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Syria Emergency

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War Child staff in child-friendly space in Iraq.

Our people

War Child employees, Senior Leadership team, Board of Trustees and ambassadors, all share the same passion to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children in war.

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Our history

War Child was founded in 1993 by filmmakers David Wilson and Bill Leeson, along with social entrepreneur Willemijn Verloop, who were horrified by the violence and ethnic cleansing they witnessed in Bosnia. Learn more about our story.

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Sign your name now

Keir Starmer must do everything he can to stop the bombs for good. Sign your name now.

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Ukraine

Since the war in Ukraine started in 2022, War Child has been providing life-saving support to the millions of children in need.

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Return every child

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been forcibly displaced and taken into Russia.