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“They’re flinching at the slightest noise” – Children’s mental wellbeing at stake two weeks on from devastating Venezuela earthquakes
The WHO Civil Society Commission reshapes priorities at the World Health Assembly
Growing Up with a Nation: Children demand a say in South Sudan’s future on 15 years of independence
Families displaced by Venezuela earthquakes at risk of infection amid water and sanitation shortages
Airstrike on Gaza tent marks fourth Palestinian child killed in six days by Israeli forces
Sudan: More than 5,500 children displaced by escalating violence in El Obeid in past two weeks
World Health Assembly Global Parliamentary Forum: from commitment to action on the WHO Pandemic Agreement and sustainable financing for health
Health risks for children skyrocket one week after Venezuela earthquakes
After 1,000 days of war, Gaza’s children dream of home and a better future despite the world’s failure
Venezuela Earthquakes: “Fear, stress, and overwhelming sadness are everywhere” as children pulled from rubble with tens of thousands still missing
Save the Children Australia welcomes news last Australian child and her mother set to return from Syria
Puppets, songs, games set to teach young children in the DRC about Ebola to tackle misinformation and protect families
Child deaths in conflict surge by a third amid rise of tech-driven warfare
Young children paying the highest price one month since DRC declared new Ebola crisis
A bittersweet milestone: Children from Ukraine reflect on how war affected their education as they prepare to graduate
Children surviving on leaves and water lilies as conflict drives parts of South Sudan to the brink of famine
One in four confirmed DRC Ebola deaths are children underscoring the urgent need to protect them
Save the Children welcomes return of Australian children from northeastern Syria
EBOLA OUTBREAK: “We are in a game of catch-up. Unless a collective effort is made, this crisis is going to get worse”
Over four children killed or injured on average a day during the ‘so- called’ ceasefire in Lebanon
Foreign Minister welcomes Deputy PM of Lao PDR to New Zealand
Bangladesh: Families urged to vaccinate children as number of suspected measles deaths exceeds 400
Two in three children in Gaza at risk of infection due to plague of rats and pests
Report: 15 years since devastating famine, Somalia faces new disaster – drought without aid
VANUATU: New climate-resilient classroom opens after fundraising boost from adventurers
More than 2.7 million children aged under five in Pakistan face acute malnutrition
DRC: Number of attacks on schools triple in one year as violence escalates
Straight from the Watch House, Interviews with Qld Free Speech Arrestees
SUDAN: Three children born into war every minute as maternal deaths rise and health services deteriorate
Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing
Save the Children deeply concerned for children and families in the Pacific as severe Tropical Cyclone Maila intensifies, the second cyclone to…
Investing in climate resilience: Education leaders call for increased investment for a climate-smart future
Middle East conflict: Australian Government investment in humanitarian funding must be in line with defence spending
Civil society coalition calls for leadership grounded in compassion, unity and respect
Criminalising Re-entry Assistance for Terrorist Sympathisers The Criminal Code Amendment (Keeping Australia Safe) Bill 2026
“Schools are not battlefields”: Save the Children calls for all children to be protected as violence escalates across the Middle East and…
AFGHANISTAN: About 25,000 children living and learning in tents six months after deadly earthquake
UKRAINE: Children anxious, fearful after 4,000 hours of air raid alarms in four years of war
The Hon Patrick Gorman MP Television interview – Sky News Afternoon Agenda
Save the Children Australia responds to Coalition proposal to criminalise assistance to Australian children stranded in northeastern Syria
Children recruited into armed groups in DR Congo describe abduction, drugging and violence as call for greater action
Urgent medical evacuations through Rafah predicted to take over four years, trapping children in need
Nominations now open for the 2026 Greater Shepparton Women’s Awards 
SUDAN: Children have lost about 500 days of learning due to war in one of the world’s longest school closures
BANGLADESH: First hospital focused on mothers, newborns opens in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp
WEST BANK: Children forced by Israeli forces from refugee camps a year ago struggling to eat, attend school, amid uncertainty
YEMEN: One child killed or injured every day on average in 2025 as child casualties surged
Gaza storms amid Israeli aid restrictions cut off vital services for children