ADDIS ABABA, (December 19, 2024) – New low-cost tools that measure newborn babies' feet to screen for prematurity or low birth weight are under trial in Ethiopia in an initiative to help tackle the ...

PORT VILA, (December 18, 2024) – Children in Vanuatu need immediate support to ensure they have shelter, food and healthcare as well as access to education following two earthquakes in Vanuatu that ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country of striking geographical features, including active volcanoes, and a strong indigenous culture – as well as crushing poverty, violence and ...

In the U.S. and around the world, Save the Children does whatever it takes — every day and in times of crisis — to ensure children grow up healthy, educated and safe. We are often the first or only ...

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country, with a troubled history, set astride the equator in East Africa. Striving to become a country of relative stability and prosperity, ...

Every girl and boy deserves to grow up free from harm. Yet gender-based violence continues, effectively ending their childhoods and risking their futures. Gender-based violence occurs in every country ...

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is located in northern Africa. One of the Arab world’s most populous countries, its teeming cities and much of its agricultural activity are concentrated ...

While more children are in school today than ever before, many are not learning basic skills like reading once they get there. Save the Children's Literacy Boost is helping to change that by creating ...

Venezuela remains one of the most dangerous countries for children. Sadly, the country has the highest homicide rates in the world - a shocking 24 out of 1,000 children are murdered each year.

In 2020, South Asia witnessed one of the heaviest monsoon seasons in years, with two severe cyclons striking Bangladesh and India within just a few weeks of one another. In the Phillipines, multiple ...

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, according to the peace deal ending Africa's longest-running civil war. Independence, however, has not brought conflict and its consequences to an ...