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We are a global network of 11 child-focused development organizations working in 70 countries. Learn more: http://childfundalliance.org
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Engaging, informing and protecting children in the climate crisis is not optional—it is essential. Children and young people must be included as decision-makers & leaders to make #ClimateAction accountable. Read our Key Asks for #COP30: bit.ly/47FYTgV

#YouthLeadership #WorldChildrensDay
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Join us at #COP30 for a child-led panel where young people will share their demands for a safer climate future.

🗓️ 19 Nov, 3:30pm
📍 Press Conference Room 2, Belém

Hosted by ChildFund Alliance, Alana Institute, Plant-for-the-Planet, Centre for Global Education, Climate Justice for Rose & CRIN.
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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A new @fao.org–@wfp.org report warns that acute food insecurity is worsening across 16 global hunger hotspots, putting millions at risk of famine.

Urgent global action is needed to protect children and families before conditions deteriorate further. www.fao.org/documents/ca...

#FoodSecurity
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Climate change is a child rights issue. As #COP30 begins, children and young people in climate-vulnerable communities must be heard and included in global decisions.

Watch their testimony: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQip...

#ClimateAction #ChildRights #YouthLeadership
The Youth Effect: Young Voices Taking Climate Action
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November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Join us at #COP30 for Beyond Commitments: Making NDCs Children and Youth-Sensitive — 18 Nov, 16:15–17:15 at the Brazilian Pavilion.

Register: www.plant-for-the-planet.org/cop30/

#ClimateAction #ChildRights #YouthLeadership
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Join Plant-for-the-Planet at COP 30! Explore our delegation, key demands, and side events shaping global climate action.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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At #COP30, ChildFund Alliance calls for local leadership and community-based solutions to the climate crisis. Policies must empower Indigenous Peoples, women, children and youth with disabilities, migrants & those in poverty to lead. Read more: bit.ly/3JNvGZk #ClimateAction #ChildRights #COP30
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Congratulations to our member ChildFund Australia, selected as an Action for Women’s Health awardee from 4,000+ global applications. This recognition strengthens community-led work improving women’s and children’s health across the Asia-Pacific. Learn more: leverforchange.org/open-calls/a...
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In 2024, Pivotal, a group of organizations founded by Melinda French Gates, launched Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global open call to support…
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November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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MEDIA RELEASE: With #COP30 underway, six global organizations are urging world leaders to put children at the centre of climate action. A children-led panel will present their demands to negotiators on 19 November.

Read more: childfundalliance.org/blog/directo...

#ChildRights #ClimateAction
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Kids are growing up with smartphones, social media & online gaming. And while the internet offers endless opportunities for learning, it also opens the door to exploitation.

You don’t need to be a tech expert to help protect your child. Know the signs 👉 https://childfund.pulse.ly/5yrtohvbsz
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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At the 2024 Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, 100+ governments pledged to act. What progress has been made? Explore the dashboard to see what’s happening around the world: 👉 endviolenceagainstchildrenconference.org/pledges/

#ChildRights #EndViolenceAgainstChildren
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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A new statement from the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, of which ChildFund Alliance is a member, urges that child protection be placed at the centre of the Gaza response.

Read the statement: bit.ly/4p0Fv5n

#ChildProtection #ChildRights #Gaza #ChildrenInConflict
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: Children in the Philippines are in crisis after 2 earthquakes & 2 typhoons.

Through our Alliance partners Educo & ChildFund Japan, we're providing food, shelter materials & psychosocial support. Donate to support kids in emergencies like these: https://childfund.pulse.ly/qp8epbgqoe
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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At #COP30 and beyond, leaders must act to protect and empower every child and young person in a changing climate. Children are not just beneficiaries — they are rights-holders and leaders shaping our future.

Read our Call to Action: childfundalliance.org/blog/directo...

#ClimateAction #ChildRights
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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🌍 Children make up nearly half of all aid recipients — yet only a small share of EU foreign assistance directly targets them. Join the high-level event—Investing in Children, Now—to make change happen.

➡️ Register: ep-events.europarl.europa.eu/commcsou/Inv... #InvestingInChildren #ChildRights
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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The 2025 Lancet Countdown report finds that millions of people are dying needlessly each year due to the impact of climate change. But there is hope: countries leading the clean-energy transition are already seeing health and economic gains. lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #climateaction #cop30
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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One year ago the Global Ministerial Conference to #EndViolence against children marked a turning point in the fight to protect young people. At ChildFund Alliance, we remain committed to ensuring every child grows up safe and free from harm. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3XES4nQ #ChildProtection #ChildRights
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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🔊 Save the Date: Investing in Children, Now

On 18 November, Joining Forces & @unicef.org will bring together EU leaders & child rights advocates to explore how child-focused investment strengthens global stability & prosperity.

Register before 12 Nov: ep-events.europarl.europa.eu/commcsou/Inv...
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Refugee children in Kenya face serious protection & well-being challenges. Many live without parental care and face risks such as child labor, early marriage.

We hosted a joint webinar with ChildFund to present findings from a recent needs assessment.

Full webinar & report: https://bit.ly/3JN6h1Z
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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#LocalPartnerSpotlight: Emali Dedicated Children’s Agency (EDCA) has worked with communities in Makueni and Kajiado, Kenya, for more than 20 years to help children grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe! 🙌🏿

Learn more about our local partnerships: https://childfund.pulse.ly/trwxvb4wxo
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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As winter approaches, @unicef.org warns that children in Ukraine are among those most vulnerable — with the ongoing conflict leaving thousands of families without homes, power, water, or basic services.

Learn more: news.un.org/en/story/202...

#Ukraine #ChildrenInConflict
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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You know where your children are. Do you know who they’re talking to online?

In today’s world, there’s nothing scarier than the idea that monsters are real— & some of the greatest risks to our children remain out of plain sight. Visit https://ChildFund.pulse.ly/fbkpc5lpox to learn more.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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CIVIC’s latest report shows the global protection crisis deepening. 2024 saw 36,000+ civilian deaths in conflict — up 10% from 2023 — with children facing unprecedented violence.

Read more: www.civilianprotectiontrends.org

#ProtectionOfCivilians #HumanRights
November 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Join ChildFund Alliance and partners at the #SWSSD in Doha. This side-event will advance financing and delivery of adolescent girls’ rights and launch the Debt Justice for Girls Statement.

🗓️ 5 Nov, 3pm | 📍 Doha National Convention Center 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#GenderEquality
November 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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🚨 BREAKING: Cat. 5 Hurricane Melissa is striking Jamaica w/ devastating winds & flooding. Families face life-threatening conditions. Children are among the most vulnerable.

Our trusted partners are working to provide shelter & supplies. Donate now to help 👉 https://childfund.pulse.ly/7ak0a7royi
October 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Conflict and climate crises are putting schools on the frontline. Our member Educo’s new report shows millions of children losing access to education as disasters and displacement rise.

Read more: childfundalliance.org/blog/directo...

#EducationInEmergencies #ChildRights
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM