Nine in every 10 parents in Scotland[1] (90%) say the summer holidays place financial and emotional pressures on their families. Nearly 40% say they worry about affording family days out this summer, while more than half fear their children will spend too much time on screens over the summer break.

Nine in every 10 parents in Northern Ireland1 (91%) say the summer brings financial and emotional pressures for their families. These new statistics are part of the Big Summer Survey commissioned by Save the Children UK as part of their ‘No Summer Break from Poverty’ campaign to highlight the reality of families’ experiences this summer.

Health, charity and political leaders dedicated to improving childhoods in South Yorkshire are joining forces to launch a first-of-its-kind investment fund ahead of a major regional children’s summit.

A month on from the Ebola crisis outbreak Save the Children analysis reveals children aged 14 or under are more than twice as likely to die after contracting the illness than patients aged 15 to 44.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Musician and Save the Children ambassador Sophie Ellis-Bextor has visited Warsaw in Poland to meet with refugee children.

KINSHASA, 12 February 2025 – At least 28 children were among 52 people killed in a violent attack in Djugu territory, Ituri province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a wave of extreme violence fuels an escalating humanitarian crisis across the country, said Save the Children.

AXA XL is providing a grant of $1.2 million to Save the Children for a five-year initiative to mitigate the impact of climate change across coastal ecosystems in Sierra

PORT SUDAN, 10 February 2025 – The last quarter of 2024 saw more violence in Sudan than at any time since the conflict began nearly two years ago, Save the Children said, with significant violent attacks against children and other civilians continuing into 2025.

Alarming trend continues into 2025, with at least 10 Palestinian children among 70 people killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

It is essential that this funding is additional to supplement a constrained aid budget and prioritises children on the frontline of these crises.

19th January 2025 - The Save the Children Immunisation Accelerator, funded by GSK, has awarded two innovation projects for finding unique solutions to help more children receive vaccinations.

GAZA, 18 January 2025 – Getting food, water, and medical supplies to children in Gaza will be priorities for Save the Children once the pause in hostilities comes into effect on Sunday, with preparations underway in coordination with other aid organisations to deliver supplies as quickly as possible once entry points are reopened and security guaranteed.