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Record-high displaced figures are "wake-up call" for world leaders

World Vision UK is today calling for increased support for child refugees, as new figures show over 29 million children have been displaced worldwide.
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Other Emergencies Update

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REFUGEES FROM THE DRC Since August … from the DRC to Burundi. By 28 January

Celebrating 25 years of child rights

This year both Madeleine, World Vision UK's Child Rights Policy Officer, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, turn 25. In today's blog Madeleine reflects on the differences brought by 25 years of child rights, and where there is still room for continued growth.

The pursuit of an ideal

This Sunday is International Day of Peace, a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Senior Conflict Adviser Sarah Pickwick reflects that we still have some way to go before ideals become a reality for children around the world.

World Humanitarian Day: Remembering Lives Given To Bring Others Hope

Johan Eldebo has visited many of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies. In today's blog he shares why marking World Humanitarian Day means so much to him and to the people to whom each and every humanitarian worker brings hope in all that they do.

Unmanned Drones Used by UN Peacekeepers in the DRC

Unmanned drones being used by the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO in the DRC are blurring the lines between help and harm, and it could affect aid agencies, says a new paper released today.
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Hope Grows For Survivors of Sexual Violence

Following the summit on sexual violence in London a couple of weeks ago our own Sarah Pickwick shares her own experience of meeting victims and her dreams that the work World Vision does to support them may, one day, be entirely unnecessary.
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Youth Delegates: "Sexual Violence Should Not Be A Taboo Issue"

World Vision Youth Delegates Babra, Espe and Suad share their stories to help end sexual violence in conflict.
Youth Delegate from DRC Espe Kazi is a young radio journalist

Time To Act: Ending Sexual Violence In Conflict

On the eve of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, our senior child rights policy advisor, Erica, shares her personal experiences that highlight just how important the summit is for everyone involved.
I have listened to girls in eastern DRC tell me they do not go to

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South Sudan Crisis Update

As the conflict continues, we remember the children and their families affected by this situation.

My Life As An Aidworker Turns Around Mandela's Values

World Vision DRC's Aimee Manimani shares the impact Nelson Mandela's life has on her work every single day.
World Vision DRC … Life is tough for everyone in the DRC but as a woman it is doubly so. My country

World Vision welcomes M23 rebels pledge

World Vision welcomes the pledge by the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo to end their insurgency.

World Vision warns of further displacement in Goma as violent clashes resume

The UN combat brigade established to bring stability to the volatile eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, today fired artillery at M23 rebels threatening the border city of Goma, the UN and Congolese army confirmed.
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Director of the World Food Programme visits the DRC and World Vision’s programme

Following 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.
important for me to come in person to the DRC and speak directly with IDPs. They dream

Our message has been heard, now it's time to do the work

Our colleague from the DRC, Aimee Manimani, shares what your support and the IF campaign has achieved and why the race to end hunger isn’t over yet.
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