The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Save the Children have launched today an unprecedented US$70 million investment at COP28 to build climate-resilient schools in vulnerable countries. Climate change is threatening every child’s right to a quality, safe education. Nearly one billion girls and boys – roughly half the world’s children – live in countries at extremely high risk for the harmful effects of climate change. Every year, climate events interrupt learning for about 40 million children, a figure likely to rise as the intensity…
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Landmark Recognition Says Inaction on Climate Crisis is a Child Rights’ Violation
Governments will need to recognize that inaction on the climate crisis is a child rights violation, factor environmental concerns into their efforts to protect and fulfill children’s rights, and empower and protect child activists, thanks to a landmark new UN document published today. In a major step for the world’s 2.4 billion children now currently experiencing the climate emergency, the new document recognizes children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. This is a result of scores of children across the world who have been calling for change, Save…
Read MoreIn Celebration of the Summer’s Hugely Anticipated Big-Screen “Barbie” Movie, Warner Bros. Discovery and Mattel Partner with Save the Children to Inspire and Empower Girls from Around the World
Warner Bros. Discovery, in connection with Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming movie ‘Barbie,” today announced it is launching a global girls’ empowerment initiative. The multi-faceted campaign, benefiting worldwide humanitarian organization Save the Children, will help girls around the world receive the learning resources and support they need to make their dreams a reality. Mattel, creator of the global icon Barbie and IP owner of the brand, has partnered with Save the Children for nearly two decades and launched the Barbie Dream Gap Project in 2018; they will partner with WBD on the…
Read MoreFabulous launches a new campaign Baby, Bank On Us in partnership with Save The Children and Little Village
The cost-of-living crisis has left many families with young children in incredible financial hardship. To support struggling parents, Fabulous is launching Baby, Bank On Us, in partnership with Save the Children, Little Village and baby banks across the UK. Half of the 4.2 million children living in poverty in the UK live in a family with a child under the age of five. An exclusive Fabulous survey of 2,000 British mums unearthed some heartbreaking statistics. 27% report rationing nappies and baby wipes, 39% have missed meals so their children can…
Read MoreSave the Children Innovation Lab Readies to Launch Food Access Solutions for Rural Kids in Need
With existing child hunger solutions not fully addressing the unique challenges facing rural communities, Save the Children has announced five new, innovative projects that will work to reduce child food insecurity in some of rural America’s hardest-to-reach, most impoverished communities. Led by community organizations across five states, the projects have been selected and funded by Save the Children’s newly-launched Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab, and will begin implementing in the coming months. Nearly 90 percent of counties with the highest food insecurity rates are rural, and 1 in…
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