Child Poverty – Ka Ora, Ka Ako must stay: Save the Children calls for...
Source: Save the Children
Save the Children New Zealand is calling for continued investment in the Government’s Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches programme in...
University Research – Economic abuse common in New Zealand – UoA
Source: University of Auckland
Economic abuse compounds other forms of violence and pushes women into poverty, according to new research.
Economic abuse is common, affecting about...
Child Poverty – New Zealand’s hungry teens four years behind in their learning –...
Source: Health Coalition Aotearoa
Food poverty has contributed to New Zealand’s poor performance in an international educational achievement test for 15-year-olds, reigniting calls for broader access...
Floods and landslides disrupt the lives of 40,000 children in Bolivia – Save the...
Source: Save The Children
BOLIVIA, 1 March 2024 – More than 40,000 children in Bolivia have been affected by landslides, floods, and flash floods, and 12 have died in the...
Jump of 35 % in teen pregnancies in the Philippines prompts calls to increase...
Source: Save The Children
MANILA, 29 February 2024 – Sex education in homes and schools and more adolescent-friendly health services are crucial in the Philippines...
Save the Children expands programming for vulnerable children with new Country Office in Brazil
Source: Save The Children
RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 February 2024 — International child rights organisation Save the Children is opening a new Country Office in...
Speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Source: New Zealand Government
Acknowledgements
Good morning. Can I start by acknowledging Simon and the team at the Chamber. Thanks for the invitation to be here...
Child Poverty – ‘Deeply concerned’ – KidsCan says worsening child poverty shows urgent government...
Source: KidsCan
The latest child poverty statistics – showing 36,000 more children living below the poverty line – are hugely concerning, but not surprising, KidsCan...
Universities – Stout Research Centre appoints 2024 JD Stout Fellow and awards Lydia Wevers...
Source: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Rebecca Macfie has been appointed as the 2024 JD Stout Fellow by The Stout Research Centre for New...
Gaza: families forced to forage for food left by rats as 1.1 million children...
Source: Save the Children
Families in Gaza are forced to forage for scraps of food left by rats and eating leaves out of desperation to survive...
UKRAINE: 42 civilian casualties every day in two years of war
Source: Save The Children
KYIV, 24 February 2024 – Two years since the escalation of war in Ukraine, more than 10,500 civilians have been killed,...
Gaza: Families forced to forage for food left by rats as 1.1 million children...
Source: Save The Children
GAZA, 22 February 2024 – Families in Gaza are forced to forage for scraps of food left by rats and eating...
