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War Child is thrilled to share that on Monday 30 March, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a biannual resolution on the rights of the child: “Realising the rights of the child affected by armed conflict.”
War Child strongly condemns the Israeli airstrike on the premises of our partner, Kalimat Association on Sunday 5 April.
The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Miller as the interim Chief Executive Officer of War Child Alliance Foundation.
For Zeina*, supporting children to continue learning through war is not just a job, it’s a commitment shaped by her professional experience and her life as a mother. In Lebanon today, that commitment comes with growing challenges.
We are devastated and outraged by the killing of our colleague Alia, her son Ghadi, and her husband Mehdi last week in an Israeli strike which destroyed their house in Baalbek, Lebanon. Alia was a valued member of War Child’s longstanding partner Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST).
In a public school in North Lebanon, now being used as a shelter, the classroom still has multiplication tables on the chalkboard. The desks have been pushed aside to make room for thin mattresses, blankets, plastic bags and a few bottles of water. Four families share this room. One of them is a family of four displaced from South Lebanon: a father, Omar*, a mother, Batoul*, their 13-year-old son Karim*, and his younger sister, Aliyah*, who is seven.
The negotiations on the future Crimes Against Humanity (CAH) Treaty represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure stronger protections for children in international law by considering explicitly the specific vulnerabilities and needs of children. With the deadline for Member States to submit proposed amendments to the UN Law Commission set for 30 April 2026, the window to act is narrowing fast. This is why War Child Alliance has been at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and why we made sure children and young people were in the room and were able to directly pass their messages to Member States.
In the Masisi Territory located in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children and caregivers traumatised by violence and displacement are learning to breathe again thanks to mental health and psychosocial support methodologies TeamUp and Bethere, supported by the Dutch Relief Alliance.
Around one in ten children in Lebanon have now been displaced, highlighting the devastating impact of the ongoing war in the region.
