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10/16/2025
Yemen's Escalating Hunger Crisis: Nearly Half the Population Struggles to Find Enough Food
Oct. 16, 2025As new data reveals that Yemen is now the world's second biggest food crisis, with half of its population facing hunger and nearly half of all children under five suffering from chronic malnutrition, this World Food Day, international and national organisations in Yemen are calling for urgent action to address the escalating hunger crisis.
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10/09/2025
Gaza Ceasefire: “Today’s truce must be the start of lasting peace”
Oct. 9, 2025A statement by Rob Williams, War Child Alliance CEO, and Sahar Smoom, War Child Country Director for the occupied Palestinian territory, on the announcement of a ceasefire deal on Gaza.
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10/05/2025
World Teachers Day: Call to Action by the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Education in Emergencies Working Group
Oct. 5, 2025The Eastern and Southern Africa Regional (ESAR) Education in Emergencies Working Group recognises and honours the indispensable role of teachers.
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10/02/2025
Skills for life: Empowering young people through vocational training in Badghis, Afghanistan
Oct. 2, 2025In Badghis Province, Afghanistan, War Child is working to protect and uplift children and young people impacted by severe poverty by teaching them valuable professional skills to earn their own income. This project was made possible through UK Aid Match, where every pound donated was matched by the UK government.
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09/30/2025
From Idea to Innovation: Building the Can’t Wait to Learn Phonics Curriculum
Sept. 30, 2025Designing a reading game that works with minimal teacher support isn’t just about creating fun activities – it requires translating and adjusting established literacy research into proven digital-appropriate content that children can use independently. This challenge led the Can’t Wait to Learn team to develop a systematic phonics curriculum that gives every opportunity for children to play with and manipulate sound. It has now been adapted across multiple languages and contexts.
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09/25/2025
Psychosocial support on and off the pitch: War Child’s Football Club and BeThere in the Central African Republic
Sept. 25, 2025In Ndele, a town in the Central African Republic (CAR), War Child and Peace of Mind Foundation are continuing their joint mission with the second phase of a project to improve the welfare of children affected by conflict.
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09/18/2025
How EASE is providing Sudanese refugee families in Uganda with tools to process emotions
Sept. 18, 2025As conflict forces children and caregivers from Sudan to seek refuge in neighboring countries, War Child - in collaboration with CARE Uganda - are co-leading a consortium to provide families in need with psychosocial support through the EASE methodology with funding from the European Union.
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