Press office
The Save the Children press office is available 24 hours a day to respond to requests and enquiries from media all over the world.
Contact details for journalists
Media unit: +44 (0)20 7012 6841
Out of office hours: +44 (0)7831 650409
media@savethechildren.org.uk
Recent News
- Monday 29 June 2009 The stars of Glastonbury ‘Make their Mark’ to help save 10 million children
- This weekend thousands of celebrities, artists and festival-goers joined our global movement to help save children’s lives.
- Tuesday 23 June 2009 Reckitt Benckiser goes over the top for charity
- Reckitt Benckiser’s second ever global employee trek for Save the Children proved to be more challenging than anyone anticipated this year. A handful of staff were hit by the cyclone in West Bengal, while others suffered the effects of altitude sickness.
- Friday 19 June 2009 Number of people uprooted by conflict at all time high
- The number of people driven from their homes but still living within the borders of their own country reached a historical high of around 26 million worldwide at the end of 2008, according to new figures published by the UN’s refugee agency, the UNHCR.
- Thursday 18 June 2009 150,000 people across Africa and the UK join our global movement to stop children dying
- On 16 June, the Day of the African child, over 150,000 children, parents, teachers, students, MPs and Presidents joined our biggest-ever global campaign to stop children dying from easily preventable diseases. See some of them in the pictures below.
- Tuesday 16 June 2009 Save the Children launches its new global campaign to put a stop to children dying in Africa
- The campaign, Make Your Mark, kicks off on June 16 in eight countries in Africa and across the UK and is calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other world leaders to put an end to children dying in Africa.
- Tuesday 16 June 2009 Matt Willis starts global trend and makes his mark for African children
- Former Busted star and winner of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Matt Willis, launches Save the Children’s new global campaign to put a stop to children dying in Africa.
- Monday 15 June 2009 Over 300,000 people under threat of house demolition in occupied Palestinian territory
- Up to three houses are being demolished every day, and in some cases entire villages have been given blanket demolition orders by the Israeli authorities. The demolition orders leave more than 300,000 Palestinians under threat of losing their homes.
- Thursday 11 June 2009 Pakistan humanitarian effort in jeopardy due to a lack of funds and UN blockage
- Projects face closure as money fails to arrive — worst case of funding in a decade
- Thursday 4 June 2009 Mary Portas, Save the Children and Grazia open ‘Living & Giving Shop’ at Westfield London
- This morning TV retail guru Mary Portas opened a unique charity shop right in the heart of the designer Village section at Westfield, London to raise money for charities including Save the Children.
- Friday 29 May 2009 Low death toll masks true extent of Indian cyclone
- The true death toll and damage caused by Cyclone Aila in the Indian state of West Bengal could be a lot higher than reported. We fear that this could cause a drop in public support for appeals to help those affected by the cyclone, which struck on May 25.
