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12/12/2025
Recovery efforts in Sri Lanka: TeamUp’s role in strengthening children’s wellbeing after Cyclone Ditwah
Dec. 12, 2025Cyclone Ditwah has caused the worst flooding and landslides Sri Lanka has seen in decades, destroying over 86,000 homes and taking more than 630 lives. Nearly 70,000 people, many of them children, are living in temporary shelters, including schools converted into emergency accommodation.
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12/11/2025
Scaling Access and Improving Continuity: The Next Phase of the Can't Wait to Learn Uganda Game
Dec. 11, 2025With Can’t Wait to Learn, digital personalised learning makes teachers work simpler, children’s learning more engaging, and support education officials in the use of data to inform policy making. We are excited to share the steps we’re taking to bring Can’t Wait to Learn even closer to achieving these goals, beginning in Uganda.
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12/10/2025
War Child Statement on Escalating Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Dec. 10, 2025War Child is deeply alarmed by reports that fighting is escalating in South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We are gravely concerned for the safety and wellbeing of children caught up in violence.
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12/08/2025
Global Humanitarian Overview 2026: A Wake-Up Call to Protect Millions of Children
Dec. 8, 2025Statement by Rob Williams, CEO of War Child Alliance on the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2026.
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11/27/2025
One Year On in Lebanon: Continued Ceasefire Violations Harm Civilians
Nov. 27, 2025One year on, communities across Lebanon continue to live in fear as near-daily strikes persist despite the 27 November 2024 conditional ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
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11/27/2025
Upholding the Voices of Caregivers and Children in Research: BeThere in South Sudan
Nov. 27, 2025In humanitarian environments like South Sudan, conducting research is about far more than just gathering data; it is about respecting the dignity and prioritising the safety of every participant. This spotlight interview features Ajak Michael Bul, Research Coordinator and Co-Investigator of the War Child Alliance's BeThere methodology evaluation, which focuses on supporting caregivers and parents to reduce stress and enhance positive parenting to improve the wellbeing of children in their care.
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11/26/2025
When Schools Become Targets: Ukrainian Documentary TIMESTAMP Screens at BAFTA
Nov. 26, 2025Over 200 guests gathered at the BAFTA cinema for a special London screening of TIMESTAMP, a documentary revealing how Ukrainian children and teachers continue learning under the full-scale Russian invasion. The discussion after the screening featured leading British voices, including Stephanie Baker, senior writer at Bloomberg and moderator of the panel, Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent at The Sunday Times, Rob Williams, Chief Executive of War Child Alliance, and Johanna Baxter, MP.
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