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Celebrating Terry's walking triumph

96-year-old Terry Holt has walked miles in a bid to raise £1,000 for Save the Children’s Coronavirus appeal.

Pneumonia is a child killer -Luc*, 19 months, sits on his mother's lap in hospital while he waits to be seen by the doctor

Stopping pneumonia – the biggest child killer

Five years ago governments made an important promise to the world’s children. Enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world’s ambitious but achievable targets for 2030 embraced by 193 countries, is a pledge to end the scourge of preventable child deaths. Redeeming the pledge will take a concerted drive to combat pneumonia, the deadliest […]

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6 simple tips to make 2020 an even better year

Inspired by the wisdom of children, here are 6 simple tips we can all live by to make 2020 an even better year. Presenting our Janifesto 2020: 1. Stay Generous Patrick* took part in our creative workshops in a refugee camp in Uganda, where he lives. When war broke out in South Sudan, Patrick had […]

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A child reflects on the latest Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

On the 12th November, in just a 24-hour period, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and rockets fired into Israel resulted in the death of at least 34 Palestinians, including eight children. Some of the victims were within the same family. Al-Zahraa*, 16, sent us her reflections on this latest escalation and the impact it has had […]
Cristina and her daughter Selenia are among thousands of Venezuelans living in informal settlements in Colombia’s Maicao city, located just several kilometers from the Colombia-Venezuela border.

Crisis update: Venezuela

They’ve lost their homes and most of their money, so we’re providing destitute families with vital aid. The economic and political crisis in Venezuela has plunged 90% of the population into poverty, creating an acute humanitarian crisis. More than 4 million people have left the country since 2015, and this number is only expected to […]