Aid steps in where countries can’t afford to provide for the basic needs of their people. As national economies grow, countries are better able to fulfil...
Protecting children from conflict in Sarajevo
I was last in Sarajevo almost 20 years ago. Back then, the Bosnian war was only recently ended and the scars – both physical and emotional – were still very...
In her words: Interview with Sukaina Sharafuddin
Sukaina Sharafuddin works in our Yemen Country Office. This interview is dated 29/08/2017. On March 25th my husband and I woke up to a loud unusual sound of...
Five reasons why merging DFID with the FCO is a terrible idea
Thanks to a ‘misquoted’ intervention from the Foreign Secretary, last week witnessed the re-emergence of an age-old debate: should we merge the Department...
Innovating for low-income families
Written by Emily Rayner, Innovation Manager, Save the Children UK How can we adapt homes to encourage and support parents to talk, sing and play more with their...
Exhausted, hungry and afraid:
Rohingya children fleeing
violence in Myanmar need our help
A man shows me the bullet scar in his arm and points in the direction of the border. Then he makes a cutting gesture across his throat and points to the...
Are we doing enough to protect girls from child marriage?
Today, on International Day of the Girl, we're pushing for urgent action to tackle one of the worst violations of girls’ rights globally: child marriage.
IS THE GFF TRYING TO RAISE TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE?
The Global Financing Facility in support of Every Woman Every Child (GFF) has launched its call for a 2018 replenishment with a target of raising $2 billion...
Campaign Win! UN Hold Saudi Arabia to Account in Yemen
They listened In August this year over 37,500 of you called on the UN to make sure all those who have killed and maimed children in Yemen are named in this...
145,000 Rohingya Children Under Five at Risk of Malnutrition
Following the recent crisis in Myanmar, which we are responding to along with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), thousands of children are at risk of...