When crisis follows crisis, children need our protection and support more than ever, wherever they are in the world.
A dramatic escalation in conflict in the Middle East and wider region has triggered a rapidly expanding regional crisis with devastating consequences for children. Active hostilities including airstrikes, missile attacks and drone strikes continue across the region. The places where children learn, live and play have come under attack.
The direct impact of the conflict is felt by children in the wider region, across 15 countries including Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iraq and more.
The recent escalation has also worsened the situation for children and families in the occupied Palestinian territory, where children need food, water and other essential lifesaving supplies to be let in to Gaza at scale. In the West Bank, Palestinian children and families are facing increasingly severe movement restrictions, leaving many unable to access basic services and severely limiting humanitarian organisations’ ability to reach communities in need.
In Afghanistan, a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake has claimed thousands of lives. Children are at risk of being left alone, terrified and vulnerable, and will need immediate shelter and emergency relief items.
In Sudan, two years of persistent conflict has led to the largest child displacement crisis in the world, with 5.8 million children forced to flee their homes. Severe acute malnutrition is skyrocketing in Save the Children clinics, and a deadly cholera outbreak is spreading across displacement camps.
In Ukraine, three years of full-scale war continues to push many to the brink, grappling with threats to their health, safety and livelihoods.
We know from previous experience that in any emergency, children are always the most at risk. That’s why Save the Children and our partners remain dedicated to providing life-saving assistance to children and families impacted by these crises. You can help children caught up in conflict and disasters.
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In times of crisis, Save the Children is always among the first organisations to deliver life-saving support for children and their families. Our Children’s Emergency Fund helps us respond wherever the need is greatest. With your support, we can help millions of children in their darkest hour.
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