We will say what the UN’s top court didn’t: the children of Gaza need a #ceasefireNOW
Rob Williams, CEO of the War Child Alliance, reacts to today’s major court ruling on Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
News theme: Emergency
Stopping the war on children
It has been 100 days since the current escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza began on 7 October.
Start Network membership statement on the ongoing situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Start Network membership of more than 80 local, national, and international aid organisations is deeply worried by the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Call for immediate ceasefire to halt further attacks on children
Overnight, the escalation in Gaza has intensified rapidly. Airstrikes have reached an unprecedented level, virtually all communication lines have been cut off and 125 children have been killed.
War Child Works With Partners on the Ground to Commence Aid Mission in Gaza
In the last 48 hours alone, 553 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip. Amid ongoing airstrikes and a near total siege preventing the free flow of humanitarian aid, War Child is responding where it can with local partners.
Supporting the Roma community in Ukraine
The Roma community in Ukraine is one of the largest minority groups in the country, with an estimated population of around 400,000 people, however there is a lack of census data available to give a precise number.
War Child in 2022
In 2022 War Child UK were able to provide support to 256,700 children and adults - making it our strongest year ever.
Communion Music and Sounds of Solidarity Fundraiser
Marcus Mumford, Anna Calvi and Hozier amongst names set to play a special Turkey + Syria charity fundraiser in London next month.
Daniela's Story
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 warns rapid scale up in humanitarian response is needed to support vulnerable children at risk in Syria
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.
