Even before fighting broke out in 2023, Sudan was facing a humanitarian crisis. We've been working in Sudan for over 40 years - find out more.

Decades of civil war has made Somalia one of the hardest places to be a child. We're working to give children a better future. Read more.

We've supported over 40,000 people through our work in Madascar. Find out more here.

We’ve been working in Colombia since 1991 to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected from violence.

Find out more about Save the Children's work in the UK.

We worked in Haiti from 1985, providing child protection, education, health, food and helping in emergencies.

Brazil has the ninth largest economy in the world, but it’s blighted by extreme inequality. We’re working to save children’s lives.

Over 200,000 children in Iraq are still out of school, and families affected by conflict continue to face poverty, displacement, and trauma. Find out what life is like for children in Iraq - and how Save the Children is helping families rebuild.

Save the Children has been working in Jordan, supporting Syrian refugee children and vulnerable Jordanian families through early childhood education, child labour protection and family support programmes.

Save the Children is providing integrated protection and education support to conflict-affected children across Aden, Lahj, Taiz, and AlDhale' in Yemen.

Since 1953, we've been working for children's rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Our teams work tirelessly amid constant danger to deliver life-saving aid to children and families in desperate need.

We help the poorest and most vulnerable children in Peru get into school, protect them from violence and abuse, and help fragile mountain communities to deal with climate change.

Our programmes in Ecuador give children a real chance to affect decisions that can give them a better education, protect them from harm and protect their rights.

We started working in Guatemala in 1999, helping the poorest children and families to overcome the impact of the country’s long civil war. Our work in Guatemala focuses on the most vulnerable children and families.

Over 200,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon since February 2026, while flooding has displaced 1,400+ families. Children arriving with nothing face destroyed infrastructure, malnutrition crisis, and collapsing aid. This is what our teams are doing and will continue to do for Syria's children.

Save the Children arrived in Lebanon in 1953 and we’ve been there ever since, tackling problems in education, child protection, livelihoods and shelter.

Your donation can help vulnerable children in Egypt access education, healthcare and protection from harm. Give hope for a better future and donate today.

We've been working in Vietnam since 1990, improving healthcare for mums and young children, supporting better nutrition and learning, and helping children stay safe.

Over 3.5 million children in Afghanistan face acute malnutrition, and 2.2 million girls are banned from school. Here's what Save the Children is doing - and how you can be part of the solution.

In Bangladesh, we support children to overcome poverty, escape child marriage, get an education and build a brighter future. Discover our work in Bangladesh.

We work in China to reach kids & their families in rural areas with limited access to healthcare & education.

We've working in Nepal since 1976 and are the largest child-focused organisation in the country. We look for long-term solutions that will benefit children.

Indonesia is one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. Find out how Save the Children is protecting children, improving healthcare and responding to emergencies across the Indonesian archipelago.

Despite India's exponential rate of economic growth, children are being left behind. Our programs work to improve children's health and nutrition, protect the most vulnerable and provide children with the chance to learn.

Pakistan faces floods, malnutrition, and child marriage on a vast scale. Here's how Save the Children is responding - and what's at stake for children.

We work across Sri Lanka to help support lasting change in the lives of children, focusing on child protection, children's rights, education and empowering women.

In Greece, we’re fighting to help those stranded in detention centres and camps. Find out more about our work in mainland Greece and the Greek Islands.

Four years of war in Ukraine has left 2 million children in urgent need. Meet the families we're supporting - and find out how you can help.

Asia is the largest continent in the world. The wealth of people living within Asian countries varies widely, and there are widening gaps between rich and poor people.

Donate to support our programs in Zimbabwe and help us provide education, healthcare, and protection to vulnerable children affected by poverty and disease.

Our programs in South Sudan provide education, healthcare & protection to children affected by conflict. Find out more here.

Every year in South Africa 50,000 children under 5 die from preventable causes. Our programs focus on providing vital healthcare to these children. Find out more here.

Almost three-quarters of children in Tanzania experience physical violence before turning 18. Save the Children is working to promote children protection.

Save the Children is one of the largest child-focused NGOs in Uganda, covering a wide geographical area and a range of thematic areas. We work with children themselves, civil society organisations, communities, government and the media, to improve the lives of children throughout the country. Find out more.

Our teams are working to build a brighter future for children in Rwanda with education & protection programmes. Find out more here.

We work with families in Senegal to improve children's lives. Find out more here.

We work in Sierra Leone to provide education, healthcare, and protection to vulnerable children. Find out more here.

Our programs in Somalia provide education, healthcare, and protection to vulnerable children affected by decades of war. Find out more here.

Donate to support children in Nigeria and help us provide them with the resources and care they need to overcome poverty, conflict, and disease.

We were one of the first international aid agencies to enter Libya after the outbreak of fighting in February 2011.

In Guinea, we provided child protection, education, healthcare and vocational programmes. Read more.

Conflict, drought and displacement are pushing millions of Ethiopian children to the brink. Find out how Save the Children is providing education, cash assistance and life-saving support on the ground.

We've been working in Liberia since 1989, joining with local and international partners to help make the country a safe place for children. Find out more about our work.

Discover how Save the Children supports vulnerable children across Kenya through healthcare, education and emergency response – including life-saving treatment for malnutrition and disease.

Your support provides protection to vulnerable children & families. Read about our work here.

We've been working in Mali for over 35 years, protecting children and helping the poorest families prepare for difficult times. Find out more about our work in Mali.

We have provided life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to affected communities and families, through programmes for protection, sanitation, health and food security. Find out more here.

We've been supporting children in Niger since the 2005 food crisis, providing nutrition, healthcare, education & child protection. Find out more here.

We work in over 20 countries in Africa. Your donations help provide education, healthcare, and protection to children in need.

We work to support Children in Burkina Faso by providing food, healthcare & protection to vulnerable children. Read about our work & how your donations help.

Millions of children in the DRC face hunger, displacement and violence. Here's what's happening, and what Save the Children is doing right now to help.

Looking for a more meaningful career? Join us in making a lasting and positive difference with and for children.

Volunteer in a Save the Children charity shop and make a real difference for children worldwide. Flexible hours, no experience needed. Find a shop near you and apply today.

Find out how you can fundraise by taking part in a half marathon for charity, the Great North Run 2026!

Arsenal are Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years - but their greatest work is happening far from the pitch. Here's the story of 14 years changing children's lives together.

The race is on to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo before it spirals further in a country where decimated healthcare systems were slow to pick up on the disease and are ill equipped to stop the disease spreading, Save the Children said.

Four years of rising food prices in Malawi have pushed nutritious diets further out of reach for many families. Save the Children’s latest Cost of the Diet analysis shows why this matters most for women and young children.

Looking for charity runs to enter in 2026 or 2027? Join Team Save for the London Marathon, Great North Run, Berlin Marathon and more. Apply for a charity place today.

Is it naive to write about hope after a weekend in which voices that seek to spread hate and pull us apart have been loud and organised? I don’t think it is.

As education ministers gather in London for the Education World Forum, Save the Children makes the case for why investing in education in the world's most fragile and conflict-affected contexts is not just the right thing to do — it is a path to a more peaceful world. And questions why, at the moment we understand that most clearly, we are cutting the very funding that could ensure this.

Bilingual statement in response to the announcement of the appointment of new First Minister of Wales and why tackling child poverty needs to be the Welsh Government’s top priority

What’s in a name? Well, if it’s ironed onto your running vest… A LOT.Here’s why:Our Save the Children cheering team will know what to shout out when you run, walk or hobble past us.Your friends and family won’t forget what you’re called in all the excitement.You’ll have a personalised memento of the time you took on a challenge to transform children’s lives… and succeeded.

Childhood only happens once and the new government must make tackling child poverty in Wales a priority

Plagues of rats, mice and insects have swarmed displacement sites in Gaza in recent weeks as temperatures rise, escalating health risks for about 1.4 million people living in overcrowded displacement sites, Save the Children said.

Vaccines work. Health systems don't...at least not for everyone. As long as 14.3 million zero-dose children exist, UHC remains an unfinished promise.

Immunisation is one of global health's most powerful tools and one where the UK continues to play a leading role. Yet over 14 million children worldwide have not received a single dose of vaccine. This World Immunisation Week, we celebrate the progress made and call for renewed support for childhood immunisation programmes at home and around the world, to ensure that no child is left behind.

The latest child poverty statistics show a small drop in child poverty rates, but the real headline is that one in five children in Scotland remain locked in poverty. We spoke to parents from our Changing the Story panel and they are clear: every child in Scotland should have a childhood without limits and right now, too many do not.

Evans is 7, lives in Vanuatu, and dreams of being a chief - and an astronaut. But for millions of children across the Pacific, books are out of reach. Here's why that matters, and what's changing.

British Sudanese comedian and writer Ola Labib reflects on three years of conflict in Sudan - the family members lost, the children paying the price, and why the world cannot look away.

Last week, a number of governments renewed their support for the Global Financing Facility - a financing mechanism for women and girls' healthcare which we know saves lives. In Ethiopia alone, it helped cut maternal mortality by a third in just five years. This is a crucial moment for the UK to step up, show leadership and help protect the health gains we cannot afford to lose.

Released to mark the three-year anniversary of the war in Sudan, the animation lays bare the growing toll of war on children worldwide

The UK’s new development approach is full of contradictions; cutting aid while claiming global leadership, protecting its own interests over the poorest countries, and avoiding key issues like fair trade and tax reform. With reduced crisis funding and limited follow‑through on promises, the UK risks appearing unreliable, prompting calls for it to listen more, act coherently across Government, deliver tangible results, and build flexibility into its aid plans.

One billion people live in countries classified as fragile and conflict affected states, with very poor access to climate adaptation finance. The blog attempts to present a technical framework that combines climate action, humanitarian efforts and peace building initiatives to deliver climate resilience.

The Strait of Hormuz carries 20% of the world's oil - and a quarter of its fertilizer. Here's what its 2026 closure means for hungry children, explained simply.

The Trump administration’s Gaza ceasefire plan – as endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 – is failing, according to a progress scorecard released today by five humanitarian organizations.

Save the Children and Admiral Group have announced a new three-year partnership worth £1 million to support the charity’s UK and global work in mitigating the impacts of climate change and poverty on children.

Reports that the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire will be a welcome relief for families in the region, who have suffered five weeks of bombing, displacement and terror.

Children in Gaza are holding funerals with dolls and turning war into a playtime game with fake shooting and pretending to throw missiles as violence becomes part of daily life after nearly two and a half years of war, Save the Children said.

Emergency surgery is only the beginning. For children injured in conflict, the road to recovery is long, complex and often impossible to navigate alone. Here's what they really need - and what Save the Children is doing about it.

Bombs and explosions don't just injure children in the moment - they change the course of their entire lives. Here's what the reality looks like, and what Save the Children is doing about it.

More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, and thousands more are living with life-changing injuries. Here's what Save the Children is doing on the ground - and how you can help.

When Chouchou was one year old, she lost her leg in conflict. For years, she stayed home while other children walked to school. Then a teacher changed everything. Read her story.

Statement from Save the Children NI on the newly published Households Below Average Income poverty figures.

Responding to the newly published Households Below Average Income poverty figures that shows child poverty figures in Wales remain scandalous, Melanie Simmonds, Head of Save the Children Cymru, said: “These figures reveal that far too many children in Wales - more than one in three - are still experiencing the injustice of child poverty. The child poverty rate is higher in Wales than in any of the other UK nations.

New data shows 4m children in poverty amid cost-of-living fears

Response to UK government data showing the latest child poverty figures in Scotland. First response is from Claire Telfer, Head of Scotland at Save the Children, and the second is a collective statement from the Save the Children Scotland 'Changing the Story' parent panel.

Save the Children is a long-standing partner of the Irish Government, delivering programmes in countries such as Ethiopia and Malawi, collaborating through partnerships including Scaling Up Nutrition, and engaging on policy issues at the UN and in Dublin to enhance protections for children in conflict.

Save the Children's response to the latest FCDO international aid spending announcement.

The conflict in the Middle East and wider region is obstructing key delivery routes for humanitarian supplies, delaying lifesaving medical shipments for at least 410,000 children in three countries, said Save the Children, warning the global impact will only grow.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is an essential partner to Save the Children for its humanitarian access, coordination responsibilities and humanitarian financing functions. We work together to respond to the needs of children in humanitarian contexts, while advancing more locally led humanitarian action and addressing challenges facing children in need of protection.

UNICEF and Save the Children are leading global organisations dedicated to protecting children's rights, improving health, education, and providing emergency relief in over 190 countries. We frequently collaborate on initiatives like the Global Education Cluster, humanitarian responses in crises, and strengthening child protection systems.

Save the Children’s partnership with the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is long-standing and broad - covering programming, technical and policy collaborations. Together we save lives in some of the world’s most fragile and complex contexts, and strengthen national systems to enable sustainable and locally led solutions.

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) partners with Save the Children to strengthen national education systems, improve access to quality education, and build climate-resilient schools in developing countries.

The World Bank and Save the Children have a long-term partnership focused on improving outcomes for children, particularly child survival, learning, protection, and resilience, by shaping global and national policies, scaling evidence-based solutions, and unlocking high-impact financing.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and Save the Children partner to strengthen global immunisation, focusing on reaching children who have never received a vaccine (‘zero-dose' children) in conflict zones and hard-to-reach communities. Our partnership protects children against preventable diseases.

Children are clutching beloved pets and toys as they flee their homes in Lebanon due to the escalating conflict with the violence also cutting access to vital medical care, including for children and pregnant women, Save the Children said.

This Mother's Day, spare a thought for the millions of women around the world for whom pregnancy and childbirth are still a matter of life and death — and what the UK can do about it.

Our response to the publication of the Scottish Government’s Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26, Claire Telfer, Head of Scotland at Save the Children

Ten days since the first strikes in the Middle East and wider region 83 children have been killed in Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Public health, and almost 300 children have been killed in the region – the equivalent to 10 classrooms full of children.

Save the Children warned the orders issued to up to 500,000 people in southern Beirut could result in a humanitarian catastrophe.

AMMAN, 4 March 2026 - At least 100 million children in countries directly impacted by the escalating violence in the Middle East and wider region ​face deepening fear, distress and the risk of physical harm and displacement, Save the Children said.

Save the Children and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are working together to understand public attitudes to child poverty in Scotland. Our project, Changing the Story, is using survey-based and qualitative research to generate new evidence about what the public think. We will use this evidence to build support for action to end child poverty in Scotland. At the centre of Changing the Story, a group of parents and carers with lived experience of poverty are helping to inform and make sense of the research. In this blog series, they reflect on key findings from the research to highlight why we need to see bolder action to end child poverty.

Save the Children’s charity shops are welcoming in a new generation of supporters, with a sharp rise in under-25s signing up to volunteer.

Save the Children has called for the protection of all children and civilian infrastructure, especially schools and hospitals, following the escalation of violence in the Middle East and wider region, with reports of more than 100 children killed in strikes on two schools in Iran.

From April 2026, the UK government is scrapping the two-child limit on Universal Credit. Find out what changes, who benefits, and why experts call it the most impactful step to cut child poverty in a decade.

Children in Ukraine have endured an average of about 4,000 hours of air raid alarms – equivalent to over 5.5 months of constant alerts – since the start of full-scale war in February 2022, with constant fear of attacks taking a severe toll on their mental health, Save the Children said.

As families across Sudan marked the first day of Ramadan, children were reportedly among those killed in renewed violence, underscoring the urgent need for international action to protect children after nearly three years of war, Save the Children said.

The two-child limit to benefits will be removed from April 2026. Here's how it will improve the lives of children and their families in the UK.

A temporary overshoot of 1.5°C is almost inevitable. From climate tipping points to forced transitions, children face the greatest risks, making faster emissions cuts and transformative resilience essential.

Save the Children and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are working together to understand public attitudes to child poverty in Scotland. Our project, Changing the Story, is using survey-based and qualitative research to generate new evidence about what the public think. We will use this evidence to build support for action to end child poverty in Scotland.

LONDON, 3 FEBRUARY 2026 - Polling by YouGov shows 78% of the public support the UK Government's aim of cutting child poverty.

Easterhouse, Glasgow. Primary school children in Easterhouse, Glasgow took centre stage this week as they met directly with local politicians and decision-makers to share what they think should be prioritised ahead of Scotland’s 2026 election.

We previously published the results of the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge, showing that our performance, while not neglible, fell short of what was expected. In this blog we dig into what went right, and what went wrong.

Access to education is a fundamental human right, yet millions of girls and women continue to experience gender inequality which prevents them from receiving the same opportunities as boys and men. This article explores the causes and consequences of gender inequality in education and discusses strategies to achieve gender equality in learning environments.

Two more areas of Sudan have fallen into famine-levels of malnutrition, signalling a deadly expansion of a hunger crisis in the conflict-torn country that is threatening millions, Save the Children said.

Save the Children and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are working together to understand public attitudes to child poverty in Scotland. Our project, Changing the Story, is using survey-based and qualitative research to generate new evidence about what the public think. We will use this evidence to build support for action to end child poverty in Scotland.At the centre of Changing the Story, a group of parents and carers with lived experience of poverty are helping to inform and make sense of the research. In this blog series, they reflect on key findings from the research to highlight why we need to see bolder action to end child poverty.

Enter our New Year charity raffle today and help children around the world get the future they deserve.

Setting intentions for the year ahead can remind us of what’s truly important. But did you know you can achieve your goals and help children at the same time? Here's our six ways to make change in 2026.

An eight-month-old baby dies from hypothermia. Aid trucks blocked. Why Gaza needs a new independent humanitarian system outside Israeli control to save children's lives.

In a challenging political and economic climate, Save the Children teams in UK, Australia, Germany, Geneva, Norway, USA and the EU fought to make children's health a global priority last year. Learn about our global health advocacy wins in 2025 and how we plan to build on this in 2026.

Freezing temperatures of up to –20 degrees Celsius (-4F) have forced the closure of many schools across Ukraine so far this year, after a near doubling of attacks on energy infrastructure causes widespread power outages with a state of emergency declared today, Save the Children said.

Children in Gaza are being killed by collapsing buildings and freezing cold temperatures as tents that are the sole shelter for families are blown away in strong winds, Save the Children said.

The number of child casualties in Yemen jumped 70% in 2025, and the number of children killed doubled, with an average of one child killed or injured every day, Save the Children said.

Save the Children is calling on the Iranian authorities and all those involved in the unrest to immediately end the unlawful violence against children and uphold their obligations under international law, following UN and media reports that children have been killed, injured and detained in Iran.

Learn how the UK Government can help Sudan, and the children and families who live there, through the violent conflict which broke out in the country in April 2023.

This blog provides a brief summary of the learning gains we achieved through the SLEIC programme, and what they might mean.

We believe parents’ voice, ideas and leadership can shape a stronger, fairer community for children and families in Tower Hamlets. If you are a parent who has experienced financial difficulties while raising children from 0-6 years old, we’d love to hear from you.

Children and families in Ukraine are being left without heat, power or water in freezing winter temperatures after the latest attacks triggered widespread power cuts, just days before Christmas, Save the Children said.

2025 Wrap Film for Legacy Pledgers

GAZA, 19 December 2025 – Four out of every five children in Gaza will enter the new year still facing crisis levels of hunger, despite the agreement by Israeli authorities two months ago to allow more aid in, including food, said Save the Children following the release of new hunger data.

The Cabinet Secretary for Finance will set out the Scottish Government’s proposed budget for 2026/27 on 13th January. All eyes are on whether this will be a budget that provides hope that this year will be a better one for families. We’d like to see more help for families with babies and are calling on the Scottish Government to invest in a Baby Guarantee.

This is a significant and welcome step towards finally seeing this huge fund released to support victims of the war in Ukraine, after successive Governments have blocked its release for over three years.

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.

Your generous donation can provide children and families with life-saving essentials.

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.

Charity place application's to Sydney Marathon 2026 are now open! Apply for a charity place to run for Save the Children.

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.

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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.

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Save the Children and Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) are calling for every political party to take notice and commit to action, as new polling shows that people across Scotland want politicians to step up and do more about child poverty.

Mothers in northern Kenya are struggling to keep their children alive as a deadly mix of drought, crocodile attacks that disrupt fishing, and aid cuts leave families with little to eat, Save the Children said.

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LONDON, 29 SEPTEMBER 2025 - The Children’s Rights Organisations (CROs) comprising of five leading children’s rights groups are calling on the Covid-19 Inquiry to deliver justice, strengthen safeguards, and put children first- after systemic failures during the pandemic caused devastating harm to countless young people.

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As Stormont’s Anti-Poverty Strategy consultation closes Save the Children NI insist children & families deserve a total rewrite of the plan.

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GAZA, 17 Sept 2025: The leaders of over 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza are calling for urgent intervention after a UN commission concluded, for the first time, that genocide is being committed.

The new film is paired with renewed calls by Save the Children and Choose Love for the UK Government to end its complicity in the ongoing atrocities inflicted on children in Gaza and the West BankInstagram link hereYouTube link here Images here Save the Children and Choose Love have today unveiled a powerful new film featuring a group of leading actors, presenters, activists and influencers delivering a poignant recital of the poem ‘Don’t Mention the Children’. Written in 2014 by the children’s author, poet and activist Michael Rosen after the Israeli government banned a radio advert naming children killed in Gazai, the poem highlights the silencing of children’s suffering in the face of devastating violence ii. With at least 20,000 children killed in Gaza since October 2023 — and the true figure likely far higher — its message remains painfully relevant todayiii. Lending their voices to the moving reading includes the singer-songwriter and political activist Annie Lennox, Oscar-winning actor and political activist Dame Vanessa Redgrave, actor and comedian Ambika Mod, Oscar-nominated actor Guy Pearce, presenters Laura Whitmore and Nadia Sawalha, photographer and Oscar-nominated director Misan Harriman, model and actor Poppy Delevingne and the poem’s creator, Michael Rosen. Also using their platforms to show solidarity with children from Gaza are writer and presenter Dawn O’Porter, emergency doctor Mohammed Mustafa, actors Nathalie Emmanuel, Daniel Ings, Zawe Ashton, Juliet Stevenson, Joely Richardson, Khalid Abdalla, Denise Gough and Indira Varma, writer and actor Jolyon Rubinstein, activist Stephen Kapos, musician Beth Orton, comedian Jen Brister, photographer Laura Bailey and chef Max La Manna. The vision for the project came from the Save the Children ambassador and Choose Love trustee, Misan Harriman. The film closes with a powerful appeal to end the horrors unfolding in Gaza and the West Bank: Don't Bomb Children, Don’t Starve Children, Don’t Kill Children. Each word is constructed from the names of children in Gaza killed by Israeli forces since the conflict began, laying bare the human cost behind the statistics. Save the Children and Choose Love are campaigning for an end to the UK’s Government’s complicity in the horrors unfolding across the occupied Palestinian territory. They are urging the public to sign a petition demanding the immediate suspension of all arm transfers to Israel; all perpetrators to be held to account and an end to Israel’s impunity; and decisive action to be taken to bring Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory to an end. Liz Bradshaw, Senior Conflict & Humanitarian Advocacy Adviser at Save the Children said: “While food and medicine sit waiting at the border, children in Gaza are being deliberately starved as F-35 fighter jets rain terror on civilians. In our clinics, silence has replaced children’s voices – many are now so weak they cannot even cry out in pain. This is a moral outrage, and we refuse to allow their suffering to be erased or ignored. Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper must act now to end the UK Government's complicity.” Poet, Author and Activist Michael Rosen said: “I wrote Don’t Mention the Children eleven years ago in response to an attempt to silence the names of children killed in Gaza. It is heartbreaking that the poem is still so relevant today - in fact, the situation for children has only grown worse. Behind every number, every statistic, is a child with a name and a future that has been stolen. We cannot allow them to be erased. To deny their names is to deny their humanity, and we must resist that erasure at every turn.” Misan Harriman, Save the Children Ambassador and Choose Love Trustee said: "For nearly two years, children in Gaza have endured a relentless stream of atrocities - their homes, schools and hospitals destroyed, the deliberate use of starvation as a weapon. And still, the world does nothing to stop it.“Now more than ever, Gaza’s children need us to use our platforms, raise our voices and act. Our government must end its complicity in these horrors or be held accountable. Inaction is a choice - and history will judge this paralysis.” Josie Fernandez-Marelli, CEO and Co-Founder of Choose Love said: “Children are being starved to death by Israel’s illegal blockade. Bombs continue to fall, and without enough food, water and medicine, surviving to the next day becomes harder. We cannot stay silent when this is happening to any children, in any part of the world. History will judge how we acted in these moments. The UK Government must end its complicity in these atrocities now and do all in its power to broker a meaningful and permanent ceasefire.” Save the Children has been working in Gaza for decades, running primary healthcare centres and providing essential services to children, mothers, and families, including screening and treatment for malnutrition. The aid organisation has been unable to get any of its own aid into Gaza since 2 March but stands ready to rapidly scale up life-saving support with its partners as soon as access is granted. Save the Children’s teams deliver water, run child-friendly spaces and mother and baby areas where pregnant and breastfeeding women can receive support on nutrition and infant feeding and psychosocial care. It also sets up temporary learning centres to help children continue their education. -Ends- Notes to Editor:    Our media out of hours contact is [email protected] / +44(0)7831 650409  The Poem Don’t Mention the Children by Michael Rosen Don’t mention the children. Don’t name the dead children. The people must not know the names of the dead children. The names of the children must be hidden. The children must be nameless. The children must leave this world having no names. No one must know the names of the dead children. No one must say the names of the dead children. No one must even think that the children have names. People must understand that it would be dangerous to know the names of the children. The people must be protected from knowing the names of the children. The names of the children could spread like wildfire. The people would not be safe if they knew the names of the children. Don’t name the dead children. Don’t remember the dead children. Don’t think of the dead children. Don’t say: ‘dead children’. End Notesi Reported by The Guardian on 24.07.14. Israel bans radio advert listing names of children killed in Gaza | Israel | The Guardian ii According to a report in The Guardian in April 2025, Standing Together, a progressive movement of Israelis and Palestinians, were banned by police from holding up posters of children killed in Gaza during an anti-war protest on Holocaust Memorial Day that was primarily dedicated to the children who had been needlessly killed by Israel in Gaza as well as the Israeli hostages still held captive. Article accessed 3rd September 2025. Israelis protest against Gaza war with rare outcry over Palestinian casualties | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardianiii According to the latest figures from the Government Media Office in Gaza. Reported figures are unlikely to represent the full scale of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and its dire impacts on Gaza’s children. About Save the Children:    Save the Children exists to create lasting change for and with children. In more than 100 countries including the UK, we make sure children stay safe, healthy and learning, and change the future for good. We find new ways to reach children, no matter where they’re growing up. For a century, we’ve stood up for children’s rights and made sure their voices are heard.    For more information visit www.savethechildren.org.uk      About Choose Love: Choose Love is a fast, flexible and innovative movement delivering critical humanitarian aid by working directly with the local communities who need them. From providing hot food, to search and rescue, they make sure that displaced communities have what they need, when they need it. Since 2015, they’ve worked across 50 countries, with over 580 local partners, supporting people in times of crises, providing daily essentials, and ensuring displaced families and individuals have what they need to rebuild their lives. By choosing love, they’ve supported more than 7 million people in almost a decade.  In the last 23 months, Choose Love has raised $5.4 million to support people in Gaza, the West Bank and surrounding regions. They have worked with 23 partners, supporting 404,000 Palestinians by: Distributing food supplies and packages Providing clean water Supporting children to access mental health support Funding medical teams and medical aid Choose Love UK is officially registered as a charity in England and Wales under charity number 1177927

Antananarivo, 12 September 2025 – Cases of malnutrition among children under five are expected to increase by 54% in Madagascar in coming months, as prolonged dry spells and floods caused by cyclones cause significant agricultural losses, and the impact of the devastating 2021 drought continues to be felt, said Save the Children.

More than three quarters of Sudan’s school-age children are at home or in temporary shelters as children across the UK return to class this month, with many increasingly unlikely to ever complete their studies, Save the Children said.

Nearly 1,200 children have been killed in the devastating earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan, which left thousands without homes and in need of urgent support, Save the Children said.

The equivalent of about 150 classrooms of children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the start of full-scale war, Save the Children said just days after further attacks on Kyiv killed civilians including a baby.

GAZA, 8 September 2025 –"All of us at Save the Children are devastated by the killing of brothers Khaled, 11, and Aseed, 8, who we’ve been supporting through one of our child-friendly spaces in Gaza. Khaled and Aseed were known for their positive energy, for joining in and getting involved, and for the way they made friends and played with others, even amid their relentless surroundings of bombardment and violence, displacement, hunger and disease.

The goal of the National Learning Event for the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge was to come together at the close of the programme to reflect on lesson learned, share experiences and explore how insights from SLEIC implementation can be used to strengthen Sierra Leone’s education system moving forward. This blog captures takeaways and next steps from the national learning event.

At least one Palestinian child has been killed every hour on average by Israeli forces in Gaza over nearly 23 months of war, with the number of children killed now surpassing 20,000, Save the Children said. 

At least one Palestinian child has been killed every hour on average by Israeli forces in Gaza over nearly 23 months of war, with the number of children killed now surpassing 20,000, Save the Children said.

Surrounded by destruction and rubble, a midwife in Afghanistan walked hours to help deliver a baby with just a first aid kit, as the country was hit by yet another earthquake overnight and aid agencies continue to try to access hard-to-reach areas.

A rolling wave of aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan is terrifying children who have lost families and homes in the country’s deadliest earthquake in nearly 30 years with the death toll rising to over 2,200, Save the Children said.

Save the Children aid workers travelling on a herd of donkeys have delivered the first emergency medical supplies, food, water and tarpaulins to a remote village in western Sudan that was cut off by a massive landslide this week, killing between 300 and 1,000 people.

The number of children and women treated for sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) surged four-fold in the first half of this year as fighting escalated with some survivors facing unwanted pregnancies, stigma and suicidal thoughts, according to Save the Children.

ISLAMABAD, 2 September 2025 – Almost one million people, including children, have been evacuated from their homes in Punjab[1], Pakistan’s most populous province, amid deadly floods, with almost all school aged children in the province facing disruptions to education, Save the Children said.

Thousands of children are in urgent need of food, water and shelter in eastern Afghanistan as teams battle against time to rescue injured people from mountainous and remote villages destroyed by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake, Save the Children said.

KABUL, 1 September 2025 – Rescue teams are racing to Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan where a devastating earthquake has killed at least 600 people and injured more than 3,000 including many children with the number of casualties continuing to rise, Save the Children said

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Four African Countries to Run Out of Lifesaving Food for Malnourished Children Within 3 Months Due to Aid Cuts

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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.

Read how vaccines have transformed global health, from Edward Jenner's groundbreaking discovery using cowpox to prevent smallpox, to the reduction of diseases like polio, measles, diphtheria, and tetanus. Discuss the challenges of funding and misinformation today, and what breakthroughs—like malaria and TB vaccines—mean for the future. With partnerships like Gavi leading the way, vaccines continue to give every child the chance to grow up healthy and safe.

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.

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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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This year, Shaun the Sheep returns in his woolliest role yet – as Save the Children’s ‘Head of Wool’ for Christmas Jumper Day – and to celebrate his co-knit-ment to the day, he is launching a nationwide prize draw for schools.

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.

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This project aims to change how child poverty is discussed in Scotland by crafting a new, emotionally resonant narrative that better engages the public and decision-makers. Its goal is to inspire confidence and support for bold policy action by telling a clear, hopeful story that connects with people's real experiences and aspirations for a better future.

Save the Children is urging all political parties in Scotland to use the 2026 election as a chance to put children at the heart of their plans by committing to bold action on child poverty, including meeting 2030 targets, supporting families with babies, and investing in social security and family support.

We are calling on the UK government to invest more in children over the course of the current Parliament, starting with scrapping the two-child limit on benefits and the benefits cap, and introducing a Child Lock, a mechanism by which children’s benefits increase in line with average wage growth or inflation, whichever is higher.

World Bank International Development Association report signals grim reality of UK aid cuts.

At least 110,000 severely malnourished children supported by Save the Children could be left without access to life-saving ready-to-use emergency food and nutrition programmes as aid cuts hit supplies, according to new analysis.

The Humanitarian Network is a collective of partners dedicated to helping children and families through crisis. Through collaboration, innovation and lifesaving humanitarian support, together we stand with children and communities before, during and after disaster strikes.

More than 416,000 children in Syria are now at significant risk of severe malnutrition following the sudden suspension of US government funding that forced the closure of one third of Save the Children’s life-saving nutrition activities across the country.

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.

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PORT SUDAN, 16 April 2025 - Thousands of families with children have arrived injured, traumatised, and hungry in the town of Tawila after journeys of up to 70km (40 miles) on foot fleeing attacks in Sudan’s Zamzam and Al Shouk camps, Save the Children said.

London, 15 April 2025 - In response to the UK Government’s announcement of support to Sudan, Save the Children CEO Moazzam Malik said:

Charity releases powerful series of illustrations showing the horrors of war for children.PORT SUDAN, 15 April 2025 – An average of one child every 10 seconds has been forced to flee their homes since the conflict began in Sudan two years ago, according to new analysis from Save the Children.

For nearly a year, people in ZamZam camp, Abu Shouk camp and Al Fasher town have lived under siege—cut off, starved, and terrorised. Over the past four months they have endured relentless attacks, including artillery shelling and ground incursions that have killed, wounded or displaced countless civilians.

At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey to seek medical treatment, after aid cuts forced their local health services to close in the middle of a major outbreak of the deadly disease.

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Recent figures showed that child poverty has fallen in Scotland, in contrast with the rest of the UK. This shows that measures like the Scottish Child Payment are working. But the Scottish Government still missed its interim child poverty target - and poverty in families with a baby increased. To meet the legally binding 2030 child poverty target, we need to see bold action, including investing in social security.

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About 130 children are being born daily in Gaza as Israeli authorities' total siege on supplies enters its second month, putting mothers and newborns at risk as medical and food supplies run out and a lack of flour closes all bakeries.

YANGON/BANGKOK, 31 March 2025 – When Myanmar’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck, 16-year-old student Yoon May* was having lunch at home in Mandalay and contemplating having a nap when she suddenly felt dizzy.

Save the Children and its partners are providing lifesaving aid in earthquake affected areas in Myanmar with an immediate need for water, food and health care services for children and their families.

Children and families in Myanmar need urgent humanitarian support after the strongest earthquake in a century struck the country.

YANGON/ BANGKOK, 28 March 2025: After two strong earthquakes struck Myanmar at about midday local time on Friday, initial reports indicate numerous casualties in both countries, though the exact numbers cannot be verified due to blocked roads and downed communications.

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Save the Children's reaction to the UK Government not making a financial pledge at a major global summit on nutrition, Nutrition for Growth, held in Paris.

The UK Government is yet to make a financial commitment on fighting malnutrition at a summit designed to leverage billions of dollars in support.

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.

Statement in response to the HBAI (Households Below Average Income) child poverty figures released which show a record 4.5 million children are now living in poverty in the UK, increase of 200,000

The devastating impact of UK aid cuts will be under the spotlight today as it emerges the UK Government is yet to make a financial commitment on fighting malnutrition at a summit designed to leverage billions of dollars in support.

Lisa Wise, Save the Children’s Director of Global Policy, Advocacy & Research gives our response to the impact on aid cuts as set out in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement:

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A statement from Dan Paskins, Executive Director of Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns - "The Chancellor’s Statement does nothing to meaningfully tackle child poverty"

GAZA, 20 March 2025 – Hundreds of thousands of children are trapped across northern Gaza after Israeli forces cut the area off from the rest of the Strip, with tens of thousands at imminent risk from military ground operations around Beit Lahiya town in North Gaza Governorate, Save the Children said.

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.

KINSHASA, 14 March 2025 – More than 400 children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were recruited by armed actors in January and February this year, with some as young as 14 years and some reported picked up from schools and the streets and put at immediate risk of violence, said Save the Children.

Save the Children is warning that it has just two days of medical supplies left in its mobile health clinics at Sudan's biggest refugee camp.

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

More than 40 countries have been impacted across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East by an abrupt halt to US government foreign aid that is threatening health, nutrition and education programmes for millions of children.

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Funding cuts are putting our lifesaving work under threat. We are doing everything we can to fill the gaps and keep fighting for children’s lives and rights.

About 375,000 children are missing out on education and vulnerable to violence and recruitment by armed groups in the North Kivu region.

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Gaza's 1.1 million children will once again face a hellscape of bombs, bullets, starvation, and disease, compounding nearly 17 months of physical and mental harm, warned Save the Children.

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The share of the UK’s Gross National Income (GNI) spent on helping vulnerable people overseas is set to drop to the lowest ever as a result of planned aid cuts, Save the Children analysis has revealed.

London, 28 February 2025 - The share of the UK’s Gross National Income (GNI) spent on helping vulnerable people overseas is set to drop to the lowest ever as a result of planned aid cuts, Save the Children analysis has revealed.

Cutting the aid budget to increase defence is a betrayal of the world’s most vulnerable children and the UK’s national interest.

Save the Children UK is to put 197 jobs at risk in a reorganisation aimed at increasing impact in the UK and around the world and strengthening its financial position.

Save the Children is asking the question – where is the missing Ukraine money? Have you seen it? Because we haven’t – and neither have the children of Ukraine.

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