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UK government first in G8 to hit overseas aid target

World Vision applauds the UK government for honouring the commitment first made more than 40 years ago to spend 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income on overseas aid.

Autumn Statement confirms UK’s commitment to world’s most vulnerable people

International children’s charity World Vision UK welcomes the Coalition Government reiterating its commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income on aid this year.
year the UK becomes the first country in the G8 to reach the

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.
at the same time the world leaders from the G8 were meeting here to discuss international … who were participating in talks at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. They need to

Basic nutrition efforts risk being ‘sidelined’ in war-torn countries

Major progress in tackling child malnutrition in some of the world’s toughest countries could be thrown into jeopardy because military and security funding is taking precedence over basic child nutrition, the IF Coalition warns today.
join together to demand David Cameron and G8 leaders tackle the causes of global hunger.

Small Farmers and the Fair Distribution of Land

Angel, a farmer from Honduras, tells us what it's like to try to survive without enough land to grow enough food for his family. The G8 can change this IF they want to.
we wait to hear what action the G8 world leaders will take to help tackle … voice to the IF Campaign and encourage the G8 leaders to do what is within their power to

Two Letters, Hundreds of Responses, One Big IF

Saturday 8th June saw the BIG IF in Hyde Park, where we shared two letters from sponsored children living the day-to-day reality of not having enough to eat.
to lend their voices to our call for the G8 to take notice … food and to make it known at the big world G8 meeting here in the UK … still time to make the G8 hear our prayer for their wisdom and action

IF campaign hails ‘major breakthrough’ in fight against malnutrition

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hyde Park for Saturday's Big IF London rally.
to make a massive noise in demanding that G8 leaders take action to tackle global hunger … is an impressive start to the G8 period and the commitments made today will

This is Our Moment

Campaigns Officer Laura Simmonds explains why the culmination of the Enough Food IF campaign over 10 days in June is vital for everyone to get behind.
in the UK for the G8 in

Tax havens 320,000 times wealthier than neighbours

The damaging impact of tax havens on poor countries was thrown into sharp relief by new figures published today ahead of the G7 Finance Ministers’ Meeting showing that Cayman Islanders are on paper 320,000 times wealthier than Nicaraguans.
for countless billions. It is urging the G8 to change the rules to prevent companies

Queen’s Speech 2013: World Vision UK’s reaction

World Vision UK’s reaction to the 2013 Queen’s Speech which has just been delivered, setting out the UK Government’s legislative plans for the next year.

Small scale, big impact: unlock the potential of smallholders and we can achieve Zero Hunger

The single most important thing governments can do to end global hunger is to support the millions of poor women farming tiny plots of land in developing countries, a new report by a group of international charities says today.
alongside the G8 … for the UK to use its presidency of the G8 to help end global hunger … Zambia and India. It urges G8 leaders gathering at the

G8 Ministers must tackle sexual violence against children in war

Foreign ministers from the G8 countries are being urged to address the ‘forgotten’ child victims of rape and sexual violence in conflict, as they gather for a summit in London today.
Foreign ministers from the G8 countries are being urged to address the … London today. Foreign ministers from the G8 countries are being urged to address the

Today’s Budget promise will save lives

International children’s charity World Vision UK has applauded the British Government for standing by its commitment to spend 0.7% of the UK’s Gross National Income on international aid.
together to campaign for action by the G8 on the issue of global hunger. For more

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Our staff are passionate and determined to change the lives of children for good.
support the IF campaign in the run up to the G8 summit in June

World Vision campaigners in final push to ensure Britain fulfils its pledge on life-saving aid for the poor

Geeta Bandi-Phillips, World Vision UK Policy Manager, tells us why we’re so grateful for your support on the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign.
not only to meet the target but be the first G8 country to achieve it. The combination of

ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE IF

IF Campaign 2013: World Vision joins 100 major Charities to Tackle world hunger trap
G8 presidency in 2013 to take action on the … demands to the G8. Enough Food for Everyone IF events will

UK pledge to tackle sexual violence in armed conflict

A £1million pledge by the UK Government to help the UN tackle sexual violence in conflict must focus on helping child survivors to rebuild their lives, aid agency World Vision said today.
Presidency of the G8 in 2013 to seek new commitments from western

Failure to tackle malnutrition puts millions of children at risk

World Vision and Save the Children are calling for political promises to be urgently translated into action to avert the deaths of millions of undernourished children, 2.3 million of whom died in 2011 alone.
commitment to tackling malnutrition at the G8 and the London Hunger Summit. The 36

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