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Rohingya refugee dads unite to protect children from violence

Obaidur, a respected Rohingya camp leader, believes that with good teaching, men can create positive change in the heart of the coronavirus crisis.
they depend on aid from humanitarian

Coronavirus: World Vision launches largest ever humanitarian response

World Vision has dramatically scaled up its emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the virus continues to spread rapidly around the world.
around the world. It is the largest ever humanitarian aid plan the charity has launched in its 70

Coronavirus: World Vision launches £64m global response

International aid agency World Vision has launched a £64m aid plan to help millions of the world’s most vulnerable people defeat coronavirus.
a commitment to building peace and get humanitarian aid to those who need it most. World

Coronavirus: Lives of 30 million children in danger from secondary effects

Thirty million children’s lives are in danger because of the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from World Vision warns.
humanitarian appeal. Key … Global Director of Humanitarian

Coronavirus: A Venezuela family struggles to make a living among the dead

On top of Venezuela's economic crisis, vulnerable children like Luigi and his brother face the threat of COVID-19, as their father struggles to make ends meet.
3.2 million children are in dire need of humanitarian … Regional Humanitarian Plan. On top of the economic

Coronavirus: World Vision welcomes UN’s global response plan

World Vision welcomes the UN’s COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response plan, launched today (March 25).
Global Humanitarian Response … countries already struggling with existing humanitarian crises. World Vision is urging global

Coronavirus: Plans for a unique humanitarian response

Isabel Gomes, World Vision's Global Director of Humanitarian Operations, shares how World Vision is responding to the coronavirus outbreak.
World Vision's Global Director of Humanitarian Operations An unprecedented threat to … crisis presents an unprecedent challenge for humanitarian … the United Nations launches a global humanitarian appeal to urgently increase

Coronavirus: The expert view on… Refugees

World Vision's Humanitarian Health, Nutrition and WASH Director examines the impact coronavirus could have on the global refugee population.
Humanitarian Health Nutrition and WASH Director. As

'I was almost a child bride' | Rahila's story

While both girls and boys can be subjected to child marriage, girls are disproportionately affected due to cultural traditions which reinforce gender discrimination.
climate change and other humanitarian crises. In countries like Afghanistan and … on the UK Government and countries hit by humanitarian crisis to work together to end child

New analysis reveals scale of destruction and displacement in Idlib

New satellite imagery and analysis by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Save the Children and World Vision show how children are experiencing unbearable suffering.
imagery and analysis by the Harvard Humanitarian … Syria experiences the worst humanitarian crisis in the … all warring parties to respect international humanitarian and human rights laws. All sides need to

Hundreds of thousands in northwest Syria caught in humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies warn

As hostilities continue to escalate in northwest Syria, eight aid agencies are today making an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire.
the unrelenting violence are caught in a humanitarian catastrophe. At least … responsible for violations of international humanitarian law to be held accountable. One such

World Vision UK hosts Milton Keynes hustings to highlight global impact of aid

International children’s charity World Vision UK hosted a general election hustings event open to all electoral candidates for Milton Keynes North.
partners to bring relief to those in dire humanitarian crises. It has also helped lift millions of

World Vision joins 14 aid agencies warning of humanitarian crisis in North-East Syria

Civilians in north-east Syria are at risk and humanitarian aid could be cut off following the launch of a new military operation in the area, leading aid agencies are warning.
Syria are at risk and humanitarian aid could be cut off following the launch of … aid agencies are warning. Reports from humanitarian responders on the ground say civilians are

61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar, call for refugees’ engagement on safe, voluntary returns

World Vision is one of 61 local, national and international NGOs working in Myanmar and Bangladesh calling for Rohingya refugees to have a role in decision-making about their own lives, including conditions for their return to Myanmar.
as the conflict escalates and humanitarian access remains limited. They urged the … community to increase funding for the humanitarian response in Bangladesh and Myanmar to

World Humanitarian Day: Karate champion empowers Syrian refugee girls in Jordan

This World Humanitarian Day, we honour the women who work on the front line of their own communities in some of the most difficult places. This is Qamar Al-Kurdi's story.
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International Youth Day: Celebrating youth advocates at World Vision UK

On International Youth Day, World Vision UK's Dr Carine Le Borgne reflects on her work with youth advocates for our It Takes A World campaign.
a seminar on listening to children in humanitarian contexts to present on the research

World leaders must wake up to Ebola crisis as International Health Emergency declared

World leaders must wake up to the deadly Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), World Vision warns today.
Humanitarian organisations are working around the clock … calling for more funding to meet all urgent humanitarian needs in the Ebola zone and improve

Ebola death in Goma sparks fears of greater spread

The fight against Ebola has intensified after the first Ebola death in the major city of Goma in the DRC, World Vision warns today.
Humanitarian organisations are working around the clock … calling for more funding to meet all urgent humanitarian needs in the

International Day of the Girl

the adversities girls face as a result of humanitarian crisis or the cycle of poverty. While these … political conversations for action. In humanitarian

World Vision UK presents It Takes A World petition to DFID

World Vision UK on Monday presented the Department for International Development with a petition urging it to increase spending to stop children being abused and assaulted in disaster zones.
of the Government's bilateral humanitarian spending goes on projects safeguarding … of its humanitarian budget on this. World Vision UK’s petition … this spending to at least 10 per cent of the humanitarian budget. The charity also urges DFID to