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No more broken promises: Lebanon’s children need a ceasefire that is enforced

A renewed ceasefire between the government of Israel and Hezbollah was announced on Friday. According to reports citing the Lebanese Ministry of Health, Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 83 people and injured a further 141 after the announcement. This is not the first time a ceasefire has been announced followed by continued bombing. Lebanon's children do not need another announcement, they need the killing to stop, and they need someone to be held responsible when it doesn't.

VOICE network reacts to European Union’s new humanitarian aid policy

European humanitarian NGO network VOICE (Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies) reacts to the joint communication on the European Union’s new humanitarian aid policy.

War Child Alliance and Can’t Wait To Learn sign joint letter calling for urgent action to protect and increase education financing

Governments named main perpretators of grave violations against children for first time in 30 years as record numbers of children affected

War Child responds to the UN Secretary-General's Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict for 2025.

The power of play: an evidence-based approach to supporting children’s development

This International Day of Play, we speak with Yara Sleiman, Research Coordinator at War Child, about the transformative role of play in children’s mental health, behaviour, and development, and how evidence-based research is reshaping the way we understand its importance.

Amplifying youth voices at the United Nations Children and Armed Conflict Conference

Last month, War Child accompanied a group of four youth advocates to an international conference on Children and Armed Conflict in Malta where they designed and hosted their own session. The youth presented recommendations of over 100 child and youth participants from War Child’s VoiceMore programmes in Colombia and Uganda to UN Member States, agencies, and civil society.

War Child colleague Lina Alhaj elected to the CHS Alliance Board

War Child is delighted to share that Lina Alhaj has been elected to the CHS Alliance Board, representing War Child in this important global space.