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From a ban on child marriage to disease-reducing mosquitos, here are just 10 good things that happened for children in 2025.

GAZA, 12 December 2025 - Israel’s aid restrictions mean that severe winter weather is cutting children in Gaza off from much-needed child protection and psychosocial support services, Save the Children said, as storms began again today.

Jolene Martin, Participation and Projects Officer Save the Children Cymru shares her life-changing journey from experiencing poverty to joining the Voices For Bettws parents group and developing training to help fellow parents champion the needs of their children with additional learning needs. And she recently got to talk about with the UK Prime Minister when he visited Wales.

From safe schools to ending child marriage to cleaning up the oceans, children across the globe used their voices for their rights.

Despite progress in considering children, COP once again failed to secure a collective commitment to protect children

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Syrians returning home full of hope in the year since the conflict ended said they are struggling to rebuild their lives amid destroyed infrastructure, limited access to schools and healthcare, and a collapsing economy, Save the Children said.

Friday 5th December is International Volunteer Day - wishing all our volunteers a very happy day!

Tens of thousands of children are out of school in Indonesia and Thailand after floods and landslides killed at least 670 people and affected about 5 million, Save the Children said.

In a Gaza war zone, one delivery made the difference between life and death for baby Rania.

Discover free and affordable ways to make Christmas magical for your family. From festive light tours to homemade gifts, create lasting memories without the financial stress.

Discover the 5 essentials every child needs to thrive—love, education, nutrition, play, and protection. Learn how Save the Children UK helps provide what matters most.

It's three days before Christmas. You're standing in a crowded shop, holding a scented candle you're not sure anyone wants, wondering if this is really what the season is supposed to feel like.

This Christmas, millions of children will unwrap toys, books, and games. But thousands more received something far more valuable this year—something that can't fit in a box or be tied with ribbon.

When we think about child poverty, we often picture faraway places. But poverty doesn't stop at borders. And it doesn't discriminate based on postcode.

For so many, Christmas day really is the most wonderful time of the year. The tree, the presents, the Christmas lunch. It’s a magical day of joy and togetherness. But for so many across the UK, Christmas couldn’t be more different.

Millions of children aren’t waiting for gifts, they’re waiting for food, warm clothes, shelter and a safe place to play. That’s why, this Christmas, there’s one delivery that matters more than any. Help children get what they urgently need by donating now.

RAMALLAH, Friday 28 November 2025 – Israeli military operations have forced entire communities in areas of the northern West Bank into lockdown in their homes, keeping children out of school, jeopardising family incomes and increasing risk of physical violence and child detention from the Israeli military, Save the Children said.

Moazzam Malik, CEO of Save the Children UK said: “We welcome this bold action by the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit. By the end of this Parliament, 450,000 children across the country will have been lifted out of poverty. Scrapping this unjust policy is the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation.

BANGKOK, 25 November – Severe flooding in Southern Thailand has impacted around 400,000 children including at least three children killed and another child missing, with thousands of others displaced or without power, said Save the Children.

NAIROBI, 24 Nov 2025 - The number of attacks on schools, teachers and students in conflict zones has tripled in the past five years, despite a global declaration a decade ago to protect education in armed conflict, according to new Save the Children analysis.

LONDON/GENEVA 20 November – Save the Children is proud to announce the winners of its second annual Global Media Awards 2025 on World Children’s Day, celebrating excellence in journalism focused on child rights and the dedicated journalists who bring these critical stories to light.

Explosive weapons are killing children on a scale never seen before, according to a new Save the Children report. As wars increasingly move into cities, bombs and drones are striking schools, homes, and hospitals - places that should be safe under international humanitarian law.

"Many children whose experiences should be shaping this report will never have their voices heard. Others survived, and their memories, pain, and hopes for recovery help speak for thousands more across the globe."

Child poverty is not inevitable; it is the result of choices. The 2026 Senedd election is a chance to make different ones. It’s a chance to show that Wales puts children first.Save the Children Cymru’s manifesto is based on the calls of children and young people to #ListenToUsMore.

Gwenno, aged 7, braved the elements to climb Pen y Fan, the highest peak in south Wales, to raise vital funds for the children of Gaza raising over £800

GAZA CITY, 18 November 2025 – Children in Gaza are sleeping on the bare ground with no shelter, in flimsy shorts and t-shirts that are sodden with sewage water after their tents flooded in a weekend of heavy rains, putting them at risk of disease, Save the Children said. Hundreds of tents and makeshift shelters were flooded on Friday, affecting more than 13,000 households, according to the UN, as Gaza’s harsh winter conditions begin.

George Graham, Executive Director of Global Impact at Save the Children UK: “Slashing the budget for international aid and co-operation won’t just turn our backs on children and partners around the world, it will undermine our national interest.

It's Global Safeguarding week, when was the last time your organisation considered its safeguarding approach? Safeguarding isn’t just about compliance it’s about building confidence, embedding best practice, and creating safe environments for everyone. Read more in this short blog by Cart Carter, Director of Safeguarding.

GAZA, 13 November 2025 – One month after an agreed pause in hostilities in Gaza, children and families’ lives remain in limbo, with people unable to start repairs to homes without equipment and many scared to move due to unexploded ordinance or the fear of further airstrikes, Save the Children said.

MANILA, 10 November – Schools have been suspended for at least the next two days in the Philippines after the country was battered by Typhoon Fung-wong overnight, disrupting education for millions of children, Save the Children said [1].

BRAZIL, 7 November 2025 – About 48 million children a year*, or 136,000 children a day, have been affected by climate disasters since the first COP climate summit was held 30 years* ago to address the escalating global climate crisis, according to new Save the Children analysis.

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TV personalities including Amanda Holden, Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks amongst those supporting Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day 2025

KHARTOUM, 31 October 2025 - International non-governmental organizations working in Sudan are deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic loss of five Sudanese Red Crescent Society volunteers in Bara, North Kordofan and remain gravely concerned about the three volunteers who are still missing.

PORT SUDAN, 29 October 2025 – After walking for four days to escape the escalating violence in El Fasher, mothers arriving in Tawila in desperate need of aid recounted harrowing journeys, telling Save the Children how they were attacked by armed men on motorbikes and some robbed along the way.

GAZA, 29 October 2025 - Thirty-five children were reported to be among those killed overnight by renewed airstrikes from Israeli forces in Gaza.

We all want our babies and youngest children to thrive, but a combination of the high costs of having a baby, low and insufficient maternity pay and social security means that too many families with a baby are struggling to get by. Devastating evidence of this is that 1 in 3 families with a baby under one in Scotland are in poverty - much higher than the national average. We don’t have to accept this.Alongside a decent social security system, so families have enough money to cover the essentials, Whole Family Support plays a critical role in preventing and reducing child poverty in the long-term, while providing the support families who are experiencing poverty need in the here and now.

Nearly two-thirds of South Sudanese children surveyed aged between 5 and 17 years are engaged in the worst forms of child labour, with rates soaring to as high as 90% in the worst hit regions, according to a new report by the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, and Save the Children.

Health is a human right but what is the role of the private sector to deliver it? Too many families around the world are driven into poverty by medical costs when governments struggle to meet the healthcare needs of their populations. Last week, at the World Health Summit, Save the Children convened a panel of experts from Gavi, GSK, Reach52, Kumwe Hub and the WHO to explore the potential of public-private partnerships to accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage and ensuring access for those living in poverty.

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Choosing to bring new life into an uncertain future is never an easy decision to make - but the hope and possibility that all children bring can be galvanising.

Discover the trends reshaping business-charity partnerships that every senior sustainability leader needs to know.

Hear about our visit with the Duke of Sussex and the Director General of the World Health Organisation to the Centre for Blast Injuries at Imperial College London, and why the work there is so vital to help children injured in war.

Mental health services are on a shoestring budget at this Rwandan health centre. One psychiatric nurse supporting 311 patients with chronic conditions, and medics talk of life-saving potential of therapeutic services that must continue.

Shurouq, 31, is a Save the Children staff member in Gaza. Since October 2023, she has been displaced eight times after losing her husband in the first weeks of the war. In September 2025, under relentless Israeli bombardment, she left her home in Gaza City with Karmel*, her 3-year-old daughter. In this account, she tells us about the impact of two years of relentless violence and multiple displacements on her and her daughter

GAZA, 9 October 2025 – Reports of an impending pause in hostilities in Gaza signals a hopeful reprieve on the horizon for families and children, but must be a turning point to secure a definitive ceasefire, said Save the Children.

In 2024, Gaza was declared the deadliest place on earth to be a child. Every name is a child. Every child is a life.

On the eve of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, Save the Children’s Senior Development Finance Advisor, Richard Watts, explains how the current push from key donor governments for multilateral institutions, like the World Bank, to “do more with less” puts millions of children’s lives at risk, and urges a shift to a “do more with more” approach through innovation and inclusivity.

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Help your child understand refugees with age-appropriate advice from Save the Children. Practical scripts and conversation starters for talking about displacement, asylum, and why families flee their homes.

Discover practical ways to raise children who believe in gender equality. From challenging stereotypes to role modelling fairness, learn how parents can make a real difference at home.

Fundraising events like Christmas Jumper Day are an important part of the school year - they let kids have fun while developing empathy and an understanding of the world.

As the world changes all around us children are becoming more and more aware of real life issues. Our expert guidance on having honest, age-appropriate conversations with children about war, poverty, loss and other hard topics is here to help your child feel safe, understood and empowered.

When there are upsetting events in the news or in the local community, children may see, hear or read things that cause them anxiety or distress. Help them understand.

Practical, age-appropriate strategies to help your child understand global issues, develop empathy and take positive action. Evidence-based advice from Save the Children's 100+ years working with children worldwide.