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Meet Emlaq, aged 13, who lives in Yemen.

Black Razor Records and alternative rock/rap artists, Ivar & The Horde, today announce the release of a new anti-war song “Broken Walls”, dedicated to raising money for the children affected by the War In Ukraine.

Featuring work by Loie Hollowell, Julian Opie, Lorna Robertson and Mahesh Baliga.

Syrian children and their families face unprecedented turmoil due to lethal mix of civil war, devastating earthquakes, medical emergencies and harsh winter conditions.

Marcus Mumford, Anna Calvi and Hozier amongst names set to play a special Turkey + Syria charity fundraiser in London next month.

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.