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Faisa* holds her daughter Ikran*, 7 months, as she is assessed for malnutrition using a MUAC band which shows red

15 Dec 2025

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Aid After 2025: Why the Private Sector must become core to humanitarian response

As traditional funding collapses and crises escalate, businesses bring more than money; they offer innovation, scale, and new models for sustaining aid. But partnerships must be carefully governed to avoid unintended harm. This article was originally published on TRTWorld.

10 Dec 2025

global

Why children need safer, age-appropriate online spaces and not blanket bans

As policymakers across the world grapple with how to keep children safe online, a growing number are recommending age-based social media 'bans' as a tool to help keep children safe. While laudable in intent, at Save the Children, we are concerned that laws banning children’s access to online spaces – particularly if used in isolation – risk creating unintended harms, and a false sense of safety, as well as curtailing the opportunities that online environments offer to children. There are better alternatives.

Mahmoud* and his sister Toqa carry jerrycans full of water back to their tent

22 Oct 2025

Occupied Palestinian territory

What the Ceasefire means for Children in Gaza – and what comes next

The announcement of a pause in hostilities offers a moment of hope for children and families in Gaza. But while it provides a brief respite, it is not enough.

Amal*, 8 stands in the middle of camp wearing her blue jumper

19 Mar 2025

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Foreign Aid Cuts: The real impact on children and our programmes

Foreign aid funding cuts are putting our lifesaving work under threat globally. Over 40 countries we operate in have been impacted across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Learn more about the real impact of foreign cuts on children and our programmes in this blog.

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