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10/28/2023
Call for Immediate Ceasefire to Halt Further Attacks on Children
Oct. 28, 2023Overnight, the escalation in Gaza has intensified rapidly. Airstrikes have reached an unprecedented level, virtually all communication lines have been cut off and 125 children have been killed. War Child deeply condemns the killing and maiming of children and calls on world leaders to secure an immediate ceasefire.
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10/27/2023
War Child Commences Aid Mission in Gaza
Oct. 27, 2023In the last 48 hours alone, 553 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip. Amid ongoing airstrikes and a near total siege preventing the free flow of humanitarian aid, War Child is responding where it can with local partners.
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10/18/2023
Joint Statement: #CeasefireNow
Oct. 18, 2023This is an open call to all Heads of State, the UN Security Council and actors on the ground to secure an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel. This is the only way that we can prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives. Read our joint statement.
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10/14/2023
Statement: Urgent Plea to Avert Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis
Oct. 14, 2023We 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.
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10/13/2023
Statement: War Child Calls for Immediate Ceasefire
Oct. 13, 2023The world has stood in horror at the events in Israel and Gaza since 7 October. Children and families caught up in the violence have been killed and abducted. Indiscriminate rockets and bombs have killed civilians and destroyed vital infrastructure. Read our statement on the escalating crisis.
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10/10/2023
Meet Our Mental Health Experts
Oct. 10, 2023Today is World Mental Health Day - a day for people and communities to drive actions that protect mental health as a universal human right. As one of the first NGOs to prioritise psychosocial support in humanitarian settings, War Child is at the forefront of this movement - championed by our global team of experts. Hear from them in this article...
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10/03/2023
Delivering Quality Education to Refugee Children in Jordan
Oct. 3, 2023Over seven million refugee children are currently out of school - more than half the global population of school-aged refugees. Effective solutions to deliver quality education directly where these children live are increasingly vital. That’s why War Child continues to expand its Can’t Wait to Learn programme. Find out how it’s improving the prospects of refugee children in Jordan…
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