Our Work – News & Stories Compassion is Contagious: PLUS1 and Artists Unite for War Child Music has always been a vehicle for social change; a universal language that inspires us to imagine a better world. Since What if you can’t get to school during ‘back to school season’? This week, millions of children in North America are going back to school. But for millions of children in the Syrian Refugees: The Road to Recovery https://youtu.be/e2-VBVu0COg The brutal civil war in Syria has forced nearly 700,000 refugees to flee to Jordan. War Child's local team War Child Taking Action in Sudan: Civilians Under Threat in New Crisis War Child is taking action in Sudan as the country experiences a new and violent crisis that threatens to disrupt War Child Sister Agency Receives Recognition at United Nations War Child USA's sister agency in Holland, War Child Holland, is bringing quality education to children in war zones across When Mothers Thrive, We All Thrive HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY Today we celebrate the contribution of mothers everywhere. Nowhere is their impact felt more than in the The World Is In Crisis. We Need Your Help. FOR A CHILD FACING THE BRUTAL IMPACT OF WAR, TIME STOPS. FOR WAR CHILD, IT'S TIME TO BEGIN. From Yemen #NotOptional: War Child joins over 40 organizations around the world to uphold women’s and girls’ rights in crisis WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' RIGHTS AND AGENCY IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION: A LIFE-SAVING PRIORITY A JOINT STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ENDORSED BY MORE War Child joins 23 other NGOs to call on Germany to renew suspension of arms export licenses to Saudi Arabia On 4 year anniversary of Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, 24 NGOs call on Chancellor Angela Merkel & Minister of Foreign This Universal Children's Day, Let's Play for Change War Child Canada, War Child Holland, and War Child UK have come together with IKEA Foundation because of our shared War Child joins with Yemeni and international organizations to call for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen Paris, 7 November 2018 - JOINT STATEMENT As humanitarian, human rights and peacebuilding organizations working on Yemen, we welcome tomorrow's Sexual violence campaigners win Nobel Peace Prize The announcement that Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege have been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize is a long overdue recognition 1-in-9 Fund Selected as Finalist UPDATE (Sept. 24, 2018): War Child is pleased to congratulate Brock Warner on this accomplishment! On September 21st, in front Thomas Sadoski in conversation with Dr. Samantha Nutt, founder of War Child USA We are pleased to invite you to a special evening to meet award-winning humanitarian and bestselling author, Dr. Samantha Nutt, Colors are Ageless Written by: Nicholas Sherwood As is always the case in times of war, women and girls suffer disproportionately and are Samir Knows His Rights “I am not only a child, I am a member of this society. Children can also bring changes and solve problems.” The New Artist in Kirkuk Written by Sana Salam Zada, Project Manager, Iraq Zain is just 5-years-old. He and his family were forced to flee Playing for Peace Music has always been a vehicle for social change, a universal language that inspires us to reach beyond what’s possible Every Child Can Learn Growing up in a war-zone like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is hard enough. Years of conflict has claimed BBC in the DRC The BBC World Service Newsday team was in the Democratic Republic of Congo and caught up with one of the students Learning to Succeed This is the story of three South Sudanese refugee children (not pictured) who thought their education was over. Nothing could