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In 2022 War Child UK were able to provide support to 256,700 children and adults - making it our strongest year ever.

We’re marking International Women’s Day 2021 by celebrating the millions of incredible women and girls around the world who fight every day to make the world a better place.

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.  

When Islamic State (ISIS) forces attacked their village in Northern Iraq, Soleen and her family were forced to flee their home. Now living in a camp for those displaced by the conflict, Soleen attends a War Child community centre where she can play, learn and be a child again.

Coronavirus is creating a children’s emergency, dragging alarming numbers of boys and girls into poverty and child labour in conflict-affected countries.

The UN estimates that in conflict zones, for every one rape that is reported, between 10 and 20 rapes are not.

War Child's new report, Rethink Child Soldiers, outlines how current efforts to reintegrate ex-child soldiers back into communities aren't good enough.

Today is International Women's Day. To celebrate we wanted to introduce Iman and Viviane — two inspiring women who are working to change children's lives.

The Yazidi religious minority came to global attention four years ago when ISIS took over parts of northern Iraq.

One in six children across the world are living in areas impacted by war. Millions are out of school. Access to education, and to books, is crucial for children affected by war.

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.