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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.

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10 Dec 2025

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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.

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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. 

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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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Nadeen*'s daughter in their damaged house in Gaza City

Staff Account: “GAZA IS NOT JUST WHERE WE LIVE, IT’S WHO WE ARE”

After 16 months of displacement, Nadeen, a Save the Children staff member, and her four children return to their shattered home in Gaza City. In this blog, she tells us about the impact of the war on the children and her experience of returning to their beloved home.

Mbokani*, 7 and mother Mwahami* in their tent

1 in 11 children will need humanitarian support in 2025. Is there hope for a brighter future?

Today, 1 in 11 children faces conflict, hunger, and climate disasters. Save the Children’s 2025 Humanitarian Plan aims to protect 12 million children globally. Learn more about how we intend to do this in this blog.

Palestinians heading towards the road that leads to northern Gaza

Beyond the Violence: How You Can Support Gaza’s Children Today

Gaza’s children face hunger, trauma, and destroyed homes after months of conflict and violence. Families urgently need food, medicine, and shelter. We’re providing lifesaving aid, mental health support, and safe learning spaces. Learn how you can help can save lives today.

Silhouette of Marque*, 11, a malnourished child who dropped out of school

STAFF ACCOUNT FROM DRC: "The humanitarian and security situation is chaotic"

Staff Account: Elias works with Save the Children in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). During the recent escalation of conflict, he was in Goma, but was able to leave for Bukavu, South Kivu, which is separated from Goma by Lake Kivu.  Here, Elias shares what they have seen of the humanitarian situation in DRC.

Osama* is leading the red team in tug of war game

The Power of Education: A Story of Hope and Recovery in Yemen

Learn how education transformed Osama’s life in Yemen. Through Save the Children’s REAL project, he overcame trauma and returned to school, rebuilding his confidence and hope for the future.

Yasmeen* (40) holds her daughter Heba* (19 mth) in their tent in Gaza

Why are children in Gaza dying of hypothermia?

Due to the cold weather 7 babies have died of hypothermia in Gaza in just two weeks. Forced displacement, lack of food, and safe, warm homes, the denial of humanitarian aid and a decimated health system have left children in Gaza at extreme risk. 

Evelin, two,  with her cousins, outside her home in Balaka district, Malawi.

Don’t switch off – the world’s children have never needed you more

Today, every child has rights, but these are being eroded by the consistent threats of conflict, climate change and inequality. It could be so easy to feel overwhelmed by this heartbreaking reality, but switching off is not the answer. 

Adil*, 11 months held by his sister Rasha*, 9 and other siblings

A Turning Point for Syria: A Future We Owe to Syrian Children

For Syrians everywhere—inside and outside the country—there’s a shared hope for a brighter future, but there’s still much work ahead. It is time for the international community to step up, to stand with Syria’s children, and to ensure that this turning point becomes the beginning of a new chapter — one of hope, opportunity, and dignity.