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.

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.

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.

Blog about SC UK on Senegal programme visit.

Save the Children calls on partners at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks in Geneva to recognize the lifesaving role of education in emergency settings.

This blog post discusses the devastating impact of explosive weapons on children in populated areas during wars, urging the international community to uphold IHL.

Daily lives of Ukrainians and Ukrainian children two years after the start of the conflict.

This World Health Day Save the Children announces a new partnership with Sanofi’s Global Health Unit in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate.

Advancing Children's Rights: A Blog on Accountability and Justice in Conflict Zones.

A policy workshop on “children and armed conflict” (CAAC) convened by the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict and SIPA.