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We’re seeing record levels of child poverty, projected to go up, @DanPaskins tells @BBCBreakfast. "Too many people don't have enough money to raise a family." Govt’s child poverty strategy must deliver action to meaningfully bring down the numbers of families living in poverty.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said spending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes, as she did not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Dan Paskins from the charity Save The Children spoke to #BBCBreakfast…
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said spending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes, as she did not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Dan Paskins from the charity Save The Children spoke to #BBCBreakfast…
Children are dying in #Gaza. Temporary pauses are not enough. The stage of malnutrition and starvation many people across Gaza are facing means one or even a few days of food aid will not be enough to bring them back from the brink of death. Statement ⬇️ savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…
“The government has confirmed our worst fears - significant reductions in aid spending will result in deaths of the world’s most vulnerable, including children…” 📰@guardian theguardian.com/global-develop…
STATEMENT: In response to The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) announcement - significant reductions in aid spending will result in deaths of the world’s most vulnerable, including children. savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…
“People are having to make a choice between gunfire and starvation.” Displacement orders issued by the Israeli government are putting the operations of aid organisations at risk, says Save The Children’s head of humanitarian policy and advocacy, Alexandra Saieh. @kaitborsay |…
More than 100 Palestinians are reported to have been killed yesterday while trying to collect food. Save the Children's Rachel Cummings tells #BBCWato the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has a 'dangerous approach' to providing food assistance with no 'dignity'.
We are devastated that 5 children aged 6-11 we support have been killed & 2 injured by Israeli airstrikes in #Gaza. “To states funding aid: children need more than your money; they need decisive diplomatic action and a ceasefire - and they need it now.” Ahmad Alhendawi @scmenaee
❗NEW: Almost 70% of people who voted Labour in the last election think the UK government should not continue to license the export of parts for F-35 fighter jets to the Government of Israel. mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…
‘Do what’s right for UK’s children’: Urgent call to scrap two-child benefit cap projected onto parliament bigissue.com/news/social-ju…
PRESS RELEASE: Pressure on Govt to scrap #TwoChildLimit mounts with Parliament and train station projections. Figures released tomorrow are expected to show the no. of children impacted has risen further. The time for action is now. #NoLimitsToChildhood savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…
🚨#Gaza on brink of running out of fuel in Israeli siege Increasingly children have malnutrition and diarrhoea. "Literally a deadly combination. So fuel is literally a life-saving intervention," says our response leader Rachael Cummings via @hebamks @FT ft.com/content/20dd3b…
FEATURED: Family hubs to open in every council in England @DanPaskins: "We know from our work in local communities that bringing together parenting, healthcare & education support services in 1 place is an approach which works," via @HarryFarley_ @BBCNews bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Our hearts are with children and families affected by the devastating floods in Texas. Save the Children is closely monitoring the situation and assessing how children may be impacted.
FEATURED: Aid groups warn of attacks on #Sudan's hospitals as disease outbreaks and atrocities mount 🚨At least 933 people, including children, were killed in the first half of 2025🚨 That's a 60-fold increase on the same period last year, via @DailyMail dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/artic…
'The situation here is catastrophic for children... 'We know how to do safe, dignified distributions of food and other essential supplies and currently we are not able and not allowed to do our jobs.' Our #Gaza Response Director Rachael Cummings to BBC R4 Today this morning.
“What we’re seeing falls short of the transformative ambition that vulnerable communities worldwide had called for.” The UK's role is under the microscope as its aid budget is set to plummet - report by @nichferris as FfD4 in Seville continues. bit.ly/3I89KHk
