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Patrick Quirk Named Chief Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Officer for Save the Children

WASHINGTON (Oct. 5, 2026) — Save the Children, the leading nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of children worldwide, today announced Patrick Quirk as its new Chief Policy, Advocacy and ...
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Save the Children Welcomes Senate Introduction of NEST Act to Support Rural Moms and Babies

WASHINGTON (Sept. 29, 2026) — Save the Children and its political advocacy arm, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), applaud the introduction of the Newborn Essentials Support Toolkit (NEST) Act ...
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Help Children in South Sudan

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 ...
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Help Children & Refugees in Afghanistan

More than 800,000 children crossed into Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in 2025; children are strangers in their own homeland. In Afghanistan, Save the Children supports programs for health and ...
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Patrick Quirk

Patrick Quirk is Chief Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Officer at Save the Children US. In this role, he leads the organization’s efforts to shape public policy, mobilize stakeholders and strengthen ...
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Indonesia wildfire haze threatens children across SE Asia and closes schools

JAKARTA (Sept. 10, 2026) – Haze from wildfires across Indonesia, intensified by El Niño-driven dry conditions, is spreading across Southeast Asia, threatening children's health and forcing more than 1 ...
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Yemen: Latest Violence Threatens to Shatter an Already Threadbare Health System for Children

ADEN (Sept. 16, 2026)—The latest violence in Yemen threatens to shatter the already threadbare health system for children, Save the Children said. Rishana Haniffa, Save the Children Country Director ...
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Nepal Floods: Over 500 children separated from parents and hundreds still missing

KATHMANDU (September 9, 2026) – About 540 children in Nepal have been separated from their parents or are unaccompanied two weeks after devastating flash floods, according to an initial assessment, ...
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Uganda: Child Malnutrition on the Rise as Conditions Worsen in Karamoja

KAMPALA (September 10, 2026) – An increasing number of children in the Karamoja region of Uganda are arriving at health clinics malnourished, according to Save the Children staff, as a global hunger ...
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As World Leaders Gather at UN General Assembly, Save the Children Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Kids

NEW YORK (September 21, 2026) — As world leaders gather for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, Save the Children U.S. President and CEO Janti Soeripto is calling for greater urgency to protect ...
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Save the Children Launches 'Learn Without Limits' to Close Rural Literacy Gaps, Help Every Child Read by Grade Three

National Movement Kicks off on International Literacy Day with Book Vending Machine Installations in Five Rural Communities and Nationwide Call to Expand Learning Resources for Rural Children ...
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Education for 1.5 million Palestinian children disrupted for fourth academic year

RAMALLAH (September 10, 2026) – All 1.5 million school-aged children in the occupied Palestinian territory are unable to access a safe and quality education for a fourth consecutive academic year. [1] ...