war

More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears
War Child in Gaza
Middle East

More than 100 million children at risk in Middle East conflict, charity fears

'Crisis after crisis is affecting children’s lives' across Middle East, warns War Child, as escalating conflict leaves 102 million children at risk
Homes for Ukraine helped save thousands of people. But life for Ukrainian refugees is still uncertain
Carly Whyborn

Homes for Ukraine helped save thousands of people. But life for Ukrainian refugees is still uncertain

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss
Humanitarian aid

The world may be giving up on solving conflicts, warns Doctors Without Borders boss

For people in Gaza, ceasefire has changed little. 2026 must see a real end to the violence
Riham Jafari

For people in Gaza, ceasefire has changed little. 2026 must see a real end to the violence

Children recruited as soldiers and facing 'brutal' sexual violence in Sudan war
Sudan war

Children recruited as soldiers and facing 'brutal' sexual violence in Sudan war

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While we celebrate Christmas in the UK, this is the harsh reality of life for children in Gaza
Children in Gaza.
Alison Griffin

While we celebrate Christmas in the UK, this is the harsh reality of life for children in Gaza

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: 'I'm fighting international aid cuts crushing children's dreams'
British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali in front of a pile of broken, discarded desks in Dadaab refugee camp.
Ramla Ali

Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: 'I'm fighting international aid cuts crushing children's dreams'

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government's treatment of asylum seekers
Boy on a cattle farm in south Sudan in 2024.
Ben Whitham

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government's treatment of asylum seekers

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza's frontline: 'Even the silence is frightening'
Drawings by child in Gaza who attended Save the Children's child friendly space for mental health and psychosocial support and educational activities.
Gaza

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza's frontline: 'Even the silence is frightening'

Inside the Big Issue: How we remember
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: How we remember

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
dania and hayat
Gaza

Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK

How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: 'People can rebuild their lives'
shams
War

How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: 'People can rebuild their lives'

The Finns are getting ready to see off Putin – here's why it's so important
Finland

The Finns are getting ready to see off Putin – here's why it's so important

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future
Children in a camp for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip.
Helen Pattinson

Gaza's children need more than a ceasefire. We need to give them hope for a safe future

Laughter, songs and joy: This is how it felt the moment news of a ceasefire reached Gaza
A little girl amid the rubble in Gaza.
Mohammed Aklouk 

Laughter, songs and joy: This is how it felt the moment news of a ceasefire reached Gaza

Russia is 'a threat to the whole world', warns Ukrainian war hero: 'Do not let the world forget'
graves of soldiers
Ukraine war

Russia is 'a threat to the whole world', warns Ukrainian war hero: 'Do not let the world forget'

I've been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body
Rubble and destruction in Gaza
Mohammed Aklouk

I've been forced to flee Gaza City with my family. It feels like my soul is being torn from my body

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: 'We try to make the students smile'
Students at Gaza Great Minds
Gaza

Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: 'We try to make the students smile'

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'
Marie Maubouche
Adoption

These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge
Theatre

The Reckoning – a play creating the crucible from which truth and justice can emerge

The end of Gaza's Khan Younis may spell the imminent end of a people
Khalid Javid

The end of Gaza's Khan Younis may spell the imminent end of a people

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War
Music

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains
Big Issue 1665 cover
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: VE Day is 80 – but the war on poverty remains

Israel's aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
destruction in gaza
Riham Jafari

Israel's aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war
Sally Becker on her first mission 'Operation Angel' in Bosnia in 1993
Humanitarianism

Meet the heroic mum who faced gunfire and risked her life to save hundreds of children from war

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