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Marking Save the Children's 50th year in Yemen

Sana’a, 10 January 2012 - Despite the increased attention paid to Yemen’s humanitarian situation, children are being denied the right to education and protection from violence, abuse and exploitation. Ms. Sana Johnson, the Regional Director of Save...

Celebrating the 63rd Human Rights Day in Yemen

25 January 2012 - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created 63 years ago. We commemorate this very important juncture in history through the celebration of Human Rights Day on the 10 of December every year. In Yemen this was...

Mobile Text Message Campaign in Gaza

January 2012 - A mobile text message was sent out to 20,000 Palestinians living in Gaza as a part of a campaign carried out by the Children’s Committees which were established in I0 public schools located in the Access Restricted Areas (ARAs)* in Gaza....

Child Resilience in East Jerusalem

Children in Shu'fat Camp celebrate Universal Children's Day in November 2011 With funding from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MA’AN Development Center (MA’AN) and Save the Children are piloting a school based psychosocial support programme...

Fact sheet: De-worming Campaign in Lahej, Yemen

Save the Children’s de-worming campaign comes as part of the activities under the second objective of the Inclusive Education Program for the year 2011; the Campaign targeted 6 schools’ students in Tuban district in Lahej governorate with facilitation...

"Small bear, big heart"

ABC's Christmas Campaign in partnership with Save the Children ...

Children demand an end to violence

"We want to learn and play in a safe environment" 26th November 2011 On Saturday 26th November more than 200 children gathered at the UNWRA girls' school to celebrate Universal Children's Day. The event, which...

Children in Lebanon celebrate International Child Day

November 20th 2011 On the occasion of the International Child Day, the Lebanese parliament took a youthful face: 128 children dressed in white were hosted in the deputies’ chamber interacting with the State on a number of subjects that matter...

Fact Sheet - Rights violation caused by armed conflict in Gaza

As part of the project “Protecting the Rights of Children in Armed Conflicts in Gaza”, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), in partnership with Save the Children Sweden (SCS), issued the first fact sheet of five, documenting children’s...

Manara Network: A Civil Society for Child Rights in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Manara is a network of Civil Society Organisations led by Save the Children Sweden (SCS) and implemented with the members of the network.

Regional Child Rights Situation Analysis

To better respond to the needs of children, Save the Children Sweden develops Child Rights Situation Analyses on a periodic basis. This regional CRSA has been developed by the MENA regional office to explore the violations of child rights that exist...

Post-trauma Rehabilitation of Palestinian ex-detainee children in the West Bank

The “Post-trauma Rehabilitation of Palestinian Ex-detainee Children in the West Bank” Programme, aims at facilitating the re-integration process of child ex-detainees into their communities by enhancing the psychosocial well being and coping capacity...

Children and Adolescent’s Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health

This three-year project aims to raise awareness and enhance protection of children and adolescents in the MENA region from gender based violence through promoting their right to Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Stories from Yemen

Satellite classrooms in make a world of difference in Al Rayan settlement in Al Habeel district, Lahj governorate. 74 families live here, and together they have at least 500 children. Al Rayan is a traditional settlement with rural customs and the nearest...

Emergency Response

Current Crisis in Yemen

This year a number of children have been killed and hundreds have been injured during protests in Yemen . As clashes between government forces and anti-government demonstrators esclated, Save the Children Sweden increased its efforts in the...

Current Crisis in Libya

In February 2011, anti-government protests erupted in Libya and soon turned violent. Fierce fighting is continuing between government forces and the opposition in Libya, as air strikes by international coalition forces under the authority of UN resolution...

Emergency Response in the North of Lebanon

Since last April, over 5000 Syrians have been displaced to Lebanon fleeing the deteriorating security sitatuoin in their home country. Amongst the 5000 displaced Syrians that have entered the country, 3,581 are registered with UNHCR and the...

Saada Emergency

The conflict in Saada, North of Yemen, which started in 2004, has continued for five rounds of armed fighting; the most recent officially ended by government announcement on 17 July 2008. Low-level fighting continued between these main periods...

Gaza Emergency

SAVE THE CHILDREN'S RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENCY IN GAZA Following the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in December 2008 - January 2009, 20 Family Centres were set up across the Gaza Strip, in order to respond to the emergency situation....

Nahr Al-Bared Emergency

Save the Children Sweden was amongst the first INGOs to respond to the emergency in Nahr Al Bared by dealing with protection and education needs of children in both Nahr Al-Bared and Beddawi refugee camps. We created safe play areas...