SavetheChildren News

"This is about ensuring fairness, security, and opportunity for everyone," Melanie Simmonds, Head of Save the Children Cymru Read our opinion piece in @nationcymru on why the next Welsh Government must introduce a Welsh Child Payment. nation.cymru/opinion/why-th…

This is yet another example of the realities now facing the world's children. The UK's decision to cut aid has poured fuel on the fire of global decision-making. The real world impact is being laid bare, says @calgnor to @nichferris @Independent. independent.co.uk/world/us-germa…

PRESS RELEASE: We’re proud to announce a new three year, £1 million partnership with @AdmiralLife focused on protecting children from the growing impacts of climate change and poverty in the UK and globally. savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…

Kids in poverty are no different to mine and yours – they should have the chance to learn, play and grow without worry We should be proud that, as of today, the two-child benefit cap is finally gone, writes @savechildrenuk CEO @MoazzamTMalik politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

Another night of civilians paying the price in Ukraine: 2 children killed in Kharkiv, 3 injured in Kramatorsk, & energy infrastructure under attack. “Five years into the full-scale war, horrors are still unfolding. The world cannot look away. Attacks must stop,” says @soniakhush

Orders issued to up to 500,000 people in southern Beirut could result in a humanitarian catastrophe. 'No child should ever have to pay the price for a conflict they did not create.’ @AhmadAlhendawi 👇 bit.ly/4udnIuO

At least 100 million children in countries directly impacted by the escalating violence face deepening fear, distress & the risk of physical harm and displacement. "Children are living in fear, caught in the crossfire of this adult war"@AhmadAlhendawi 👇 bit.ly/4up0F0u

Visiting Khartoum where this conflict began almost three years ago. Despite the destruction, there are fragile signs of hope as families begin to return and rebuild. The international community must do more, urgently, to bring an end to #Sudan’s suffering.

S U D A N Over the coming days, I’ll be travelling across Sudan to see Save the Children @SC_inSudan work to support children affected by almost three years of conflict. I will be meeting with partners and visiting mobile health clinics, emergency response rooms, and schools - services that are vital to help children facing the most desperate circumstances. They deserve a future.

Famine risks detected in two new parts of Sudan - “Children are hanging by a thread, and some already dying from hunger‑related causes" - Mohamad Abdiladif, Country Director @save_children in #Sudan savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…

A maternity hospital was damaged by shelling in Zaporizhzhia. Even hospitals are not safe in Ukraine. “In freezing temperatures as low as -10°C, often without electricity, parents are forced to hide their children. Attacks on civilians must stop now,” Sonia Khush @SCIUkraine

"The intensity of the recent airstrikes feel like the beginning of another wave of deadly violence. As we wait for Rafah to open, we must keep our eyes on the suffering across Gaza.” Shurouq, Save the Children’s multimedia manager in Gaza.

GAZA: New figures show eight babies have now died of hypothermia this winter. "This death was preventable. Homes in Gaza are rubble; the little shelter families have is not fit for survival" - @AhmadAlhendawi, @Save_Children Director for Middle East, North Africa & Eastern Europe

PRESS RELEASE: Yemen: One child killed or injured every day on average in 2025 as child casualties surged - @Save_Children "Children who lose limbs need prosthetics replaced several times as they grow – yet rehabilitation services in #Yemen are scarce." savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…

Save the Children calls for end to unlawful child rights violations amid unrest in #Iran . “Children must be protected from all forms of violence and harm [and] should never be targeted, injured or detained." Read full statement: savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…

This Christmas, families in #Gaza are struggling to keep children warm in flooded tents. Save the Children’s Alison Griffin writes why urgent humanitarian access matters now | @bigissue bigissue.com/opinion/life-g…

NEWS QUOTE: Children in Ukraine face bitter winter weather this Christmas as latest attacks trigger massive power cuts savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…

PRESS RELEASE: Gaza: Four out of five children to face catastrophic levels of hunger in 2026 savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…

PRESS RELEASE: Gaza storms amid Israeli aid restrictions cut off vital services for children savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…

Living in extreme heat slows children’s early development. Our study showed 766 million children – or one third of the child population – were exposed to extreme heatwaves in the year to June 2024. independent.co.uk/news/science/c…