News and stories

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

Day of the Girl 2023, promotional poster.

Day of the Girl 2023

Caity Baser, Nilüfer Yanya & The Mysterines perform in support of War Child’s ‘Day of the Girl’ event series in partership with YouTube Music.

Game Action 2023 branding.

War Child UK Game Action returns for 2023

War Child’s Annual Game Action Steam sale is back! We’ve partnered with over 20 studios and publishers to bring you great discounts on an awesome collection of games.

JingleJam 2023 branding.

Jingle Jam X War Child

War Child is delighted to announce that we have been invited to take part in Jingle Jam 2023 as a charity partner.

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War Child team up with RockBox

Leading digital advertising provider RockBox are helping War Child amplify their music events and projects.

Take That in support of War Child UK.

Take That in support of War Child

Take That have announced a special one-off show in support of War Child on Wednesday 21st June. Iconic London venue KOKO will play host to the most intimate performance from the band in years, as they perform songs from their legendary three-decade spanning music catalogue.

Children playing at a Team Up project in Sudan, ran by War Child Holland.

MOVEMENT-BASED INTERVENTION WINS PRESTIGIOUS LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD

Who would’ve thought that War Child would share the stage with all-time greats like Lionel Messi and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce? Yet, as we pick up the Laureus Sport for Good Award it will be all eyes on TeamUp, our flagship psychosocial support intervention for children affected by conflict…

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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.

Record Store Day 2023.

Record Store Day 2023

Record Store Day announces this year's fundraising activities for official charity partner, War Child.

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#HelpUkraineSong

A global grassroots movement which has already gained huge momentum and will unite the world through music on Eurovision finals day in a musical moment of solidarity for Ukraine whilst raising money for children affected by the conflict.