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Download logo Families in Madagascar are bracing for the second tropical storm in two weeks, following the most severe drought  the country’s south has faced in 40 years, according to Save the Children. Less than three months after the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), where world leaders failed to commit to enough funding for the […]

DummyThe findings highlight the devastating double jeopardy these children face, with climate change shocks like heatwaves and drought exacerbating

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) acknowledged Friday that access to a "safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a basic human right for the first time.

UN says access to a 'clean, healthy' environment is a human right

Lockdown Poems from Children Across the World Experiencing Life During COVID-19 Since March 2020, the lives of billions of children been turned upside down due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Today, children around the world are still out of school and experiencing the effects of remote learning, lockdown and other "new normals". To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about life under lockdown, sharing their hopes, fear...