A series of press releases from Save the Children highlights ongoing humanitarian crises affecting children across various global regions. The reports address issues ranging from natural disasters to health outbreaks and food insecurity.
In Nepal, floods have placed children at risk of disease due to struggles in accessing clean water. Overcrowded shelters have also been reported as a risk to the health and safety of children. Additionally, rescuers have been working to find survivors in areas that remain cut off following flash floods.
In other regions, seismic activity and conflict have disrupted lives. An earthquake in Indonesia has disrupted education for 8,000 children, while an earthquake in Colombia has left thousands in need of emergency aid. In Ukraine, July saw the highest number of child casualties in over four years.
Health and nutrition crises are also prominent. In Bangladesh, 35% of Rohingya refugees face crisis or emergency hunger as conditions worsen for children. In Afghanistan, nearly one in 10 children are acutely malnourished due to the closure of hundreds of health facilities. In the DR Congo, 180 children have lost both caregivers 100 days into an Ebola outbreak.
Other reported issues include child protection needs for migrants arriving in Ceuta, Spain, and the mobilization of resources to protect children in Washington State as wildfires threaten families and communities. In the United States, Save the Children has urged the administration to preserve the core promise of Head Start while pursuing practical improvements.
A first-ever national rural child well-being database has revealed opportunity gaps for children in rural America.
