Save the Children UK

New World Bank data reveals the extortionate amount of debt that is owed by lower income countries – with the highest interest rates since the 1980s.

While every country needs to be able to access finance, governments grappling with the consequences of unsustainable debt are often facing near impossible choices about how to fund lifesaving services for children and families.

No-one benefits when a country can’t pay its debts. With the G20 Presidency next year the UK has a key opportunity, and is uniquely placed, to show leadership and push forward sustainable debt reform. Progress on this agenda is critical for children around the world.
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It’s welcome to see the UK Government listening to countries about sovereign debt.

Unsustainable debt is a critical issue impacting many countries and children around the world.

The UK has a vital opportunity to fix this during its Presidency of the G20 next year, and it must take it.

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Wondering what our reaction is to today's Autumn Budget 🤔?

Our CEO @MoazzamTMalik explains how it will impact children in the UK and around the world.

It's disappointing that the UK looks set to miss its international development investment target of 0.3% of national income.

The UK's development budget has been continually cut to help plug holes for other government priorities - and now, it's estimated that 62 million fewer people will be supported by UK aid around the world in 2026 and 2027.

This will mean less investment in health, education and other critical services for children. Health centres will close, lessons will stop and children's futures will change course.

When the Labour Government announced that Official Development Assistance would be cut to 0.3%, it committed to ensuring that this would be the floor, with the intention to increase it again over time. This must hold true if the government is serious about rebuilding its international reputation and addressing the global challenges that are having severe and disproportionate impacts on children.

Preventing investment from going any lower than our 0.3% floor is a major test of the government's commitment to international cooperation. It's essential they do all that they can to ensure it doesn't.

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One year on from the fall of El Fasher, children are continuing to bear the heaviest burden of the conflict in Sudan.

Every day, children are being killed and injured as violence continues, and grave violations of children’s rights are being reported across the country.

Homes, schools and health facilities have been damaged or destroyed, stripping children of safety, education, care, and any sense of normal life.

The conflict has also devastated food supplies and disrupted humanitarian access, leaving children facing severe hunger and malnutrition.

This is why it is so important for the UK to make Sudan a priority.

Today's actions are welcome, including support for victims of sexual violence and joint international efforts to prevent famine in Sudan.

The UK Government must continue to take all possible action to end the conflict and protect children.