Emergencies

  1. Born in the wake of floods, Sabrun faces a difficult first year.
  2. Zuha comes to this Child Friendly Space eager to resume her lessons.
  3. Roya lost her cousin, aunt and uncle when an earthquake destroyed their home.
  4. Families leave a World Vision nutrition centre in Darfur with a week’s food supply.
  5. The Asian tsunami devastated coastal communities in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
  6. In Lebanon, massive destruction faced civilians returning home after conflict in 2006.
  7. Local people help World Vision staff prepare for food aid distribution.
  8. Saunda and her brother wait patiently as their mother cooks a meal using relief rations.
  9. A cyclone destroyed their home, so Mahima and family have built a makeshift shelter.
  10. Confused and scared, a young earthquake survivor is comforted by her dad.

Wherever and whenever they happen, World Vision is poised to provide on-the-spot assistance to those affected by disasters and emergencies – whether natural or man-made. Our involvement lasts longer than the headlines as we deliver lasting solutions.

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Current emergency appeals

In many parts of the world, World Vision is on the ground and able to attend to emergencies as soon as they arise.

We're currently appealing for funds for:


Latest emergency updates

This section provides reports on countries where World Vision is attending to crisis situations.

Read the latest reports from around the world:


How you can help?

For World Vision to remain on perpetual stand-by - ready to respond when disaster strikes poor communities - we need to keep our Emergency and Preparedness Fund in a sound financial position.

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Jeremy
Apr 10, 2013

"Seeing all of these people affected by these natural disasters just breaks my heart. I am so glad that you are helping those people through these tough times and gi..."

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Haiti: Thousands flee to La Gonave to seek food and shelter
Loveson
Nov 12, 2012

"Je vous félicite pour le bon travail deja réalisé dans la communauté de la Gonave, je vous encourage aussi de faire plus d'effort. &nbsp..."

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Lack of funding affecting Pakistan relief efforts
amelia
Oct 25, 2012

"if a Jenie gave me three wishes i would wish for world hunger to end , people to live great lives and to not worry about others and for those pe..."

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Typhoon Washi devastates the Philippines
Bianca Wolstenholme
Dec 21, 2011

"i am 9 and i feel so sorry for the people that don't have the things that i can easily get at anytime.My mum and brother were born in the Philippines and my mum and..."

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