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World Vision's Emergency Work
Help World Vision to respond quickly to disasters, as soon as they strike. By being prepared we can save more lives of children in the world’s hardest places.
Raw Hope
Raw Hope is an initiative from World Vision, which has been set up to save and protect children in the world’s most dangerous places.
World Vision responding to devastating Sichuan quake
'Homes flattened, children homeless and livelihoods wiped away’
7.8M earthquake hits Iran and Pakistan border
Emergency aid is on standby as damage and need in the area is assessed.
G8 Ministers must tackle sexual violence against children in war
Foreign ministers from the G8 countries are being urged to address the ‘forgotten’ child victims of rape and sexual violence in conflict, as they gather for a summit in London today.
Fear for girls in Syrian conflict
Aid 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.
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Responding to natural disasters and emergencies with relief
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Responding to natural disasters and emergencies with relief
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.
'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.”
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.
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World Vision improves the lives of the world’s poorest children by working closely with communities to tackle the root causes of poverty.
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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.
Haiti: 3 Years On
Three years on from the massive earthquake that rocked Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti, we assess the impact it's had and the work that you have enabled World Vision to do to help the people of Haiti get back on their feet.
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.
“We told her the bombing was balloons popping” – A Mother’s Heartbreak in Lebanon
Our CEO, Justin Byworth, is in Lebanon trying to understand what life is like for the thousands of refugees fleeing from the conflict in Syria.
World Vision Assessment Teams Reach Out to Victims in Superstorm Sandy’s Aftermath
Relief supplies arrive as second South Bronx site opens
for future emergencies when they
World Vision staff describes moment quake hits Costa Rica
A World Vision worker from Costa Rica has spoken of families fleeing from their homes as a powerful earthquake struck the country.