Oh my goodness. We’ve done it. 🏆

To the New Statesman's credit, a special edition out today focussed on child poverty and what we can do to eradicate it.

Hon Minister Gwarube launches a G20 day focused on early childhood saying “South Africa has identified early childhood as a top priority for the G20, the most strategic cost-effective investment a society can make”. #G20ECCE ⁦Theirworld⁩ ⁦G20 South Africa⁩

Just finished reading the New Statesman special on UK child poverty edited by ⁦Gordon Brown⁩. It is a scar on our national conscience, as the finance to tackle it is clearly there & outlined in this issue ⁦The New Statesman⁩ newstatesman.com/politics/socie…

We won't grow numb to suffering. We won't accept the killing of civilians, humanitarians, journalists, medical workers or United Nations personnel as the new normal anywhere, under any circumstance. We won't waver in our principles. We won't abandon our values. We will never, ever give

We are only asking for 1% of what the world spent last year on defence. And we can save over 100m lives. Let’s get our collective priorities right. My speech at #ECOSOCHAS: bit.ly/3SXbANj Maritza Chan Krzysztof Szczerski Bob Rae

NEW RESEARCH🚨#LGBTQ+ youth are dropping out of school at an alarming rate worldwide. Theirworld has launched the #GlobalYouthAmbassador LGBTQ+ Task Team to advocate for #SafeSchools. Full story here: theirworld.org/news/shock-rep…

Early years are such a special time for families, but too many struggle to balance work & home life. Today we're launching a landmark review of parental leave — the first of its kind in Britain. Supporting working parents isn't just right — it's vital for our economy.

Our next speaker is someone special! Meet Vibhu Sharma, Disability Inclusion Advisor at Theirworld. Drawing from personal and field experience, she captivated the audience with insights on why inclusion matters — and how to embed it in #ECD.

Early years will be at the heart of Ukraine's recovery❤️‍🩹 The Ukrainian government and development partners - including Theirworld, UNICEF and World Bank - have committed to prioritising preschool education in reconstruction. #URC2025 #ActForEarlyYears actforearlyyears.org/media/early-ye…

Our Best Start in Life strategy will bring together early years and family services, putting children’s first years at the heart of work to improve life chances 👇🏻

Proud to join Sarah Brown and @Theirworld on the #ActForEarlyYears campaign.  Every child deserves the best start in life and this campaign puts early years at the heart of that vision. I’ve signed the child sized manifesto to show my support. Will you?

Yesterday an Israeli settler murdered Palestinian activist Odeh al-Hadalin in Masafer Yatta. Today the Israeli military raided his funeral, kicked out journalists and even arrested some mourners.

Listen to Israeli commanders and soldiers. Look at what they are doing on the ground - and the horrific results. “there are no civilians in Gaza”- that’s the basic logic behind this coordinated genocidal attack on the people of Gaza. This is genocide. It's happening now, and it

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza. “A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said. Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/46zv2I4

Gaza is starving. We want to believe sustained international pressure will allow us to save as many lives as possible in Gaza. But so far we’re not seeing the scale of change we need. My interview with Christiane Amanpour on CNN International:

Tony Aguilar is a retired Special Forces Green Beret who won a Purple Heart for his service to this country. He took a contract helping to distribute aid in Gaza. There, he witnessed atrocities committed using American taxpayer dollars. Please watch this important video.

🚨 Big news from Brazil! Lula has launched a bold National Integrated Policy for Early Childhood – transforming the lives of 10M+ children💛Amazing tireless work from Mariana Luz & huge win for #ActForEarlyYears 🌍 actforearlyyears.org/media/early-ye…

The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine. Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.

Israel committed a war crime that was broadcast live to the world. It must mark the end of the war | Haaretz Editorial haaretz.com/opinion/editor…