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& #39;ve been doing at @savechildrenuk this week to respond

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In the UK, we& #39;re calling on the @hmtreasury to introduce a #FamilyRescuePackage to help families who are worried about their family finances.

If you& #39;ve not signed sign and share our petition: http://save.tc/geFX50za6FK ">https://save.tc/geFX50za6...

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and with 1+ million people applying for Universal Credit this week, we #AskRishi how he& #39;d prevent families falling in debt during the 5-week wait for payments.

If this is something you& #39;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& #39;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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Personally, I& #39;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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Protecting a generation from COVID-19: An Agenda for Action | Save the Children International

Coronavirus knows no borders. It is a global threat and our shared humanity demands a global response....

https://www.savethechildren.net/blog/protecting-generation-covid-19-agenda-action
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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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& #39;m really pleased we& #39;re part of this)

https://twitter.com/dropthedebt/status/1247425068755492864

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We& #39;re also joining @Crisis_Action + others in calling for a #GlobalCeasefire - it& #39;s great over 60+ governments have supported, but now let& #39;s turn it into a reality
https://twitter.com/save_children/status/1248249386720620548

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And we won& #39;t stop here - @oliver_fiala& #39;s research estimate that COVID-19 could push more than 30 million children into poverty so we& #39;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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Covid-19 could push 30 million African children into poverty | Save the Children UK blogs

Covid-19 is putting a strain on societies and economies around the world, and the poor who are carrying the burden of the disease, both in high-income countries as well as in developing contexts....

https://blogs.savethechildren.org.uk/2020/04/covid-19-could-push-30-million-children-in-poverty/
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