News and stories

Read the latest news from War Child and the stories of the children and families we support around the world.

Girls from Gaza

Joint Agency Letter to Prime Minister

War Child UK joins forces with other agencies to encourage the PM to meet the obligations to the Palestinian people and restore and increase funding for UNRWA.

Nalin drawing a house.

Open Letter to Secretary-General António Guterres

In collaboration with various charities, War Child UK calls for the Secretary-General to ensure that his report accurately reflects data collected and verified by the United Nations Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism.

Participant Jawad sits on the lower bunk bed at the War Child centre in Herat, Afghansitan.

UK Aid Match funding delay

War Child UK Global Ambassadors, Carey Mulligan, Marcus Mumford and Vanessa Kirby, alongside an extensive list of supporters, have submitted an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Dominic Raab.