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2 Jun 2025
Opinion: In Gaza, even my children’s right to play is under attack
In this powerful firsthand account, a father of five and child protection expert exposes how war has shattered childhood in Gaza. Once joyful and free, play has turned into a survival tactic amid rubble and fear. With every playground destroyed and every safe space gone, Gaza’s children are being robbed of their future. This deeply human opinion piece calls for urgent action to protect a generation growing up in the shadows of war.
9 Jun 2025
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The Importance of Play for All Children
In this blog, James Cox, Education Policy and Advocacy Lead at Save the Children International, defends play as a vital right for every child. Amid crises and inequality, play supports mental health, learning, and resilience. In light of International Day of Play, he also calls on global leaders to invest in safe, inclusive play for all children.
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.
6 Mar 2025
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Foreign aid cuts: what’s happening and what does it mean for children?
Funding cuts are putting our lifesaving work under threat. Governments across the world are slashing foreign aid budgets that millions of children facing the toughest challenges depend on.
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It is time for Governments to Redefine Child Protection and Celebrate their Diverse Workforce
Social workers play a crucial role in child protection, often overlooked by the public. This blog emphasizes the positive impact of social workers who support families and advocate for children's welfare globally and calls for investment in preventative and responsive child protection services to ensure every child thrives ahead of the Ministerial Conference to End Violence Against Children.
“I want to go back, even if my house is bombed” - Lebanon’s children’s hope to reclaim their dreams
Nadine Malli who works with Save the Children in Lebanon, has 10 years of experience working within the humanitarian sector. Currently, she is part of Save the Children Lebanon’s ongoing emergency response. Here she shares a testimony of her experiences.
Guide: How to help children in a hurricane, storm, cyclone or typhoon
This 9-step guide provides tips on how to keep children safe during a hurricane, storm, cyclone or typhoon.
A doctor's story of hunger in Gaza
Nearly all 1.1 million children in Gaza are unable to get enough to eat after a year of Israeli bombardment and near-total siege. Children are dying because of malnutrition, dehydration and disease. Doctor Jamal Imam* is a Palestinian nutrition specialist working for Save the Children in Gaza and shares his experience.
Heartbreak and Resilience: Stories of Gaza's children through the eyes of Save the Children staff
Five Save the Children staff members who have worked in Gaza in recent months or are permanently based in Gaza have shared some moments that have had a lasting impact on them.
We are at a crossroads: 100-years of hard-won progress in making the world a better place for children could be undone if we do not act now
Op-ed by Inger Ashing, SCI CEO to mark 100 years since the Declaration of the Rights of the Child were adopted by the League of Nations
Five ways the rights of children have progressed in the past 100 years
Children’s lives have changed for the better in many ways in the 100 years since the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child were endorsed
Staff Account from Haiti: “I’ve never felt more powerless in my own country”
Staff account by a humanitarian worker in Haiti who has been directly affected by the rising violence