World Vision welcomes £50m UK support to Lebanon as refugee numbers soar
Tuesday 09, Jul, 2013Today the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development announced that that the UK will allocate £50 million to help both Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Lebanese people affected by the crisis.
Children 'scared for the future' as Syria crisis takes toll on neighbouring countries
Monday 15, Jul, 2013Communities in Lebanon are at 'breaking point' as refugees fleeing deadly violence in neighbouring Syria continue to pour into the country - putting children further at risk, aid agency World Vision warns today.
World Vision sends taskforce to Gansu earthquake
Tuesday 23, Jul, 2013World Vision, the international children’s charity, has sent an emergency task force to China’s north-west Gansu province after two powerful earthquakes struck yesterday morning, claiming at least 50 lives.
Director of the World Food Programme visits the DRC and World Vision’s programme
Thursday 25, Jul, 2013Following a three-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, accompanied by the Governor of the North Kivu Province visited Mugunga I, a site which hosts more than 55,000 Congolese people.
Fastest Paralympian on the planet donates prize money to help disabled children in SE Asia
Friday 26, Jul, 2013Ahead of this month’s IPC Athletics World Championships, the world’s fastest Paralympian has handed over some of his prize winnings to a project in Myanmar that helps disabled children in the South-East Asian country achieve their sporting dreams.