced to give up one twin to feed the other as hunger crisis worsens
Desperate Afghan mother forced to give up one twin to feed the other as hunger crisis worsens
WORLD LEADERS URGED TO HALT ESCALATING HUNGER CRISIS AS 17% MORE PEOPLE EXPECTED TO NEED LIFE-SAVING AID IN 2022
WORLD LEADERS URGED TO HALT ESCALATING HUNGER CRISIS AS 17% MORE PEOPLE EXPECTED TO NEED LIFE-SAVING AID IN 2022
780,000 Afghan children without shelter, nearly 8.6 million without blankets as temperatures drop below freezing – Save the Children
780,000 Afghan children without shelter, nearly 8.6 million without blankets as temperatures drop below freezing – Save the Children
Afghanistan: Two babies born every minute as health system nears collapse in first 100 days of Taliban rule
Afghanistan: Two babies born every minute as health system nears collapse in first 100 days of Taliban rule
Children dying from starvation in Kabul as ‘unprecedented’ food crisis leaves almost 14 million Afghan children hungry
Children dying from starvation in Kabul as ‘unprecedented’ food crisis leaves almost 14 million Afghan children hungry
“Please open the school to my sisters”: Afghan boys skip school until girls can return to the classroom
“Please open the school to my sisters”: Afghan boys skip school until girls can return to the classroom
LEARNING IS A LIFELINE - THE G20 MUST PROTECT EDUCATION FOR ALL AFGHAN CHILDREN
LEARNING IS A LIFELINE - THE G20 MUST PROTECT EDUCATION FOR ALL AFGHAN CHILDREN
AFGHANISTAN: Health system collapse will result in thousands of additional child deaths each month – Save the Children
AFGHANISTAN: Health system collapse will result in thousands of additional child deaths each month – Save the Children
STATEMENT: Save the Children shocked by reports that girls in Afghanistan will not be allowed back to school
STATEMENT: Save the Children shocked by reports that girls in Afghanistan will not be allowed back to school
AFGHANISTAN: Save the Children resumes life-saving services for children in Kandahar
AFGHANISTAN: Save the Children resumes life-saving services for children in Kandahar
AFGHANISTAN: World must not turn its back on hungry Afghan children, warns Save the Children ahead of UN meeting
AFGHANISTAN: World must not turn its back on hungry Afghan children, warns Save the Children ahead of UN meeting
Save the Children hoping to resume life-saving services for children in Afghanistan soon
Save the Children hoping to resume life-saving services for children in Afghanistan soon
STATEMENT: Save the Children calls on EU governments to guarantee the rights of Afghan children and families in Europe
STATEMENT: Save the Children calls on EU governments to guarantee the rights of Afghan children and families in Europe
One child killed or maimed every 5 hours over 20 years of war in Afghanistan
The numbers are a devastating insight into the deadly cost of war on children
Save the Children devastated by reports children were among those killed in Kabul airstrike
Save the Children devastated by reports children were among those killed in Kabul airstrike
'No child should ever become collateral damage' - SAVE THE CHILDREN
'No child should ever become collateral damage' - SAVE THE CHILDREN
AFGHANISTAN: Price hikes push food out of reach for millions of children
AFGHANISTAN: Price hikes push food out of reach for millions of children
