Fear for girls in Syrian conflict
Friday 29, Mar, 2013Aid agency World Vision is today voicing concerns that the risk of girls as young as 12 being married could increase, as parents who flee Syria struggle to protect their children amid a deepening humanitarian crisis.
DEC Syria Crisis Appeal reaches £4.2 million
Monday 25, Mar, 2013Members of the UK public have so far donated a generous £4.2 million to the DEC Syria Crisis Appeal. More than five million people affected by the fighting now need urgent humanitarian aid, with three million of those forced from their homes.
DEC announces Syria Crisis Appeal
Wednesday 20, Mar, 2013The Disasters Emergency Committee is launching an appeal for people affected by the conflict in Syria. The announcement follows a dramatic deterioration in the humanitarian situation since the beginning of the year.
Today’s Budget promise will save lives
Wednesday 20, Mar, 2013International children’s charity World Vision UK has applauded the British Government for standing by its commitment to spend 0.7% of the UK’s Gross National Income on international aid.
Children bear brunt of Syria fighting as refugee numbers top one million
Wednesday 06, Mar, 2013As the number of refugees fleeing Syria tops one million, children are bearing the brunt as the situation worsens, warns World Vision. Almost two years since the start of conflict in Syria, and the numbers of refugees fleeing the country has reached one million, much sooner than anyone predicted.
Parents marry off daughters in attempt to protect them, says new study
Wednesday 06, Mar, 2013New research, released today by World Vision, shines a new light on the link between conflict, disasters and early child marriage.