Yemeni children are becoming a lost generation
War Child's new report, Being Kept Behind, reveals the catastrophic impact it is having on children's fundamental right to an education.
News reg: Yemen
It’s time to rethink child soldiers
War Child's new report, Rethink Child Soldiers, outlines how current efforts to reintegrate ex-child soldiers back into communities aren't good enough.
The hidden victims of sexual violence in war
The UN estimates that in conflict zones, for every one rape that is reported, between 10 and 20 rapes are not.
UK Government reputation as child rights champion damaged by Saudi Arabia blacklisting
War Child UK: Theresa May must put aside ‘hollow rhetoric’ and stand up for children’s rights when meeting Saudi Crown Prince.
Norway suspends arms sales amid war in Yemen
The growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen has led Norway to suspend arms exports to the United Arab Emirates.
War Child Covid-19 report
Coronavirus is creating a children’s emergency, dragging alarming numbers of boys and girls into poverty and child labour in conflict-affected countries.
Violent start to New Year for some of the world’s most vulnerable children
War Child UK, the specialist charity for children affected by conflict, has warned that while the world is focused on the pandemic and the race to roll out a vaccine, some of the world’s worst and most violent conflicts are slipping out of control.
UN guilty of sending mixed messages around tolerance for grave violators
Below is the full text of the open letter that War Child, together with 40 other organisations, sent to UN Secretary-General António Guterres ahead of the publication of this year’s Children and Armed Conflict Annual Report.
Hamas' story
The impacts of COVID-19 on Hamas’ family left her unable to go to school. This story is all too common for families in Yemen, who must place daily survival over their children’s education.
