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As deadly coronavirus threatens war-torn Yemen, peace is needed more than ever

Britain must step up and push parties to the conflict to get round the table to find both an immediate cessation of hostilities and a long-term political solution.

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Protecting children in poverty during the coronavirus crisis

Families in poverty will be feeling the economic effects of the unfolding crisis most acutely. We’re calling for a Family Rescue Package.
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Love in the time of COVID-19

What does the coronavirus pandemic tell us about global health priorities? And what needs to change?
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Our CEO on Save the Children’s response to Coronavirus

I very much hope you and your loved ones are safe, healthy and coping with the big changes coronavirus has brought into our lives. I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on how Save the Children is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Our organisation, like every organisation, business, and household in the UK, […]

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The PM has done right by British business, but what about struggling families?

With schools and nurseries closing and people facing lay-offs and cuts in pay, hard-up Brits need more help to get their families through the corona crisis. Even before coronavirus, four million children lived in poverty. Plenty of readers know the headaches of juggling growing bills and shrinking pay. Boris Johnson has rightly stepped in to […]
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Finding new ways to fight malnutrition

In January 2019 I returned from maternity leave. Everything was feeling strange, and it was a wrench leaving my baby for the first time. I vividly remember my first meeting, which was with Robert Glick OBE, chair of our newly formed Global Malnutrition Initiative Board: a group of socially minded philanthropists seeking to raise £20 […]

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Loud, Clear – and Informed: Time to listen to Africa’s children and young people

My biggest impression from the recent Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is the exuberant energy of children and young people.

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From Guess-Work to Evidence – a new SDG indicator on pro-poor public spending

The UN Statistical Commission has just approved an indicator to measure public money spent on the world’s poorest people. Its impact on global efforts to eradicate poverty could be profound.