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Coronavirus is affecting children and families both in the UK and around the world - so here is a quick summary of what some of the advocacy and campaigning we've been doing at @savechildrenuk this week to respond
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In the UK, we're calling on the @hmtreasury to introduce a #FamilyRescuePackage to help families who are worried about their family finances.
If you've not signed sign and share our petition: http://save.tc/geFX50za6FK
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If you've not signed sign and share our petition: http://save.tc/geFX50za6FK
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and with 1+ million people applying for Universal Credit this week, we #AskRishi how he'd prevent families falling in debt during the 5-week wait for payments.
If this is something you're worried about, help our campaign by sharing your story.
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If this is something you're worried about, help our campaign by sharing your story.
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With schools closed, not everyone can get online to learn - so we've been working to ensure that @educationgovuk fix the digital divide and stop children falling behind
https://twitter.com/SaveUKNews/status/1247489984078192640
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https://twitter.com/SaveUKNews/status/1247489984078192640
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Personally, I've found reflecting on the potential impact of COVID-19 globally hard to know where to start, but I know so many colleagues across @save_children are working to #ProtectAGeneration - our plan of what needs to happen is here
https://www.savethechildren.net/blog/protecting-generation-covid-19-agenda-action
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https://www.savethechildren.net/blog/protecting-generation-covid-19-agenda-action
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This from our colleagues working in Cox’s Bazar, the site of one of the world’s largest refugee camps, accommodating approximately 1.1 million Rohingya people who mostly fled Myanmar a stark reminder > https://twitter.com/SaveUKNews/status/1247415823322492928
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To #ProtectAGeneration we need global action, so our CEO @KevinAtSave joined over 150 leaders, including 7 Nobel Prize winners and many others from across the world to the G20 on the need for a global fund to fight coronavirus spread...
https://twitter.com/KevinAtSave/status/1247606851602128896
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https://twitter.com/KevinAtSave/status/1247606851602128896
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And as @save_children we joined @dropthedebt + 100 other to say #CancelTheDebt so developing countries can use the money to help fight #coronavirus
(on a personal level, as I started out campaigning on debt I'm really pleased we're part of this)
https://twitter.com/dropthedebt/status/1247425068755492864
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(on a personal level, as I started out campaigning on debt I'm really pleased we're part of this)
https://twitter.com/dropthedebt/status/1247425068755492864
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We're also joining @Crisis_Action + others in calling for a #GlobalCeasefire - it's great over 60+ governments have supported, but now let's turn it into a reality
https://twitter.com/save_children/status/1248249386720620548
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https://twitter.com/save_children/status/1248249386720620548
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And we won't stop here - @oliver_fiala's research estimate that COVID-19 could push more than 30 million children into poverty so we'll continue to speak up for the poorest and most marginalised children.
https://blogs.savethechildren.org.uk/2020/04/covid-19-could-push-30-million-children-in-poverty/
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https://blogs.savethechildren.org.uk/2020/04/covid-19-could-push-30-million-children-in-poverty/
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