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"Now I can play again": What Winter Coats Mean To The Children of Syria

Two Syrian siblings share their joy at receiving the simplest of gifts - a pair of winter coats - and the difference it has made to their lives. It's stories like this that really show us how much your support matters.

World Vision warns of worst threat of starvation since 1980's hanging over South Sudan

Without urgent funding in the next few weeks, seven million children and families will be at risk of starvation.
outpacing the ability to meet them. The conflict has disrupted the lives of everyone in South

World Vision urges more funding for South Sudan as UN warns of insufficient aid

The UN has raised fresh concerns about the lack of humanitarian funding being given to projects in South Sudan.
Hopes that the conflict could be brought to an end in April have

A Thank You From A Family Four Hours Away

World Vision UK's Head of Public Affairs, Gavin, shares simple message from the crowded camps of Syrian refugees in Jordan: they are truly grateful for your support.
braved it out for the first two years of the conflict. He brought his left leg forward. There

DR Congo

civil war from 1996 to 2003 and recent rebel conflicts have reduced government revenues and … and medicine for families affected by conflict. Working with government health centres

Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza

You helped us raise over £290,000 for the Gaza Crisis Appeal.
We pray for those affected by the Gaza Conflict The world is a terrifying place right … us for those who have been impacted by the conflict in Gaza. Together we pray for all the

Lebanon

Lebanon and the Syria crisis The Syria conflict is now in its fourth year and World Vision

Sudan

conflicts and resulting humanitarian crises have … continuing conflict and massive displacement of people because … conflict have undermined Sudan’s development and

Afghanistan

families affected by drought and decades of conflict. Moving on from providing immediate

Jordan

Jordan and the Syria crisis The Syria conflict is now in its fourth year and World Vision

World Vision helps fight TB in Somaliland

World Vision has partnered with the World Health Organisation (WHO), Somaliland government, and other agencies to establish the first specialised treatment centre for multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

More than eight out of ten children who fled Syria exposed to violence in new communities

Three Years On: Is There Any Hope for the Children of Syria?

World Vision communicator Meg Sattler reflects on three years of conflict and an overwhelming feeling that nobody cares. But we know that people do, and she tells us "A global effort for peace is not impossible."
Response I started working on the Syrian conflict response last August. I flew from Melbourne … the Syrian conflict enters its fourth year. I’ll tell myself

What Does A Lost Generation Mean For The Children Of Syria

Our CEO Justin Byworth reflects on the people he met and the stories he heard while visiting Lebanon in the lead up to the 3rd anniversary of the Syria crisis. He explains why we must stand with the children of Syria and take action to help bring peace.
becoming a lost generation as the Syrian conflict enters its fourth year. Isaa had a gun

World Vision supports United Nations campaign to end recruitment of child soldiers by 2016

The United Nations campaign, Children Not Soldiers, is galvanising support to end and prevent national security forces using children as soldiers by the year 2016.
of support and rehabilitation long after a conflict … or when they leave the conflict. World Vision believes that any solution … to recruitment. Those displaced by conflict and separated from their families are

Eyewitnesses describe ‘Pandemonium’ as violence breaks out in Malakal

Last week’s fighting around Malakal, in the Upper Nile State, displaced thousands and left many dead. Eyewitnesses report that hundreds of decomposing corpses still lay strewn all over the town.
as the conflict has taken on an ethnic dimension. Some

Public urged to voice their outrage and demand action to prevent a lost generation in Syria

Children cannot afford another year of bloodshed, suffering and missed education, warn aid agencies
consequences of a lost generation as the conflict in Syria approaches its fourth year. … and commit to a peaceful resolution to this conflict.

Children bear brunt of South Sudan conflict as fighting flares

South Sudan’s brutal conflict is exacting a severe toll on children in the country, with more than half of those displaced being adolescents.
brutal conflict is exacting a severe toll on children in the … a potent symbol of the sheer scale of the conflicts impact. An estimated … the conflict appears to have left many children with

Syrian children’s futures depend on Geneva II peace agreement

World Vision has joined the call for all parties to the Syria conflict to negotiate a peace agreement at Geneva II to end the bloodshed, protect children and allow humanitarian aid to be provided to those desperately in need in the war-torn country.
joined the call for all parties to the Syria conflict to negotiate a peace agreement at Geneva II … Geneva this week all parties to the conflict must search and strive without rest for a

Sowing The Seeds Of A Solution: Why Progress To Peace In Syria Is Essential

With the Geneva peace talks searching for a peaceful solution to the Syria conflict this week, Johan Eldebo outlines his experience of just why sowing the seeds of a solution is so vital for the children of Syria.
into armed groups. Few are hopeful that the conflict will end