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STATEMENT: IN GAZA, NEARLY EVERY SINGLE CHILD IS AT RISK OF FAMINE

 GAZA, 12 MAY 2025 – More than 93% of the children in Gaza – about 930,000 children – are at critical risk of famine, said Save the Children, as new data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the leading international authority measuring hunger crises, reveals a spiral

Revealed: Missing 1.5°C temperature goal would condemn 38 million young children to unprecedented heatwaves in their lifetime

  • New research from Save the Children and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has laid bare scale of climate extremes facing today’s five-year olds during their lifetime, at different levels of global heating

  • Limiting warming to Paris Agreement target would spare millions from…

UKRAINE: April Marks the Deadliest Month for Children in nearly three years

KYIV 9 May 2025 – At least 19 children were killed and 78 others injured in attacks across Ukraine in April, making it the deadliest month for children in nearly three years, Save the Children said.  

STATEMENT: World Bank International Development Association report signals grim reality of UK aid cuts

World Bank International Development Association report signals grim reality of UK aid cuts.

Lives on the Line: 110,000 Severely Malnourished Children at Risk from Aid Cuts

At least 110,000 severely malnourished children supported by Save the Children could be left without access to life-saving ready-to-use emergency food and nutrition programmes as aid cuts hit supplies, according to new analysis.

Over 400,000 children in Syria at risk of malnutrition following aid cuts

More than 416,000 children in Syria are now at significant risk of severe malnutrition following the sudden suspension of US government funding that forced the closure of one third of Save the Children’s life-saving nutrition activities across the country. 

Save the Children deeply saddened by the death of Pope Francis

Save the Children deeply saddened by the death of Pope Francis.

STATEMENT: ANNOUNCED UK FUNDING FOR SUDAN WILL BE A 'LIFELINE'; LONDON CONFERENCE MUST BE A TURNING POINT TO A POLITICAL SOLUTION

London, 15 April 2025 - In response to the UK Government’s