South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, according to the peace deal ending Africa's longest-running civil war. Independence, however, has not brought conflict and its consequences to an ...

Starting from the very first hour of an infant’s life, breastfeeding can have a significant impact on the baby’s health and development. A mother can receive health benefits as well, several of which ...

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. That’s why we do whatever it takes – every day and in times of crisis – to ensure children grow up healthy, learning and safe. Especially ...

A tornado is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. It’s important that children, families and communities understand how to stay safe during a ...

Ethiopia is Africa's second-most populated country, with a population of 115 million. Ethiopia is the third largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, sheltering over 800,000 registered refugees. With ...

Venezuela remains one of the most dangerous countries for children. Sadly, the country has the highest homicide rates in the world - a shocking 24 out of 1,000 children are murdered each year.

In 2020, South Asia witnessed one of the heaviest monsoon seasons in years, with two severe cyclons striking Bangladesh and India within just a few weeks of one another. In the Phillipines, multiple ...

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the largest country in Central America. Once under Spanish rule, the country gained full independence in 1838. Today, Nicaragua is struggling to ...

Around the world, war is tearing children’s lives apart. From Syria to Yemen to Ukraine, more than one in six children globally live in a warzone. We demand that children caught up in war are given ...

The Republic of Iraq is located in an area once home to the some of the earliest known civilizations. Tragically, it now ranks as one of the world’s worst places to be a child, where millions of ...

If you’re wondering “what is child sponsorship?” you’ve come to the right place. Save the Children pioneered child sponsorship in the early 1900s, bringing education, protection and safety to more ...

Did you know that nearly 90% of a child’s brain is developed by the time they turn 5? Yet children from low-income families hear roughly 30 million fewer words by age 3 and can enter school more than ...