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NEXT WELSH GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON CHILD POVERTY AS NEW FIGURES REVEAL THE SCANDAL THAT ONE IN THREE CHILDREN STILL MISS OUT ON CHILDHOODS
CARDIFF, 26 March 2026: Responding to the newly published Households Below Average Income poverty figures that shows child poverty figures in Wales remain scandalous, Melanie Simmonds, Head of Save the Children Cymru, said:
“These figures reveal that far too many children in Wales - more than one in three - are still…
NEW DATA SHOWS 4M CHILDREN IN POVERTY AMID COST-OF-LIVING FEARS
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Scotland: Response to the latest child poverty statistics
Response to UK government data showing the latest child poverty figures in Scotland. First response is from Claire Telfer, Head of Scotland at Save the Children, and the second is a collective statement from the Save the Children Scotland 'Changing the Story' parent panel.…
Save the Children responds to FCDO international aid spending announcement
Save the Children's response to the latest FCDO international aid spending announcement.
Middle East Regional Conflict blocking lifesaving aid for nearly half a million children
The conflict in the Middle East and wider region is obstructing key delivery routes for humanitarian supplies, delaying lifesaving medical shipments for at least 410,000 children in three countries, said Save the Children, warning the global impact will only grow.
Children cling to pets, favourite toys, as they flee homes in Lebanon
Children are clutching beloved pets and toys as they flee their homes in Lebanon due to the escalating conflict with the violence also cutting access to vital medical care, including for children and pregnant women, …
Our response to the publication of the Scottish Government Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26
Our response to the publication of the Scottish Government’s Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26, Claire Telfer, Head of Scotland at Save the Children
Ten days of conflict claim lives of 10 classrooms full of children with 83 killed in Lebanon
Ten days since the first strikes in the Middle East and wider region 83 children have been killed in Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Public health, and almost 300 children have been killed in the region – the equivalent to 10 classrooms full of children.