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Wednesday 8 March 2023 marks International Women's Day - a day to celebrate the millions of incredible women and girls around the world who strive every day to make the world a better place.

#bravehood is a global emergency initiative launched by the non-profit organisation Guiding Light in partnership with War Child and in collaboration with world-renowned artists to help children affected by conflict when and where it is needed most urgently.

Meet Daniela, aged 35, she was living in northeast Ukraine before the war started. Now, she lives in the Refugee Accommodation Centre in western Ukraine with two of her four children.

War Child and Mother highlight the trauma of growing up in conflict zones with the creation of LullaBombs, a re-imagined children’s sleep aid.

War Child, the leading charity for children affected by conflict, is calling for a rapid and significant scale-up of the humanitarian response to earthquake survivors – particularly children - in north-west Syria.

When 12-year-old Akram lost his sister in a rocket attack in Syria he thought he would never feel the same pain again. “But what happened in the earthquake and what’s happened since, it is much more difficult than what we experienced” he says. This is Akram’s story.

In the wake of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which has torn across north-west Syria and Türkiye, War Child has mobilised a rapid response to meet the critical needs of children and their families now living in the devastating aftermath.

War Child UK have appointed award-winning television, film and theatre actor Gillian Anderson as a charity Ambassador.

Today, the second instalment of the phenomenal BRITs Week Presented by Mastercard for War Child lineup had been announced.

We are calling on the authorities in Afghanistan to allow humanitarian organisations to allow both men and women to work so we can continue to support the children who need to access vital services.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Theatres, announce a new official charity partnership with War Child to support children caught up in conflict zones.

BRITs Week presented by Mastercard for War Child 2023 shows announced.