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TRAGIC MILESTONE AS CHILDREN’S DEATH TOLL IN UKRAINE PASSES 500

The number of children confirmed killed in Ukraine has passed 500 after more than 13 months of full-scale war, Save the Children said today.

Financial and practical support helps parents 'pause to play' with their children new research finds

New research published today reveals how providing parents with financial and practical support can remove some of the pressures caused by the cost of living crisis

Ukraine: Children in dire need as war plunges two in five families into 'extreme' poverty

Two out of five families in Ukraine are in extreme need of livelihoods and basic items, Save the Children said today.

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.