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.

A look back at some of the amazing achievements made possible for children every minute, every day, all around the world.

Jason Lee, Save the Children's Country Director in the occupied Palestinian territory, explains why children and families need a definitive ceasefire now.

Save the Children UK is calling on donors to commit sufficient funding to educate the world's refugees at this year's Global Refugee Forum.

Our CEO, Gwen Hines, explains why the UK must call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.

Taking action: How we can help support mothers, caregivers and families in the best way through the challenges they face

New analysis in our report The Price of Hope shows the growing funding gap for refugee education is exacerbated by worsening debt burdens.

This week I joined state representatives of the “Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe” (OSCE) for a cross-dimensional seminar.

Multiple crises are denying children their right to education and they are demanding world leaders do better.

Inspired by the real-life stories of children, the short film from Aardman tells a story about how child refugees feel and what it’s like to be away from home

"You cannot be at war and go to school." Children told us the profound effect crises like conflict and climate change are having on their education.

Our Head of Conflict and Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy updates on what progress is being made on addressing issues around children being killed and injured in war

We answer the big questions for our supporters.

Devastating flooding and conflict force children and their families to flee their homes for safety, but access to medicines and healthcare becomes problematic.

By sharing a flower, you can send a simple, powerful message of solidarity to the children living through war and crisis.

5 practical actions that you could consider taking here in the UK to respond to the ongoing situation with refugees from Ukraine.

Children are more at risk in conflict now than at any point in the last 20 years. Here's what we're doing to help.

A clear guide on how we can most effectively channel our compassion to best support Ukrainian refugees.

The stories behind the photographs by world-renowned photographer Jim Hoylebroek highlighting the human tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan.

Save the Children calls for UK government and Boris Johnson to take action on Afghanistan crisis petition.

After 15,000 supporters urged the UK Government to stand up for what’s right for Afghanistan's children, we're here to hold the government to their commitments.

Ahead of a new UN report, we look at the stories of children affected by the six grave violations of children's rights in conflict.

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is donating $100,000 (£71,000) to Save the Children, $25,000 to KinderUSA and $25,000 to DCI Palestine to support families in Gaza.

Donors have pledged less than half of the $3.85 billion the UN says Yemen needs in 2021. The UK government plans to cut aid to Yemen by almost half.

More than 10 million children in Yemen are just one step away from famine. But there are three things the UK can do to help right now.

As the UK presidency of the UN Security Council begins today, Britain should work with partners to redouble efforts to tackle conflict-related crises around the world.

Since 2010, the equivalent of 25 children a day have been killed or severely injured in conflict. The UK and others must act to protect children in war zones.

An examination of initial results from the UN's new COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker, with a focus on gender-based violence against adolescent girls.

The government’s updated approach to the protection of civilians in conflict is an important win for children living in conflict.

By Sukaina Sharafuddin – Media and communications coordinator at Save the Children in Yemen I gave birth to my son four years ago, amid a background of falling bombs. Since that day, I have been praying for him and us to live long enough to see the other side of the war that has been […]

The recent decision to resume arm sales to Saudi Arabia undermines the UK government’s important work on Yemen.

Taking action to right the wrongs in new UN report on children and armed conflict is the first step in protecting children and standing up for the UN’s values.

Activists working in Yemen share their stories of what it is like living in this war-torn country.

This week, the UN Secretary-General published his annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. It helps countries like the UK understand what’s really happening in key conflicts.

In a camp in Syria a boy told our team, “We’re used to the war now. Even when it hits nearby, we hide in caves. But with this virus, we can’t hide.”

When global leaders shift their gaze back to the wider horizon, what will the world look like for children? A series of separate developments demands their attention.

Britain must step up and push parties to the conflict to get round the table to find both an immediate cessation of hostilities and a long-term political solution.

States are debating a Political Declaration to address harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure when explosive weapons are used in towns and cities.

On Friday, world leaders will gather at the annual Munich Security Conference to discuss global security issues. Ahead of this meeting, Save the Children have released a new report ‘Stop the War on Children 2020: Gender Matters’ which reveals the continuing intensification of conflict for children. The report shows that not only has the number […]

Claire Milligan, a Senior Child Protection Adviser at Save the Children discusses the Coaching for Life program and how we are supporting girls across the world. With more refugees and internally displaced people in the world today than ever before and an ever-expanding global poverty gap, children are increasingly exposed to conflict, trauma and violence.

Polling conducted in 2018 found that three in ten Brits think refugees get too much help in the UK, compared to just 18% who think the opposite. The older you are, or the more right-wing you are, the likelier you are to think that refugees receive too much assistance. Culture Wars divide us in so […]