We, the signatories of this statement, call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a massive increase in humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Gaza, and as the only way to comply with the...
War Child UK Updates
Search
Refine the list with filters
Search helpList
oPt + 1 more
Joint letter on several European governments’ decisions to suspend or review their funding to Palestinian and Israeli civil society organizations
In an open letter, Amnesty International and 99 other civil society organisations express serious concern at the EU and several European states‘ decision to suspend or review their funding to...
Conférence internationale humanitaire pour la population civile de Gaza : Appel de 13 ONG à un cessez-le-feu immédiat à Gaza et en Israël
À la veille de la conférence internationale humanitaire pour la population civile de Gaza organisée par la France, 13 organisations humanitaires, de développement et de défense des droits humains,...
Humanitarian agencies call for immediate and independent investigation following death of Save the Children staff member in detention [EN/AR]
We, the 25 undersigned international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) operating in Yemen, are devastated by the death of Save the Children staff member Hisham Al-Hakimi who died in detention in...
Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives
We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including...
Urgent plea to avert unprecedented humanitarian crisis amid looming Israeli land incursion into Gaza
We are alarmed by Israel’s call for over a million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza in less than 24 hours. Israel must rescind this order immediately. Demands for the population in its entirety to...
Joint Civil Society Call to Action for equitable access to healthy & nutritious, sustainably sourced school meals
School meals play a critical role in children’s lives. They are an essential intervention in development and humanitarian contexts, proven to have long-lasting impacts across multiple Sustainable...
Millions still struggling to survive in Yemen, as the cost of food soars 300%, humanitarian actors warn [EN/AR]
One year since the non-renewal of the formal truce in Yemen we, the undersigned 48 organizations, call for urgent action to address the deteriorating economic crisis affecting civilians across Yemen,...
Joint Statement on Yemen Humanitarian Situation and Funding Gap [EN/AR]
Already exhausted by more than eight years of war, over 21.6 million people, 75 percent of the Yemeni population, are grappling with humanitarian needs. The people of Yemen need and want to look into...
INGOs condemn killing of humanitarian staff in Yemen and stand in solidarity with WFP
We, the 30 undersigned international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) working in Yemen, are shocked and appalled by the murder of the World Food Programme (WFP) staff member - Moayad Hameidi -...
Yemen Pledging Falls Far Short of What is Needed to Help Yemeni People Survive
Following today’s High-Level Yemen Pledging Event, held in Geneva, INGOs working in Yemen are deeply concerned over the expected consequences of a major funding shortfall. World leaders pledged less...
53 NGOs call for full and equitable funding to address root causes of the crisis in Yemen
As the international community gathers to reflect on the humanitarian situation in Yemen in 2023 and prepares to pledge funding and re-focus political will towards addressing the crisis, it is...
Aid agencies call for upholding international humanitarian law, protection of civilians and civilian objects in Ukraine [EN/UK]
Heavily populated areas in Ukraine—including in Dnipro, Kyiv, Lviv and Ternopil—came under attack on Monday from explosive weapons with wide-area effects, killing at least 11 civilians and injuring...
44 national and international NGOs call for renewal and expansion of truce in Yemen [EN/AR]
With the current truce agreement set to expire on 2 October 2022, humanitarian organisations remind all parties to the conflict that the future of the people of Yemen is in their hands. As...
World + 6 more
Joint Letter to the UN Secretary-General re: 2022 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict
Dear Mr. Secretary-General, We are writing with regard to your forthcoming annual report on children and armed conflict (CAAC). As you finalize your decisions regarding the annexes and inclusion of...
Joint Open Letter to the United Nations Security Council Representatives on Yemen
101 organisations working in and on Yemen urge immediate action The conflict in Yemen will enter into its eighth year tomorrow, and civilians continue to bear the brunt of the fighting. Unlawful...
War Child UK's response to the conflict in Ukraine
As a new phase of violent conflict began today in Ukraine, War Child is deeply concerned for the welfare of 7.5 million children – who are at grave risk of death, injury, mental distress, and...
Three years since the Stockholm agreement, civilians are still under fire in Yemen
Joint INGO statement This statement has been signed by Danish Refugee Council, Médecins du Monde, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, PU-AMI (Première Urgence – Aide Médicale Internationale), Save the...
The Tragedy of Children Recruited and Used in Armed Conflict Must Stop – UN International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Rob Williams, CEO, War Child UK Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General Frederique was in school in Bambari,...
The tragedy of children recruited and used in armed conflict must stop
Frederique was in school in Bambari, Central African Republic, when the militia attacked. Many people died in the hostilities, including his brother and mother. Devastated, Frederique joined an armed...