The Munich Security Conference is held every February in the Bayerischer Hof, a grand, old hotel in the heart of the city. Its five-star opulence is part of a...
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Mourning lost children: Stories from Yemen
My name is Claire Nicoll and I work for the Humanitarian Operations Team at Save the Children. This summer, I lived and worked in Yemen. During my time there, I...
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Urgent need to reach hundreds of thousands of severely malnourished children before it’s too late An estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from...
Orphanages are not the solution
Back in 2016 I wrote a blog about why Save the Children doesn’t support volunteering in orphanages and why we are concerned about the growing trend in...
One of the lucky ones: reuniting Rizky* with his family
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A true story of grit, luck and unshakable motherly love
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Five things we learned at the Labour Party Conference
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