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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

Idlib crisis: Thousands of pregnant women and babies at risk as they flee deadly violence

Thousands of pregnant women, vulnerable infants and young children are fleeing the bombardment of Idlib in north-western Syria, World Vision warns today.
humanitarian … humanitarian disaster unfolding before our

World Vision responds to 'terrifying' attacks in Idlib

Children in Idlib are experiencing terrifying bombardment and violence, with reports that dozens of children have been killed in the last two months.
escalation in violence may lead to the worst humanitarian crisis in Syria’s

World Vision preparing for potential ‘catastrophic’ Ebola outbreak across East Africa

World Vision has mobilised staff across East Africa to prepare for any further spread of the deadly Ebola virus from an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Thousands of children at risk as Ebola escalates in DRC

Cases of Ebola are escalating rapidly as the second largest outbreak in history continues to spread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
in need of humanitarian assistance. Families are struggling with the

Idlib on verge of worst crisis since the start of Syria's conflict, World Vision warns

An escalation of violence in Idlib, North West Syria, may lead to the worst humanitarian crisis in Syria’s 8-year conflict.
may lead to the worst humanitarian crisis in Syria’s

How modern slavery is destroying childhoods

World Vision UK's Erica Hall on the crisis of children who are forced into horrifying exploitation.

Children fear they can’t go back to school after Cyclone Fani devastation

Children fear they might not be able to go back to school after the devastation of Cyclone Fani in India and Bangladesh.
coordination with the government and other humanitarian actors World Vision supported the evacuation

World Vision UK launches Cyclone Fani appeal

World Vision UK has launched an emergency appeal to fund the humanitarian response to Cyclone Fani.

Cyclone Fani: World Vision warns millions of children at risk

World Vision is ready to provide emergency humanitarian assistance in Bangladesh and India, as Cyclone Fani threatens millions of families.
Regional Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Director for Asia … World Vision is ready to provide emergency humanitarian assistance in Bangladesh and