http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia Mynewsdesk RSS - Press Releases, News, and Blog Posts. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia http://www.mynewsdesk.com/images/redesign/graphics/logos/logo-small.png 128 23 en 15 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00:00 +0800 As the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) officially completed the proclamation of the 12 senators who topped the May 12 National Elections, children and children advocates of “Bata Muna” are hopeful that the 3 winning senators out of the 5 who met with them last month will give priority to bills that are crucial to children’s rights and welfare in the 16th Congress. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/important-bills-to-address-children-s-issues-may-be-passed-this-congress-says-bata-muna-868776?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/important-bills-to-address-children-s-issues-may-be-passed-this-congress-says-bata-muna-868776?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Sun, 12 May 2013 20:11:27 +0800 Believing that mother’s health and complete well-being are key to bringing up healthy children, a group of children and children advocates on Mother’s Day in the Philippines calls on voters to choose candidates whose track records show concrete legislative actions that promote the health and the protection of the rights of mothers—particularly young moms—as well as their children. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/children-want-voters-to-elect-candidates-with-track-records-on-promoting-good-health-of-young-moms-and-their-babies-864536?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/children-want-voters-to-elect-candidates-with-track-records-on-promoting-good-health-of-young-moms-and-their-babies-864536?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Wed, 01 May 2013 20:00:00 +0800 A group of children on Philippine Labor Day, May 1, challenges the country’s next political leaders to improve their living condition and keep them out of hazardous work by providing their parents with decent and productive jobs. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/give-our-parents-decent-jobs-says-children-861054?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/give-our-parents-decent-jobs-says-children-861054?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:32:00 +0800 In an effort to educate the Filipino public on how to select candidates who will stand up and fight for the rights of children, ‘Bata Muna’ campaigners presented a checklist of a pro-children candidate for the upcoming 2013 Philippine national elections during a concert held yesterday, 27 April 2013 in Quezon City, Philippines. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/children-present-checklist-of-a-pro-children-candidate-860452?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/children-present-checklist-of-a-pro-children-candidate-860452?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:18:00 +0800 Save the Children has begun responding to the needs of children affected in the Sichuan earthquake, providing a host of relief goods and services to help them regain a sense of normalcy. Already, the children’s aid agency has distributed immediate relief to nearly 900 people including 200 children in villages in Sichuan province. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/earthquake-affected-children-require-support-to-cope-with-distress-save-the-children-says-859614?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/earthquake-affected-children-require-support-to-cope-with-distress-save-the-children-says-859614?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:48:16 +0800 A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the Sichuan province of China on Saturday morning, in a location close to the devastating quake in 2008 that killed nearly 70,000 people and left 4.8 million people homeless. The earthquake was felt by hundreds of millions of people and initial reports say up to seven million people could be affected in the earthquake. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/large-earthquake-strikes-sichuan-china-save-the-children-ready-to-respond-if-needed-857960?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/large-earthquake-strikes-sichuan-china-save-the-children-ready-to-respond-if-needed-857960?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:59:24 +0800 Filipino children and advocates in today’s kickoff event for “Bata Muna: Bomoto para sa kapakanan ng mga Bata” nationwide caravan face off with candidates who do not have children's agenda in their political platform for the upcoming Philippine elections this May 2013. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/time-to-show-act-of-heroism-stand-up-for-the-rights-of-the-children-says-bata-muna-853962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/time-to-show-act-of-heroism-stand-up-for-the-rights-of-the-children-says-bata-muna-853962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:57:52 +0800 The first Peace Talk between the Royal Thai Government and a group that is believed to be among the leaders of insurgents in Southernmost provinces of Thailand will take place on 28th March 2013, after over nine years of on-going violence. Save the Children urges all parties to take this opportunity to end the violence against children in the conflict-affected provinces. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/peace-talk-agenda-must-include-children-affected-by-violence-in-the-deep-south-850304?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/peace-talk-agenda-must-include-children-affected-by-violence-in-the-deep-south-850304?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:05:00 +0800 More than 800 children are homeless following a devastating fire at a refugee camp in Thailand three days ago. According to Save the Children, 2,300 people have now been made homeless following the blaze, while 35 people have been killed and another 100 injured. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/more-than-800-children-hit-by-fire-in-thai-refugee-camp-save-the-children-mounts-emergency-response-849721?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/more-than-800-children-hit-by-fire-in-thai-refugee-camp-save-the-children-mounts-emergency-response-849721?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:18:00 +0800 New research following some of the world’s poorest children over a decade shows how inequality is holding back improvements in alleviating poverty, education, nutrition and food security, Save the Children warns. The study shows that economic growth does not automatically translate into improved lives for all children. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/un-panel-must-not-let-growing-inequality-squander-historic-opportunity-to-end-poverty-849715?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/un-panel-must-not-let-growing-inequality-squander-historic-opportunity-to-end-poverty-849715?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:50:00 +0800 About a hundred children and child rights advocates from civil society organizations and government agencies trooped to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office in Intramuros, Manila today, March 7, and challenged aspiring political leaders to improve the status of the children in the country. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/bata-muna-marches-to-comelec-dares-next-political-leaders-to-improve-status-of-filipino-children-843596?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/bata-muna-marches-to-comelec-dares-next-political-leaders-to-improve-status-of-filipino-children-843596?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:46:32 +0800 A group of children advocates in the Philippines urge voters to demand transparency and accountability from political candidates and make them place the causes of children in their platforms, openly discuss these during sorties and fulfill all their campaign promises when they are elected this coming May 2013 elections. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/advocates-urge-voters-challenge-candidates-to-bare-plan-on-children-841335?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/advocates-urge-voters-challenge-candidates-to-bare-plan-on-children-841335?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:11:01 +0800 Breastfeeding rates are declining across Asia Pacific, despite new research estimating that 830,000 babies could be saved globally each year if new mothers around the world breastfed immediately after giving birth. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/asia-biggest-cause-for-concern-in-battle-to-save-lives-through-breastfeeding-says-save-the-children-837754?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/asia-biggest-cause-for-concern-in-battle-to-save-lives-through-breastfeeding-says-save-the-children-837754?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0800 A group of children and child rights advocates in the Philippines campaigning for a “children-centered” election on Valentine’s day urge voters to have a heart and think of the future of their children, younger siblings, nieces and nephews as they choose their candidates in the coming elections. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/have-a-heart-vote-for-children-says-bata-muna-campaigners-836534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/have-a-heart-vote-for-children-says-bata-muna-campaigners-836534?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0800 Save the Children has turned over a portable generator, four suction pumps and two deep-well pumps to flooded communities in Pampanga, Philippines last month, following the need for equipment to supply power during emergencies, pump out stagnant floodwater and provide access to clean water in public schools. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/save-the-children-gives-generator-water-pumps-to-flood-affected-villages-in-pampanga-836064?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/save-the-children-gives-generator-water-pumps-to-flood-affected-villages-in-pampanga-836064?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0800 A group of non-government and civil society organizations and child-led groups working for the protection of children's rights will embark on a campaign that will advance children’s issues at the center of electoral discussions this May 2013 national elections in the Philippines. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/children-advocates-to-push-for-child-centered-elections-835255?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/children-advocates-to-push-for-child-centered-elections-835255?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +0800 Save the Children welcomes the revised United Nations appeal for US$75.7million, up from US$65 million, in order to deliver life-saving aid and help rebuild the lives of those severely affected in the aftermath of Typhoon Bopha. The children’s aid agency estimates that over half a million children and their families will require long-term support in order to recover from the disaster. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/long-term-support-needed-for-over-half-a-million-children-severely-affected-by-typhoon-bopha-save-the-children-welcomes-revised-un-appeal-of-831113?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/long-term-support-needed-for-over-half-a-million-children-severely-affected-by-typhoon-bopha-save-the-children-welcomes-revised-un-appeal-of-831113?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:41:05 +0800 As of tonight, thousands of children in Jakarta will not be sleeping in their beds at home. Instead, they will spend the night in a shared space of school or other government buildings, after they were forced from their inundated homes. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/children-bear-the-brunt-of-the-impact-in-jakarta-floods-16827?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/blog_post/view/children-bear-the-brunt-of-the-impact-in-jakarta-floods-16827?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:37:00 +0800 Save the Children is ready to respond to the needs of nearly 5,000 displaced children and their families, after intense torrential rain caused the riverbanks to burst, causing the low-lying areas of Jakarta to flood. It is the Indonesian capital’s worst floods in five years, with water levels rising to as high as three metres. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/nearly-5-000-children-flee-the-floods-in-jakarta-as-floodwaters-are-expected-to-rise-save-the-children-stands-ready-to-respond-829268?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/nearly-5-000-children-flee-the-floods-in-jakarta-as-floodwaters-are-expected-to-rise-save-the-children-stands-ready-to-respond-829268?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia) Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:44:54 +0800 Save the Children’s new report 'Ending Poverty in Our Generation' outlines an ambitious new development framework which, it says, can help all countries end extreme poverty in the next 20 years. This is the first time that an organisation proposes specific new targets to replace the MDGs. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/save-the-children-urges-un-panel-to-adopt-plan-to-end-extreme-poverty-within-20-years-827520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/pressroom/save-the-children-asia/pressrelease/view/save-the-children-urges-un-panel-to-adopt-plan-to-end-extreme-poverty-within-20-years-827520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Save the Children (Asia)