For 20 months, the world has looked on in horror at the atrocities inflicted on Palestinian children by Israeli forces, live-streamed on our TV channels and social media. But this is not an anomaly. It is an extreme example of a global trend of rising violence against children that is devastating their lives and futures.

At our child-friendly space in Zaatari camp, children are re-learning how to laugh, play and be themselves.

The conclusion of the UK’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) last week brought good and bad news. The bad news? It began to give us details of the previously announced cuts to overseas aid, with the budget falling from £9.3bn in 2024/25 to £6.19bn in 2027/28. That’s over £3bn less spent on protecting the world’s most vulnerable people.

This year’s World Refugee Day is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with refugees and their communities around the world. For the 14.8 million school-aged refugees around the world today, many of them have told us – they prioritise education.

High-quality, inclusive childcare is critical to reduce child poverty, increase parental employment rates and meet the Government's ambitious Early Years target. This blog identifies measures which can help achieve this. The necessary reforms are not cheap, but inaction will be even more costly for children, parents and the wider economy in the long run: Government cannot delay any longer in investing in our children.

Our Annual Report 2024 was published today. 2024 was a year of extraordinary challenges, but also one of courage, collaboration and impact. Together with our partners, supporters, volunteers and staff, we delivered change that matters—now and for the future.

This blog highlights the urgent need to include child-specific protections in the upcoming Crimes Against Humanity treaty, emphasizing how children experience these crimes uniquely and severely. It reflects on key discussions and recommendations from a recent international conference, urging states to adopt amendments that ensure justice and protection for all children.

Reflecting on the achievements and learnings from Save the Children's Corporate Advisory Board.

The Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge uses an outcomes contract to reward achievement of results, rather than delivery of outcomes. This blog reflects on what we have learned from the first two years of programme evaluation, and what we aim to learn before the programme finishes in June 2025.

The Youth Shadow Panel is inviting children and young people across England to share their views and experience of school or college, to advocate for changes that can make the education system better for everyone.

A statement from our CEO, and summary findings and recommendations

The UK Government has allied itself to Israel’s atrocities. The horrors inflicted on children on and since 7th October 2023 have undermined our shared humanity.

Children are feared to be among over 1,000 people killed in weekend hostilities in Syria, which has also displaced thousands of people.

Dalgis Alandete is a tutor in one of our Child-Friendly Spaces (CFS) helping to provide a safe space where children can play and feel supported. What are some of the problems that Venezuelan children are facing in Colombia? Venezuelan children don’t have homes to protect them from the rain and there have been reports of […]