UK pledge to tackle sexual violence in armed conflict
Wednesday 26, Sep, 2012A £1million pledge by the UK Government to help the UN tackle sexual violence in conflict must focus on helping child survivors to rebuild their lives, aid agency World Vision said today.
Failure to tackle malnutrition puts millions of children at risk
Friday 21, Sep, 2012World Vision and Save the Children are calling for political promises to be urgently translated into action to avert the deaths of millions of undernourished children, 2.3 million of whom died in 2011 alone.
Lasting peace in DRC only possible if region’s governments step up, says aid agency
Friday 21, Sep, 2012Leaders around the world must support peace talks in East Africa, and peacebuilding at the community level, to address the ongoing nightmare facing thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said international aid agency World Vision.
Royal couple take time to learn about hardship and hope in Solomon Islands
Monday 17, Sep, 2012World Vision today hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who learned about the organisation's work in Burns Creek, a troubled community on the outskirts of Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
Duchess to meet campaigner tackling domestic violence in Solomon Islands
Friday 14, Sep, 2012Women in the Solomon Islands suffer some of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. Two out of three women aged 15-49 who have ever been in a relationship, reporting experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. That is 64 per cent.
World Vision highlights need for education and protection for children affected by armed conflict
Wednesday 05, Sep, 2012World Vision has helped highlight the importance of education and protection for children affected by armed conflict at a conference hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this week.