Policies and reports

Explore War Child's latest reports, research, advocacy papers and organisational policies.

A woman holding a baby.

Annual Report 2024

In 2024 the War Child family reached over 2 million children, more than double the number we reached in the previous year, thanks to the generosity of our incredible supporters and partners.

Children dancing in CAR.

Voicemore Handbook 2025

War Child’s VoiceMore programme empowers young people affected by armed conflict to share their experiences and act on issues impacting them.

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Code of conduct

The following guidelines are referring to appropriate and inappropriate behaviour of adults towards children and of children towards other children. Everyone contracted by War Child must adhere to our Code of Conduct.

A boy smiling in a classroom in Ukraine.

War Child Annual Report 2023

In 2023, we reached 361,274 children in some of the most difficult places to operate,including the remoter parts of Western Afghanistan and close to the frontline in Ukraine.

A valley.

Climate and Livelihoods Report

This literature review seeks to understand how climate change is impacting the livelihoods of marginalised groups, using Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Yemen as case studies.

Svetlana and her baby, Ukraine.

Case Study: Women's Tech Hubs Moldova

The tech hub approach is derived from a collaboration between WCUK, Humans in the Loop, and FiftyEight in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A child taking part in Can't Wait to Learn in Uganda.

Global Safeguarding Policies

We believe that no child should be part of war. We are driven by a single goal - ensuring a safe future for every child living through war.

Childrens hands all together in Gaza.

Whistleblowing Policy

War Child UK (WCUK) is committed to the highest standards of openness, integrity and accountability, as outlined in our Code of Conduct, Safeguarding & Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) Policies and through signing up to the Core Humanitarian Standards.

Child sitting in a classroom in Jordan.

Early Childhood Development in Iraq and Jordan – Impact Report

This report offers a comprehensive assessment of children's developmental skills and caregiver insights in Jordan and Iraq, providing evidence for the significance of holistic ECD programmes and offering recommendations to guide data-driven decision-making and advocacy at local and global levels.

Nuran in school, Yemen.

Annual Report 2022

In 2022 we provided support to over 256,000 children and adults. This is a huge leap from our previous year – in 2021 we reached 140,000 children and adults.