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Save the Children works to ensure that children, their mothers and other caregivers have access to and use key health and nutrition services, as well as adopt healthy behaviors in both development and emergency situations. We use proven methods to fight the major causes of illness, death and malnutrition, and innovate ways to deliver these services most effectively to as many people as possible, especially in impoverished communities, during emergencies and in the aftermath of disasters.

As the pandemic continued throughout the world in 2021, we worked to ensure children’s routine immunizations and health care were not disrupted. We trained and equipped health workers to deal with new challenges. We also found innovative ways to provide families with knowledge and resources to keep safe from COVID and slow its spread.

Save the Children is prepared to help protect vulnerable boys and girls during disasters and their aftermath. We also support children's needs throughout ongoing, complex emergencies. On any given day, Save the Children's disaster relief experts can be found responding to the needs of children during these challenging times, providing essential food, safety, comfort and lifesaving care.

Ukraine
Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, two-thirds of children have fled their homes and more than 6.6 million people have had to flee to neighbouring countries. In parts of the country, thousands of children remain in the direct line of fire as shelling, airstrikes, and ground fighting continue. Persistent air strikes have damaged schools and hospitals, killing civilians and making it hard for children to access health care and safe education. Save the Children has responded quickly to this crisis, both in Ukraine and in surrounding countries where families are seeking refuge.

Save the Children is on the ground every day ensuring children are protected from harm, including abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence, and we promote a safe family environment for every child.
We’re leading on global protection for the most vulnerable. The world leader in protecting children in crisis, we’re now doing whatever it takes to keep the most vulnerable children – including girls, child refugees, street children and children with disabilities – safe from risks now heightened during the pandemic, plus providing mental health and other services to those in distress.
• Globally, we’ve provided mental health and psychosocial support to 287,000 adults and 190,000 children dealing with stress and trauma.
• Around the world, we’re protecting children from violence, abuse and exploitation – risks that are heightened due to school closures, loss of family income and interruption of social services.
• We’re focusing on women and girls who face reduced access to health services and increased risk of gender-based violence, child marriage and teenage pregnancy.
• We’re supporting parents and caregivers with resources and guidance on positive parenting to reduce children’s risk of physical harm, gender based violence and online abuse.
• We’re providing those at risk of and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence with support and care.
• We‘re advocating for children’s protection from violence to be prioritized, including by implementation of the UN Secretary General’s call to action on a global ceasefire on violence in the home.
• We’re co-leading the UN’s Child Protection Area of Responsibility in seven of the most vulnerable COVID-affected countries.