We have joined 30 organisations to raise the alarm on child wasting, as cuts to aid programmes are leaving millions more children at risk. Read and share our joint statement, calling on world leaders to take action at #UNGA80 to end child wasting: bit.ly/42B1YwQ

Our statement as the public consultation on Stormont's poverty plan comes to an end. Over 90 organisations in the sector have said it needs a total rewrite. Surely the Executive will listen? www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...

🚨 NEW: More than two million households plan to avoid turning on their central heating this winter over fears of soaring energy bills, a new survey has found. We speak to families across the UK every week who tell us they simply cannot afford to put the heating on. 1/3

With just a few days to go until the close of Stormont’s consultation on its draft anti-poverty strategy, we’ve been to some women’s support groups in Belfast to find out what people think of it. They told us about the suffering & pressure being felt in communities… 🗣️

🚨 NEW: One million children in working families are affected by the two-child limit, new analysis by @cpaguk.bsky.social has revealed. 3 in 5 families impacted by the two-child limit are working, while a large majority who are not working have young children or are ill or disabled. 1/4

A team of brilliant volunteers from Save the Children’s popular Holywood store in Co Down got to meet our Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, at Hillsborough Castle. They chatted about volunteering and their passion that all children at home and around the world get the support they need to thrive.

History is still watching.

This is yet more evidence that incomes in the UK do not adequately cover the cost of food. Ministers know that the most significant way it can support families on the lowest incomes is to scrap the two-child limit to Universal Credit. They must do this in the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy.

Israeli forces have killed at least 20,000 children in Gaza since October 2023. This is a deeply shameful statistic for our collective humanity – a horrific new low. Every single one of these 20,000 children had names, favourite subjects in school, and hopes and dreams for the future.

Our CEO Moazzam discussed Save the Children's work in Gaza and the wider challenges facing humanitarian agencies today on the BBC World Service. With half a million people in Gaza now facing famine, the stakes could not be higher. Listen now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

We’re horrified to hear reports that three children have been killed in Kyiv after an airstrike hit a residential building overnight. A home should be a safe haven, not a target. No child should ever have to experience this.

Save the Children International CEO Inger Ashing spoke at the UN Security Council yesterday to say this: indecision is complicity.

David Lammy, when is the UK Government going to stop enabling attacks like these by suspending all arms transfers to Israel? The majority of the UK public think we should stop licensing the export of F-35 parts to Israel, which rain terror on civilians in Gaza.

Famine has been confirmed in Gaza, with over half a million facing starvation, destitution and death. We have been warning about this impending tragedy for months. The UK can't say they didn't know this would happen. 1/3

At least one humanitarian worker, on average, has been killed, injured, kidnapped, or detained every single day for the past 25 years. The promise of protection under international law is broken. We cannot accept a world where those who save lives are targeted for it.

This year is set to be the most dangerous yet for those delivering life-saving aid, with 265 aid workers killed so far. #WorldHumanitarianDay

🚨 NEW: 3 in 10 parents say they will go without heating or eating or likely to go into debt to pay for school uniform, a new survey shows. No family should have to make this choice. The two-child limit is the single biggest factor driving child poverty - it must be scrapped.

Israel is threatening to ban major aid organisations as starvation deepens. We joined 100+ aid and rights groups to call for an end to Israel's weaponisation of aid. Read our statement here: bit.ly/3UZaRvX

It's time to face facts Keir Starmer, the two-child limit must be scrapped. We’ve joined 12 other leading charities to demand action, so every child has the chance to thrive. Read the full letter here: bit.ly/4myKQ2g

Israel's siege is starving the children of Gaza. 100 children have now died as a result of starvation and malnutrition. This is an entirely preventable man-made starvation crisis. Keir Starmer, David Lammy - how can you continue to be complicit in these monstrosities?

We agree with Gordon Brown, child poverty reaching a record-high is a national scandal. The UK Government could immediately lift 500,000 children out of poverty by scrapping the two-child limit. We urge them to do this in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.

Over 120 health facilities across Somalia are at risk due of closing due to cuts in international aid, with children paying the heaviest price. Our CEO Moazzam Malik visited Baidoa, the epicentre of the crisis, with @lizcookman.bsky.social. This is what they saw 👇

🚨 NEW: Less than one-third of the public think Keir Starmer is doing all he reasonably could & should to protect children from violence & starvation in Gaza, our new polling with @yougov.co.uk shows. The UK Government cannot stand by whilst Gaza’s population is starved & bombed in plain sight.

We are horrified by reports that at least six people have been killed, including one child, and 50 injured in airstrikes across Kyiv. Homes, schools and hospitals should be safe havens, not targets.

The children killed in Gaza had names, and favourite subjects in school. They wanted to be teachers, doctors and astronauts when they grew up - the same as children in the UK and across the world. They were, and still are, someone's everything: their entire universe.

Israel's siege is starving the people of Gaza. The IPC has said “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.” 88 children have reportedly died due to malnutrition and starvation since October 2023.

"People are dying. The pictures are horrific. This is not a surprise." Our CEO Moazzam Malik spoke to @yaldahakim.bsky.social at @news.sky.com about the deadly militarised aid distribution system in Gaza and how the UK Government has become an ally to Israel's atrocities. Watch: bit.ly/4fauZEO

❗Breaking: the International Court of Justice has said that activities such as the granting of fossil fuel exploration licenses and fossil fuel production may constitute an ‘internationally wrongful act’ - these are services we know the UK is actively involved in. (1/3)

Israel's siege is starving the people of Gaza. We have joined more than 100 aid and rights groups to demand action - before there is no one left to save. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3GPCpAE

12 children have reportedly died of malnutrition and starvation across Gaza in the last two days, due to Israel's denial of aid. These deaths were preventable. There are no words to describe our outrage and despair. 1/4

"The work of baby banks is heroic, but they should be part of a much broader policy that protects & uplifts every child." In the @bigissue.com, actress Giovanna Fletcher shares what she saw visiting baby banks with the Baby Bank Alliance & Save the Children UK & why they are now a vital lifeline.

It's hard to believe the living nightmare children have endured for the last 21 months could get worse. But right now, that's what's happening. Israeli forces have launched their first ground incursion on the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. 1/4

Our latest Save the Children UK Ambassador, #NicholasHoult, surprised an after-school club at @richmixlondon, following a sneak peek of his new film, #Superman. As Lex Luthor, Nicholas might be a supervillain on the big screen, but he's now a true superhero for children everywhere.

Six children were killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting for water yesterday, according to BBC News. Last week, eight children were reportedly killed while queuing for nutritional supplements outside of a clinic.

This is a message to Keir Starmer. Almost 40,000 MORE children are missing out on the support they need because of the two-child limit than there were last year. We urge the UK Government to scrap the two-child limit now. Write to your MP: bit.ly/3GKJVfS

❗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.

4.5 million children live in poverty in the UK. It's a source of national shame. @childrenscomm.bsky.social highlights what we hear daily – kids are going without food, clothes or decent homes. The UK Gov must scrap the two-child limit at the Autumn Budget. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"My life is worth more than a bag of flour." Writing in the @mirror.co.uk, our team on the ground in Gaza explain how collecting aid has become a dystopian horror show.

"Our kids are looking at a very grim future if we don't change things right now." Parent campaigner, Thea, spoke to @yahoonewsuk.bsky.social about her struggles with the two-child limit. Sign Thea's petition to push the UK Government to take action to reduce children poverty: bit.ly/4lrYvrI

A girl’s future shouldn’t depend on a budget line. The UK once led the world in supporting education for girls. Now, with aid cuts announced, that legacy is under threat. Dozens of influential voices – including Malala, Myleene Klass, Annie Lennox – are calling on the Prime Minister to act.

Sudan is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Today, more than half of Sudan's population, 30 million people, need humanitarian assistance, including 16 million children. But despite the staggering levels of need, it's not getting the attention and meaningful political action that it deserves.

For #WorldRefugeeWeek, working with Choose Love, our ambassador @misanharriman.bsky.social held a special photography workshop in Cairo for a group of Palestinian children from Gaza to tell their stories. 📸 Explore the children's powerful photo series here 👇

To meet the Prime Minister’s target of having 75% of children “school-ready” by 2028, the UK Government must urgently invest in the childcare workforce to deliver their expanded childcare offer or they risk failing families. Our new analysis in @nurseryworld.bsky.social 👇

223 Palestinians have reportedly been killed by Israeli forces while trying to reach aid distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation over the last two weeks, including 57 yesterday. No one should have to risk their life to collect life-saving aid.

"To keep up UK funding of Gavi is one of the most straightforward decisions this government must make. I know a bargain when I see one. I hope Keir Starmer will too." Our CEO Moazzam Malik in the @telegraphnews.bsky.social urging Keir Starmer to maintain support for the global vaccine alliance 👇

Our response to the devastating violence in Ballymena ❤️‍🩹

Spending review: Continuing to draw costs of hosting refugees and asylum seekers from the aid budget denies support to millions of children across the world. The Chancellor committed to bringing these costs down.

The scale of investment in social homes is a gear shift for the UK Government. Alongside expanding free school meals, the Chancellor has demonstrated she is committed to reducing child poverty.  We must see this mission to support children in low income families continue throughout this Parliament.

"Past crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic saw the previous government take action that made a real difference to people’s lives. If this was possible then, why not now?" Our CEO Moazzam Malik in the @bigissue.com urging Rachel Reeves to think big to end child poverty 👇

🚨 NEW: Transport for London has blocked our advert highlighting child poverty in the UK.