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Waiting to return home

Since fleeing Syria for nearby Jordan, Qamar and her siblings have been trying to make the best of their situation - despite living in poor conditions and without the opportunities they left behind.
Turkey and Iraq. Meanwhile more than seven million people … displaced within Syria and three million in Iraq. World Vision is responding to the Syrian

Keeping hope alive

Can children trapped in a cycle of conflict and uncertainty, many of whom have seen and experienced so much pain, see a glimmer of hope? The conflict in Syria has caused huge instability in neighbouring Iraq, with around 2.5 million people having to leave their homes due to fighting. In a recent visit to the region, we spoke to some of the children who were hoping their lives would someday get back on track.
us that leaving her birthplace in northern Iraq was one of the most difficult experiences of … since he was uprooted to a different part of Iraq. … to help Anwar acheive her dreams. In Iraq we are responding to huge humanitarian needs

Mothers in crisis

Conflict in Syria and Iraq has caused huge levels of displacement as the crisis in both countries continues. With millions of children caught in a state of flux, without schooling and security, it often falls on their mothers to try and provide stability as best they can. We met two such women, Ghada and Enstar, who are doing their best to keep their family safe.
Conflict in Syria and Iraq has caused huge levels of displacement as

Living through trauma: Asil's story

15-year-old Asil grew up in a small town in Syria with his father and younger siblings. One day, however, the family’s quiet life had been swallowed by the rolling conflict that had been taking place in Syria since March 2011. As bombs began to fly, Asil and his family made the first of what would become many moves in search of a safe place to shelter.

Seeking refuge in Iraq

As fighting continues to spread through Iraq, families are fleeing for the relative safety of Iraqi Kurdistan. World Vision is providing cash assistance to mothers like Ekhbal, who fled her village with a newborn son and three other children.
are fleeing for the relative safety of Iraqi Kurdistan. World Vision is providing cash … Iraqi Dinar … Zakho District in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Struggling to survive Ekhbal’s family

World Health Organisation praises World Vision's effort in Iraq

World Vision is praised for its move to provide mobile clinics for internally-displaced people in Iraq.
in Iraq. While touring the Sitak camp in … have sought refuge in the Kurdish region of Iraq are children … has been working in the Kurdish Region of Iraq to provide core relief items such as

Displaced families in Iraq find refuge

Four months ago, Basma, 26, was working as a lawyer in a government directorate in Mosul, Iraq. She and her husband had bought property and were building a new house. But in August, they were forced to flee their hometown of Qaraqosh. With the spread of violent conflict, the town of 50,000 saw an exodus of families forced to leave their ancestral home and seek refuge in the Kurdish-controlled region of northern Iraq.
Iraq. She and her husband had bought property and … region of northern Iraq. By Mary Kate … of two small churches in a town in northern Iraq. They have been here for 40 days.

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.

Easing the burden for host communities

The conflict in Syria is now in its fourth year, and has already claimed more than 190,000 lives—at least 10,000 confirmed to be children. It has forced approximately nine million people to flee their homes and almost three million to take refuge in neighbouring countries.

Iraq Crisis: World Vision Supports Aid Delivery to Displaced Individuals

World Vision has begun distribution of aid supplies facilitated by the Women’s Empowerment Organisation.
facilitated by Iraqi … have been displaced in Iraq. Last … fled the escalating violence in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar to … where we went through Syria to return to Iraq in a different route. While many were

Update: World Vision's Regional Syria Crisis Response

The conflict in Syria has now been going on for more than three years. Here's an update on our effort in the region thus far.
and is also now beginning operations in Iraq focusing on five … first operations in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Initial distributions of hygiene

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.
CAR and Iraq that we barely remember the hundreds of

Jordan

Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The highlands cover land … line. Our focus in Jordan After the Iraqi refugee crisis in … World Vision began supporting Iraqi refugees who fled to Jordan in large

Syria Crisis Update

Syria country information - find out the latest World Vision UK news for Syria, including the latest on the Syria crisis
children across five camps. Our work in Iraq … working in the northern Kurdish Region of Iraq

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.

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.
Turkey and Iraq. World Vision is working to provide