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Akokote, one, with her mother, Akuan, at their home in Turkwel, Turkana County, Kenya

Why national social protection systems are a legacy the FCDO cannot afford

We welcome the UK Government’s commitment to poverty reduction and leaving no child behind as per its manifesto.
Leolida, 12, holds his younger brother Lawrence in Turkana region, Kenya.

An Olympic merger: how the FCDO can overcome one of children’s biggest hurdles

Tackling malnutrition is central to achieving all other goals. It’s a hurdle right at the start of a child’s development.
Thirteen-year-old Archange lives with her parents and brothers in DRC. Because of the coronavirus her school is closed, and she must stay at home.

Children show their strength as the DRC adapts to Covid-19

People living in precarious conditions in the DRC cannot cope with the further threats of COVID-19. But children are showing their ingenuity at this time of crisis.

A jigsaw puzzle

How NGOs and startups can work together for stronger impact

Collaboration with startups opens up new pathways to impact for the third sector.

Foreign Office building

How can the new FCDO deliver on the UK public’s priorities?

How we believe the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office can deliver transparency and support for the world's poorest people.

School closures due to COVID-19 have put girls like Hibo* at increased risk of child marriage

Girls in the shadow pandemic

COVID-19 is exposing and exacerbating existing inequalities that put girls at risk of gender-based violence, threatening to set back decades of progress.
a doctor at a health clinic

COVID-19 pushes communities away from health services

Our analysis confirms our fears: everywhere we look, the uptake of essential, lifesaving health services has suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing

Children are screened for malnutrition at Save the Children's health facility in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

COVID-19: Fighting an invisible enemy in the world’s largest refugee camp

The Rohingya refugee camps, which are home to more than 855,000 refugees, are the perfect environment for coronavirus to spread like wildfire.