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Bullet-ridden schools lie abandoned in reclaimed cities across Iraq

As the battle to retake Mosul continues, urgent action is needed to allow children to resume their education.
people have fled their homes to escape the conflict in Iraq. Cities continue to be

9.2 million people require urgent humanitarian support as West African conflict intensifies

World Vision is urging the international community to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis caused by fighting in the Lake Chad Basin of West Africa, as latest figures show that over 21 million people are facing food shortages.

Aleppo: 100,000 children in Aleppo need urgent aid

World Vision is preparing to distribute much-needed medical supplies in eastern Aleppo, as the city endures another round of heavy fighting. Thousands have fled, with a quarter of a million in need of urgent help.
orphaned by the conflict in Syria World Vision is preparing to

Emmanuel, the 11-year-old South Sudan presidential hopeful

11-year-old Emmanuel wants to be the president of South Sudan. The reason, he tells me, is “to bring peace to my country.”
it is the conflict that has separated them. … the conflict in South Sudan has devastated the lives of … living in unstable and conflict affected

Catholic priest transforms church into refugee sanctuary, as World Vision scales up support for South Sudan

13,000 former child soldiers in the Central African Republic pin their hopes on Brussels conference

World Vision is urging global leaders meeting in Brussels tomorrow (Thursday, 17 November 2016) to secure the future of thousands of children forced to take up arms on behalf of militia in the Central Africa Republic (CAR).
Conflict erupted in Central African Republic in

Children re-create war scenes in their first art class since fleeing Mosul

Since 17 October thousands of children have been displaced in northern Iraq as a result of military operations to retake the city of Mosul from ISIL.
home to a growing number of people fleeing conflict since the operation to retake Mosul began. … swelling daily. As more families flee the conflict in

Emergency Assistance for Conflict Affected and Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in South Darfur State

Mosul Children Arrive at Camps Terrified | World Vision UK

World Vision staff say that children are arriving at camps too petrified to speak after fleeing the conflict in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Find out more here.
Children who have fled conflict areas in and around Mosul find safety in … of its emergency response work to the Mosul conflict. The spaces act as safe places where

Carrying the burden | Syrian refugee seeks safety in Lebanon; now trapped in child labour

Khalid fled the Syrian conflict, only to become trapped in child labour in Lebanon. How can you help Syria’s child refugees feel safe again?

Mosul: World Vision sets up child protection centres at newly established refugee camp

as children again amidst the chaos of this conflict.

Susan’s secret history | The legacy of sexual violence in Uganda’s conflict

Susan’s story: Daily hardship hides a terrible secret history that even she doesn’t know – it starts with sexual violence in Uganda’s conflict.

World Vision braced for massive wave of families fleeing Mosul

World Vision has expressed deep concerns for the welfare and safety of children and families in the Iraqi city of Mosul as fierce fighting began on Monday.
always bear the brunt of conflict and we call for humane treatment at every

Mary's night of fear turns to peace | A child’s story from South Sudan to Ugandan refugee camp

Mary tells her courageous story of fleeing South Sudan’s violent conflict. And how World Vision’s helping her to have hope for the future.
conflict had arrived in her village and the rebels … CFS where children can learn how to solve conflicts and to understand and respect each

Mental health, at home and abroad

As humanitarian emergencies continue to unfold around the world, children are increasingly exposed to violence and other experiences that leave them in desperate need of psychological first aid.
and other conflict hot … or fleeing conflict in South Sudan. Children tell us that

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Houses of Parliament marking six years of conflict in Syria. About … the child refugees who had fled the brutal conflict in neighbouring South Sudan.

Share my life: two brothers from South Sudan

Recently we met with two brothers from South Sudan; ten-year-old Choul and eight-year-old Rewgok. After fleeing the Unity State and seeking refuge in Juba, all the brothers want is for their parents to join them, and for their safety to be guaranteed.
but when the conflict broke … seen them in several months now. The conflict is very sad. Our family is not together … by rebels. We are from Upper Nile and the conflict broke out

World Vision calls the attack a turning point in the war and says ceasefire has achieved nothing

World Vision has expressed shock at an airstrike that hit an aid convoy in Syria, reportedly leaving 12 dead. The UN says 18 trucks were hit on their way to deliver aid to 78,000 people.

Remembering the faces behind the numbers | UN Refugee Summit September 2016

Today, as the UN discusses refugees and migrants and President Obama hosts world leaders for a discussion of the refugee crisis, humanitarian policy advisor Johan Eldebo writes about some of the children we work with whose lives have been completely transformed by these issues.
expecting to stay for long. They thought the conflict would be over in a few weeks and that they’d … homes. Five and a half years since the conflict in Syria first

A little red love heart on the front door

10-year-old Rama fled Syria with her mother and two sisters when a neighbours house was bombed near Aleppo. Now living in a centre for women and children in Turkey, Rama remembers the things she misses about Syria, her dreams and her wishes for the future...
support families in need in Syria before the conflict started but the need really increased after