SAVE THE CHILDREN
Children’s lives, safety, well-being, and futures are under attack in an increasingly dangerous and unequal world.
Nearly 300 million people – or 1 in 27 people – are expected to need humanitarian assistance this year. We will aim to assist 15.9 million children across 46 countries in response to the most significant threat to children’s rights in recent memory.
Together, we will ensure no child is left behind. Join us!
OUR IMPACT FOR CHILDREN IN 2024
113.6
million children reached
113
countries where we worked
112
emergencies responded to
122
policy changes achieved
Ways to get involved
Children's education under attack in the occupied Palestinian territory
Delivering safe starts
Democratic Republic of Congo Crisis
How we empower children
Health
We’re working to ensure all children have a healthy start in life. We believe that no child should die from preventable causes.
Resilience
We’re working to ensure children and their families are protected by strong, social safety nets, so they and future generations can cope with shocks and break out of poverty.
Education
Learning has amazing power to change a child’s world. We are working to close the global learning gap by making sure children settle at school and get a quality education.
Protection
We are working with all our partners to protect children – especially girls and those in conflict situations – from physical and emotional violence, online and offline, and help survivors become healthy, nurturing adults.
Latest News
22 Jan 2026
New Hong Kong law requires professionals to report suspected child abuse following long campaign
Under the new Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance, 25 categories of specified professionals are now required to file a report as soon as practicable if, in the course of their work, they have reasonable grounds to suspect that a child is suffering serious harm or is at real risk of serious harm.
22 Jan 2026
Fate of 20,000 children in NE Syria camps uncertain as security situation deteriorates
About 20,000 children in displacement camps and in facilities referred to as “rehabilitation” centres in northeastern Syria are at heightened risk as fighting intensifies and the situation remains fluid, with limited clarity on the security conditions affecting children and families.
22 Jan 2026
SUDAN: Children have lost about 500 days of learning due to war in one of the world’s longest school closures
Millions of children in Sudan have missed nearly 500 days of learning since the war started in April 2023 in what has become one of the world’s longest school closures, surpassing the worst shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
