Foreign Aid

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

Millions of children have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan. Keiran King, head of humanitarian at War Child, gives the Big Issue a rare on-the-ground insight from Darfur as war and violence continues

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

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

International aid helped Ramla Ali flee Somalia to become an Olympic boxer. The UNICEF UK ambassador writes about why international aid is so vital to help children around the world follow her path

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve
Gaza

‘How many more children must die?’: British Palestinians plead with UK to act as Gaza’s people starve

British Palestinians held an urgent press conference calling for the UK government to act to help people in Gaza

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of
Hassane Hamadou

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of

The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk
Michael Sheldrick

The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk

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

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

I’m an aid worker in Gaza – the situation has never been worse
Gaza

I’m an aid worker in Gaza – the situation has never been worse

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

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

I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever
Haider Yaqub

I’m an aid worker in Myanmar. The sight of bodies being pulled from rubble will stay with me forever

How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster
Steven Mackenzie

How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster

Why Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad
Khusbu Patel

Why Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget will hurt both at home and abroad

Lebanon’s crisis isn’t just statistics. It’s people’s lives – and their stories matter
Zeina Zouein

Lebanon’s crisis isn’t just statistics. It’s people’s lives – and their stories matter

‘I will never forget the day it all changed’: This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza
Salwa Al-Tibi

‘I will never forget the day it all changed’: This is what life is like as an aid worker in Gaza

I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza
War in Gaza

I’m an Israeli who helped survivors of 7 October attack. Here’s why we need a ceasefire in Gaza

‘Helpless’ UK residents call for Home Office to help get families out of Gaza: ‘We feel betrayed’
Israel-Gaza war

‘Helpless’ UK residents call for Home Office to help get families out of Gaza: ‘We feel betrayed’

5 ways to help those suffering in the deadly Israel-Hamas war
Israel-Palestine conflict

5 ways to help those suffering in the deadly Israel-Hamas war

Climate refugees are on the front line of a global emergency
Earth Day

Climate refugees are on the front line of a global emergency

UK aid budget cuts are part of a much deeper problem
Paul Abernethy

UK aid budget cuts are part of a much deeper problem

How you can donate to help rescue efforts after the Turkey and Syria earthquakes
Turkey and Syria earthquakes

How you can donate to help rescue efforts after the Turkey and Syria earthquakes