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Save the Children underscores year-round commitment for child protection

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen May is Child Protection Month in South Africa, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of safeguarding children from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Gugu Xaba, the CEO of Save the Children, South Africa, emphasizes that child protection is a year-round priority for the organisation. "It is important for Save the Children South Africa to indicate that every day is child protection day for us," Xaba […]

today6 May 2024

International

4 out of 5 Palestinian children detained by Israel are beaten: new report finds

Four out of five Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system are beaten and 69 per cent are strip-searched, according to new research by Save the Children. Nearly half – 42 per cent – are injured at the point of arrest, including suffering gunshot wounds and broken bones. Some report violence of a sexual nature and some are transferred to court or between detention centres in small cages, the child […]

today10 July 2023

International News

NGO: Palestinian territory facing ‘worsening child protection crisis’

Ahead of World Humanitarian Day, to be marked on August 19th, as the United Nations (UN) prepares a global awareness campaign on the impact of conflict on humanitarian aid workers and the broader civil society, including children and families, the occupied Palestinian territory is facing a “worsening child protection crisis” brought on by 50 years of Israel's military occupation, according to Jennifer Moorehead, director of Save the Children - Palestine. […]

today18 August 2017

International News

Cholera rages across Yemen, one child infected every minute

A cholera epidemic raging across Yemen is spiralling out of control, with around one child falling sick every minute, an aid agency warned on Wednesday. Thousands of people could die in the coming months with up to 300,000 cases predicted, Save the Children said, adding that the infection rate had tripled in a fortnight. Two years of civil war, near-famine conditions and a lack of access to clean water have […]

today14 June 2017

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