MAGGIE MICHAEL / The Associated PressMay 3, 2018
Aid agencies warn that parts of Yemen could soon start to see widespread death from famine as a three-year war drags on. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin / ProPublicaJan 29, 2018
A senior official with the organization harassed a subordinate and was accused of raping another. Yet he was given glowing references and got hired by Save the Children. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentNov 19, 2017
At least 50,000 are expected to die as indirect casualties this year, and nearly 400,000 will need treatment for acute malnutrition. Meanwhile, aid groups are being actively interfered with. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Ahmed Al-Haj / APNov 9, 2017
Unless the Saudi-led coalition lifts its blockade, the country will face "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades," agency warns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 31, 2013
Due to a polio outbreak in eastern Syria, the organization Save the Children pleaded Tuesday with both the government and rebels to instate a cease-fire and allow access to hundreds of thousands of young ones threatened by the pernicious disease. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 23, 2008
Americans apparently have a track record of opening their wallets to assist those in need after natural disasters at home and abroad. That was the case, at least, after the 2004 tsunami in Asia and Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. in 2005. But the picture looks different in the wake of the recent cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China, leaving international trend-watchers asking: What gives? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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