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Child Poverty in Scotland: What the Numbers Tell Us

Suzi Murning, Save the Children’s Policy and Advocacy Adviser in Scotland, looks at the latest figures on child poverty and what needs to happen now.

17-year-old young woman at a camp in Somalia

This hunger crisis is all of our responsibility

S.A.M. It’s a child killer. Right now, 1.7 million children’s lives are in its grip. Many of the roots of this crisis are global.
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Children's Say on Climate Change

Megan Lawrence, Kickstart Project Assistant for Save the Children in Wales, reflects on how important it is to listen to future generations' concern on climate change.
 Health workers holding theraputic peanut paste, used to treat children with S.A.M, at a hospital in Puntland, Somalia

Three easy ways to help children in East Africa

We all have the power to affect change. Let's use that power to take action for the 1.7 million children suffering from extreme hunger in East Africa.
 Nalishebo and Namonje in class. Photo: Malama Mwila / Save the Children

G20 need to stop kicking the can down the road

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Child poverty is about more than going without essentials

Child poverty reaches far beyond hunger. Discover how 4.5 million UK children face social exclusion, missed opportunities and lasting emotional impacts of growing up in poverty.

A little girl sits with an adult while she eats peanut paste - which will treat her child acute malnutrition

Child acute malnutrition: why it's preventable and what we're doing about it

Child acute malnutrition is entirely preventable – yet one child every minute develops severe acute malnutrition, driven by conflict, climate change and rising food prices. Discover why this crisis persists, the simple solutions that save lives, and how global political action and public campaigning can end child hunger for good.

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Are We Delivering For Families?

Fiona King, Snr Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Save the Children, outlines findings of a new report into child poverty in Scotland with partners JRF.