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Save the Children responds to Prime Minister defending plan to detain migrant children that arrive in small boats

Save the Children responds to the Prime Minister suggesting that children cannot be exempted from plans to detain people arriving in the UK in small boats.

World’s first research hub for treating child blast injuries launched by Imperial College London and Save the Children

Imperial College London and Save the Children have launched the world’s first centre for research dedicated to research into child blast injuries.

UK slashes millions in funding to Afghan children

The UK government is slashing millions in funding to a programme in Afghanistan just months after committing to supporting thousands of vulnerable women and girls.

Save the Children responds to the Children's Commissioner's Report on Police Strip-Searching Children

Save the Children is shocked and appalled at the distressing news that black children have been disproportionately targeted by Met police in strip-and-search operations

Grim new figures show 800,000 children live in a household that used a foodbank in 2022

Statistics show that 4.2 million children across the UK were living in poverty last year, meaning that 300,000 more kids were in poverty than during the pandemic.

Children in Yemen face highest risk from landmines and explosive devices in at least five years

A child in Yemen was killed or injured by landmines or other explosive devices every two days on average during 2022, according to new analysis from Save the Children.

Forgotten children of Iraq struggling to rebuild their lives 20 years on from US-led invasion

About 1.2 million people in Iraq are internally displaced 20 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq, with limited access to education and health care.

Statement: Childcare investment announced at the Spring Budget is a great stride forwards

Childcare investment is a stride forwards but today’s announcement at the Spring Budget is just the start of reform.