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Moazzam Malik, CEO of Save the Children UK, responds to the IPC's confirmation of famine in Gaza City.

The sharp rise has been driven largely by the war in Gaza, South Sudan and Sudan 60% of aid workers killed in 2025 were in Gaza At least one humanitarian worker, on average, has been killed, injured, kidnapped, or detained every single day for the past 25 years. Save the Children warns on World Humanitarian Day that this 2025 is on course to be the most dangerous yet for those delivering life-saving aid.

14 August 2025 - Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March.

LONDON, 13 AUGUST 2025 - A group of 13 leading charities, including Save the Children UK, have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling on him to scrap the two-child limit to Universal Credit.

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GAZA, 10 August 2025 – The reported deaths of 100 children due to starvation in Gaza [1] since October 2023 is a devastating milestone that shames the world and demands long overdue urgent action, Save the Children said.

My name is Thea, I’m a single parent to three children aged 10, 3 and (almost) 2. I work full time with 17 years’ experience in my industry, I’m highly qualified and we live in London near my work, where I’ve called home since 2009. Like hundreds of thousands of others, my children are impacted by the two-child benefit and the benefit cap. This impossible situation has led to me starting a government petition to recognize how these measures put children into grinding poverty for the sole reason of having much loved siblings.

“I pray that a truce happens, and they let in food before we die” - a girl supported through one of Save the Children’s child-friendly spaces GAZA, 29 July 2025 – The number of children under-five with acute malnutrition seen at Save the Children’s Gaza clinics surged 10-fold in four months, the aid agency said, as child deaths due to starvation accelerate and the global humanitarian authority on hunger crises warned that famine is unfolding in Gaza. [1]

In response to a temporary humanitarian pause to allow aid into Gaza, Save the Children warns that only a permanent and unconditional ceasefire can truly save children’s lives.

THE HAGUE, 23 July 2025 - The historic climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today is a landmark win for child campaigners, acknowledging the adverse impacts of climate change on child rights, and offering children renewed hope, Save the Children said.

Statement following The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO's) ODA budget allocation announcement

Save the Children is calling for the immediate scrapping of the two-child limit as newly released figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that almost 40,000 more children are now living in families affected by the policy than there were last year.

The UK faced a recent heatwave and is braced for more to come. As worrying as this is for us, the health implications for children on the frontline of the climate emergency are so much more dire and exacerbated by fragile health systems as well as the recent cuts to overseas development assistance. The UK government must go further and faster to protect children from the devastating impacts of heatwaves and other climate extremes, both at home and abroad.

Nicholas Hoult, actor and longtime supporter of Save the Children, has surprised children at a play project in London as he becomes the charity’s newest celebrity ambassador, just a day after attending a fan event for his latest film, Superman.

Fuel shortages in Gaza could cut off supplies of clean drinking water to about 44,000 children supported by Save the Children in a matter of days, increasing the risk of waterborne illnesses such as cholera, diarrhoea and dysentery, with these children only a small number of those impacted by fuel running out.

The fight to scrap the two-child limit is set to intensify this week as powerful projections on the Houses of Parliament and King’s Cross Station spell out the scale of the child poverty crisis.

A new YouGov poll shows that a clear majority of the UK public – 55% – think the UK Government should not approve the supply of parts for F-35 fighter jets to the Government of Israel.

The NHS, which was delivered during post-war economic decline, turns 77 this Saturday while essential healthcare remains out of reach for over half of the world's population. Millions of children bear the brunt of this inequality, dying from preventable conditions. Universal Health Coverage could change this and with the UK’s leadership in supporting global health, free healthcare for all children everywhere could become a reality.

This blog highlights the significant impact of vaccines on global health. It traces the history of vaccination from Edward Jenner's groundbreaking discovery using cowpox to prevent smallpox, to the eradication of smallpox and the reduction of diseases like polio, measles, diphtheria, and tetanus. It also discusses current challenges such as funding crises, misinformation, and vaccine hesitancy, while emphasising the importance of vaccines in preventing future pandemics.

Nearly 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in Sudan while seeking healthcare or visiting loved ones in hospital, with attacks on hospitals nearly tripling after two years of conflict and exacerbating a cholera outbreak, Save the Children said.

130+ NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies.

Actress and Save the Children Ambassador Joely Richardson has visited a community allotment project, funded by the charity, which is improving children’s mental wellbeing and development.

African children need more than handouts: they need allies.

Children have been killed or injured in more than half of the fatal attacks at food distribution sites in Gaza since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operating four weeks ago, said Save the Children.

Why is mass lobbying so important - and how you can get involved

Statement in response to the UK Government announcing a commitment of £1.25 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

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.

The number of children subjected to catastrophic and life-changing sexual violence in conflict soared to at least 1,938 cases in 2024, with the verified number of cases the highest since records began and up 50% since 2020, said Save the Children.

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

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Belfast, June 2025: Stormont's draft Anti-Poverty Strategy being launched for consultation raises serious questions about the Executive’s commitment to children, families and communities impacted by poverty. It has no clear priorities, budget, action plan, milestones, or accountability for its delivery. It recycles existing commitments, with no real clear link drawn to a deeply flawed description of the current drivers of poverty. There’s no evidence that lessons have been learnt from past initiatives, no serious assessment of the drivers of poverty, and no engagement with the lived experience of children, families and communities. We have to ask - how was this agreed?

Misan Harriman fronts a creative project with Palestinian children from Gaza supported by Save the Children in Egypt, in collaboration with Choose Love.

Young researchers from the Rhondda Valley in south Wales working with Save the Children Cymru have created a powerful animation to share their ideas on how child poverty can be tackled in Wales.

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.

Northern Ireland, June 2025 - New poll provides up-to-date picture of public attitudes on child poverty, showing 3 in 4 (76%) people are concerned about the number of children growing up in poverty, while 1 in 2 (57%) say the Executive is not taking enough action to address it.

Dads in Cardiff are enjoying quality time with their children and making the most of an outdoor play space created as part of a collaborative project between Save the Children Cymru and the local community.

High-quality, inclusive childcare is critical to reduce child poverty, increase parental employment rates and meet the government's ambitious Early Years target.

In response to the Chancellor’s spending review please see the below statement from Save the Children:

In response to the UK Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review, Save the Children UK has issued the following statement.

The annual income of Save the Children UK rose to £305 million last year, boosted by increases in legacies and government funding for education, health services and nutrition.

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.

Save the Children has issued the following response to today’s media reports that the UK government is considering legal action against Roman Abramovich over the Chelsea FC sale funds.

In response to Keir Starmer’s speech on the strategic defence review, Save the Children has warned that further cuts to the UK’s aid budget would be catastrophic.

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.

London, June 2nd 2025 - Bestselling author, actress, mum, and podcast host Giovanna Fletcher has joined forces with Save the Children and the Baby Bank Alliance to shine a light on the growing demand for baby banks across the UK - and the challenges they face in meeting that demand.

The delivery of humanitarian aid must be safely accessible and based on need, said Save the Children amid mounting concerns over reports of chaos and killing in Gaza at militarised zones to which civilians were forced to travel to collect desperately needed supplies.

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Save the Children has partnered with Urdd Gobaith Cymru to send a powerful message to children in all corners of the globe on ending child poverty.

LONDON, 13 May 2025 - Following Baroness Chapman’s speech today which started to spell out the impact of Government’s planned aid cuts, Moazzam Malik, Save the Children CEO, said:“The UK’s retreat from tackling poverty and inequality is extremely worrying. The Government today has set out how UK aid cuts will hit prospects for millions of the world’s children, disproportionately impacting women and girls.

GAZA, 12 MAY 2025 – More than 93% of the children in Gaza – about 930,000 children – are at critical risk of famine, said Save the Children, as new data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the leading international authority measuring hunger crises, reveals a spiralling hunger catastrophe [1].

Two rounds of aid cuts in less than five years demand urgent course correction to UK ICF to protect children on the climate crisis frontlines and to safeguard the UK's national interest.

New research from Save the Children and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has laid bare scale of climate extremes facing today’s five-year olds during their lifetime, at different levels of global heatingLimiting warming to Paris Agreement target would spare millions from unprecedented levels of cyclones, floods, heatwaves and droughts during their lifetimes

KYIV 9 May 2025 – At least 19 children were killed and 78 others injured in attacks across Ukraine in April, making it the deadliest month for children in nearly three years, Save the Children said.