Millions of children still not receiving aid a month after start of Pakistan floods, says Save the Children

A month since the onset of the floods in Pakistan, 2.3 million children under the age of five have not been reached with critical and lifesaving assistance, according to Save the Children.

Media release: Millions of children still not receiving aid a month after start of Pakistan floods, says Save the Children

Laos shows the Millennium Development Goals CAN be achieved

The Millennium Developments Goals ARE achievable: just look to Laos and you’ll see it’s true.

Laos PDR is one of the poorest countries in South East Asia, yet it is one of the few countries in the world to be achieving some of its Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) in parts of the country where Save the Children is working with the nation’s government to deliver comprehensive primary health care.

Media Release: Laos shows the Millennium Development Goals CAN be achieved

Children in Need of Special Protection in the Wake of Pakistan Floods

Save the Children Opens Child-Friendly Spaces to Give Thousands of Children A Place to Play, Recover and Learn

Thousands of children in Pakistan affected by historic flooding in Pakistan are receiving support to reinforce their ability to cope with disaster and protection from abuse and exploitation.   

Save the Children has established 10 child-friendly spaces in Muzafargarh and four in Swat. Three mobile child-friendly spaces are also providing activities for children in DG Khan, Muzafargarh and Rajanpur. Lindsay Shearer, Save the Children’s child protection manager in Pakistan says, “These child-friendly spaces provide children affected by the floods with a comforting environment that helps them cope with the uncertainty around them, provides opportunities to learn and play, and give them time and space to just be children.”

Media Release:  Children in Need of Special Protection in the Wake of Pakistan Floods

GLOBAL CEO SAYS IT’S TIME TO END CHILD DEATHS FROM COMMON ILLNESSES

With nearly 9 million children dying every year from preventable diseases before their fifth birthday, global CEO of Save the Children Jasmine Whitbread has called on world governments to take “immediate and decisive action” to turn around this tragic statistic, saying “although we face many challenges, it’s crucial we don’t give up on achieving the Millennium Development Goals by their 2015 deadline.” 

Ms Whitbread’s comments come in the lead-up to the United Nations Department of Public Information/Non Governmental Organisation (DPI/NGO) Conference on global health, to be held next week in Melbourne from Monday 30 August to Wednesday 1 September, 2010.  Jasmine Whitbread is a guest speaker at the event, which will focus on world health issues as they relate to the Millennium Development Goals.

Download the media release as a PDF: Global CEO says it's time to end child deaths from common illnesses

The Palais to help indigenous kids get their groove

When it comes to live music, there are few venues as iconic and well-loved as The Palais Theatre. So it seems fitting that the venue’s management team are putting their passion and knowledge of all things musical to good use, by strengthening family relationships and helping stage an event in an outback indigenous community. 

Media release: Partnership between Deadly Blokes & Kids and the Palais Theatre

Gillard & Abbott set to "unwittingly" help raise funds for Pakistan floods

Charity to donate a dollar every time it hears "Let's move Australia forward" and "Stand up for Australia"

One dollar will be donated to the Pakistan earthquake appeal for every occasion Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott use their slogans, "Let's move Australia forward" and "Stand up for Australia," during the election campaign, announces Save the Children.

Media Release: Gillard & Abbott set to "unwittingly" help raise funds for Pakistan floods

Save the Children Mobilising to Help Families Affected by Pakistan Flooding

Save the Children is moving quickly to mobilise supplies and personnel to begin providing emergency assistance to the families who have been affected by the unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, where to date, over 1300 people have died.  The destruction is massive and devastating.

Save the Children has launched a fundraising appeal to assist affected children and their families. The Pakistan Flood Appeal number is 1800 76 00 11.

Media release: Pakistan Flood Fundraising Appeal

Bvlgari to support quality education for children

BVLGARI today announced it will introduce a specially-designed silver and ceramic ring in October 2010 in support of BVLGARI’s 2010-2011 pledged commitment of $8.8million (6 million Euros) to support quality education for the world’s neediest children.

Bvlgari Media Release: Bvlgari to support quality education