News and stories

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

Daniela and her baby Andriy in Ukraine, 2023.

Daniela's Story

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.

Six LullaBomb devices each with a different country flag next to them. The flags represented are Ukraine, Yemen, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

LullaBombs, the war on sleep

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.

Akram, Syria, 2023.

Akram's Story

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.

Boys at child-friendly space in Afghanistan.

LW Theatres X War Child

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Theatres, announce a new official charity partnership with War Child to support children caught up in conflict zones.

BRITs Week 2023 branding.

BRITs Week Returns!

BRITs Week presented by Mastercard for War Child 2023 shows announced.

Galina aged 8 in Moldova posing against a wooden door

Galina's Story

Meet Galina, aged 8, from Ukraine. Due to the war, she had to flee her home country to live in Moldova.

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