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World Vision Welcomes the Announcement of the Gaza Ceasefire
World Vision calls for ceasefire to hold to address the urgent needs of children and to provide urgent aid delivery.
is to ease its blockade of Gaza to allow in aid and building materials …
World Vision Statement on End of Ceasefire
World Vision is deeply concerned that the resumption of conflict in Gaza and Israel will cause even greater suffering for children.
humanitarian aid is allowed to flow and critical …
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.
of depending on the uncertain delivery of aid or joining armed militias. With many …
Food aid brings brief relief to displaced residents in Gaza
Alex Snary, Director of World Vision's programmes in Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza last week helped to distribute 800 food kits put together to support displaced families and their hosts in Gaza.
training. Before receiving food aid from World
Disasters Emergency Committee appeal raises more than £7m for Gaza
The DEC Gaza Crisis Appeal has reached a total of more than £7m just four days since it was launched.
aid agencies are redoubling their efforts to get …
UK Aid Agencies Help Hundreds of Thousands in Gaza
Despite renewed violence in Gaza this morning, we continue to find ways to provide whatever help they can.
major aid agencies continue to find ways to provide …
One Child is Too Many
Before the latest outbreak of violence, World Vision Jerusalem West Bank Gaza (JWG) had been running child sponsorship programmes; much like World Vision UK does in twenty countries around the world. Like most children in Gaza, over the past month some World Vision JWG sponsored children have lost their lives and all are now in need of psychological first aid.
all are now in need of psychological first aid. This video was sent out to a sponsor in a …
Knowing when you have to hide
As the conflict in Gaza continues, Alex Snary, Director of World Vision’s Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza office, prepares to address children’s emotional trauma once again.
asking if they were afraid when the planes fly over. …
Gaza: Children are paying the price for adults’ mistakes
As the Gaza conflict continues, World Vision urges for a lasting ceasefire and a durable and just peace.
provide the much needed psychological first aid and counselling especially for those who are …
Mud, Mosquitoes and Malakal's Children of War
World Vision UK CEO, Justin Byworth, has recently returned from a trip to see the dramatic, life-threatening impact that the conflict in South Sudan is having on more than half of its population. A few weeks ago he visited Malakal, a sleepy provincial town that has been almost obliterated, where he listened to survivor’s stories.
finally paid long overdue salaries. Amongst the ruined …
World Vision provides psychological first aid for children in Gaza
As the Gaza conflict enters its third week, WV continues to provide child victims & children with a high level of distress psychological first aid.
First Aid’ to help their children to cope with the …
Girl Summit 2014: Recap, Reflection & Conclusion
As the Girl Summit draws to a close, our Child Rights Programme Advisor Tracy Shields completes Part II of her summit reflection.
team spoke to me after the event and said how impressed they were with Alice and
Girl Summit 2014: World Vision leads drive to end FGM and child marriage
Speaking at UK's first Girl Summit, WVUK CEO Justin Byworth shares solutions to end FGM & Early Marriage.
he said. Chosen by the UK government to represent …
World Vision urges ceasefire as strike kills child in aid project
Reports of children involved in World Vision programmes being killed as violence continues are horrifying, says World Vision.
Violence in Israel and Gaza has claimed the life of at least one child from World Vision’s programs in the region, the humanitarian organisation said today, as it renewed calls for a ceasefire between both parties.
the children's charity said today. Violence in Israel and Gaza has …
Aid agencies hail unprecedented UN vote as potential lifeline for Syrians
A UN Security Council resolution passed today, which directly authorizes the delivery of aid to Syrians across borders and conflict lines, is a diplomatic breakthrough that must translate into real change on the ground, according to a coalition of 34 non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
which directly authorizes the delivery of aid to Syrians across borders and conflict …
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.
and it could affect aid …
South Sudan: Not the Independence Day Celebration Anyone Hoped For
The situation is South Sudan is worsening. While the country marks the 3rd anniversary of its independence, nearly half the population is in need of urgent assistance. This is not the Independence Day anyone hoped for.
World Vision UK is working with other aid organisations to try and stave off hunger …
Aid effort to avert South Sudan famine in jeopardy
Today marks the 3-year anniversary of South Sudan's independence. The country is on the brink of famine. Urgent funding is needed.
International aid agencies have revealed that they face a …
Senseless Acts of Beauty
Award-winning designer John Warland takes us behind the scene at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and shares his insights!
the valleys on pallets and trucks. Where aid once fell to earth in …
Charity says UK can learn from success stories in Africa, following today’s launch of Parliamentary FGM report
World Vision UK welcomes today's parliamentary report “Female genital mutilation: the case for a national action plan”.
said World Vision’s Nell …