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Parliament’s Syria debate must include impact on vulnerable children

A debate on a motion backing the principle of military action in Syria is under way this afternoon in the Houses of Parliament.
will mean a significantly greater flow of refugees into surrounding countries. Even the threat … Syrian refugees fleeing to the Lebanese border in a … there are set to be a million refugees in

A letter to Muna, for our birthday

After meeting baby Muna while visiting our work in Jordan, the poignancy of their shared birthdays lead World Vision International's Meg to write an open letter about how inadequately she can answer the questions the crisis raises.
guns. She told me that surely the Syrian refugees must be on the television every

Painful memories

Like a lot of boys his age, Abdurrahman, 9, from Syria imitates sounds. Today, he is imitating the sound of rockets.
is the case for many regarding the Syrian refugees. Syrian Refugees are in every corner of … that has not been touched. The number of refugees has skyrocketed with government estimating

Syrian refugee crisis stretching aid effort to its limits say aid agencies

Many Syrian refugees living outside camps across countries in the region are losing out on the help they desperately need, according to five international aid agencies today.
Many Syrian refugees living outside camps across countries in the … 80 per cent of all Syrian refugees … struggling to cope with the huge number of refugees. In Lebanon Syrians make up a quarter of the

Children 'scared for the future' as Syria crisis takes toll on neighbouring countries

Communities 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.
in Lebanon are at 'breaking point' as refugees fleeing deadly violence in neighbouring … local children at lunchtime to make way for refugees. Healthcare is under growing strain with

World Vision welcomes £50m UK support to Lebanon as refugee numbers soar

Today 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.
million to help both Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Lebanese people affected by … a World Vision food distribution centre for refugees in the Bekaa

Miriam's Paradise: a small tent in Lebanon

For World Refugee Day our colleague, Joy Toose, from World Vision Australia - currently seconded to Lebanon - shares the moving story of Miriam and her 3 grandchildren living on the kindness of strangers.
Vision is doing to aid the millions of Syria refugees already there and the thousands more who are … are working in the Bekaa Valley to provide refugees with the

Syria Crisis Appeal

The conflict in Syria is entering its seventh year. As tens of thousands flee Aleppo while the fragile ceasefire holds, we urgently need your help to support deeply traumatised children making their escape. Young children and babies are the most vulnerable. We need your help. Please donate now.
and families in the Syria region and refugees arriving in Europe.

Ethiopia

helping refugees from the civil war in Sudan. Since

Ethiopia

helping refugees from the civil war in Sudan. Since

Our baby survived rocket attack

Muna, a mother of five from Syria, vividly describes the night their village came under attack from rockets and fled for Lebanon.
Her husband stayed behind. Now they live as refugees in the Jordanian town of

DEC Syria Crisis Appeal reaches £4.2 million

Members 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.
than a million refugees have now fled … still hope among the tens of thousands of refugees World Vision is … in neighbouring countries. The number of refugees fleeing the country has increased from

'There's no way to describe the horrors we've seen': a Syrian refugee family's plight in Jordan

Abdullah, a father of five talks about the harsh realities of life for Syrian refugees. “We have used up all our tears, so now we are smiling.”
1.7kg. This is my introduction to Syrian refugees living in … Syrian refugees households arrived. One hundred thousand new … many refugees lack information about how to enroll their

DEC announces Syria Crisis Appeal

The 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.
is continuing to step up its efforts to help refugees in neighbouring Lebanon who have fled the … is often in short supply. The number of refugees leaving the country has increased from

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South Sudanese refugees have fled to Uganda since December

Children bear brunt of Syria fighting as refugee numbers top one million

As 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.
As the number of refugees fleeing Syria tops one … and the numbers of refugees fleeing the country has reached one … of those million refugees who fled Syria are children

Children battling pneumonia as Syrian refugees face harsh winter

Families who fled fighting in Syria are facing tough conditions in neighbouring Lebanon, as storms and freezing temperatures continue to grip the country.
refugees who left their homes with few possessions … announced today. I saw the plight of Syrian refugees for myself just before

Desperate civilians flee the escalating conflict in Mali.

As the British Government announces a further detachment of technical military personnel to Mali amid continued fighting in the North and West of the country, World Vision has called on foreign secretary William Hague to help ensure safe passage for fleeing refugees.
to help ensure safe passage for fleeing refugees.

Children at great risk as Mali conflict escalates, says World Vision

11 January – As the Malian army mounts a counter offensive against rebel forces being aided by foreign troops, aid agency World Vision is warning of severe humanitarian consequences if immediate steps are not taken to guarantee the security of children.
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. And as a military offensive

Three weeks on a park bench and a harsh winter ahead – Yasmin’s story

World Vision UK Communications Officer, Vikki Meakin writes about the work World Vision are doing to help Syrian refugees left cold and homeless in Lebanon.
see how World Vision is helping the Syrian refugees arriving in their thousands across the … while some refugees have been able to find modest accommodation