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A tale of two scoreboards – how Australia’s aid spend is at odds with our generosity

Thursday, April 11, 2019

The nation has retained its a shameful position on an international scoreboard due to the decimation of the aid budget, in a move blatantly out of step with the generosity of Australians.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

World Vision welcomes recommendations to rebuild aid budget

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Australia’s largest humanitarian organisation World Vision has welcomed a bold recommendation to legislate an aid budget target in the first report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Australia’s aid program.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, Emergencies, Food Security, Foreign Aid, International Development

Pacific Shuffle leaves behind children in need

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Australia’s largest humanitarian organisation World Vision has criticised the Federal Budget’s approach to aid, saying the government has shunned its responsibility to the world’s most vulnerable children.

Media Releases, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Homes, crops and animals washed away in Afghanistan floods

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

HERAT - Damage caused by severe flash-flooding in Afghanistan’s western region is coming to light as aid workers reach areas largely cut off by the floodwaters.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

World Vision wins gold at Festival of Media Awards: 1000 Girls the real winners

Friday, March 29, 2019

World Vision’s efforts to see the lives of 1000 girls in developing nations sponsored by Australians before the 2018 International Day of the Girl was last night recognised as the Best Integrated Campaign of the year in the Asia Pacific Festival of Media Awards held in Singapore.

Media Releases, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Children vulnerable in post cyclone chaos

Monday, March 25, 2019

With more than one million children affected by the cyclone and its aftermath, World Vision’s round the clock efforts to meet basic survival needs are compounded by fears for children, World Vision CEO Claire Rogers said today.

Media Releases, Africa, Claire Rogers, Cyclone, Disaster, Disaster relief, East Africa, Emergencies, Emergency, Human trafficking, Malawi, World Vision, Zimbabwe

Children at risk after Cyclone Idai devastation

Friday, March 22, 2019

World Vision CEO Claire Rogers is flying to Mozambique amid growing concerns for children left orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable in the catastrophic devastation following Cyclone Idai.

Media Releases, Africa, Africa, Claire Rogers, Cyclone, Disaster, East Africa, Emergencies, Humanitarian, Malawi, Zimbabwe

Tonight, they’ll be eating…

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

A new Uber Eats-inspired campaign aims to demonstrate that feeding a hungry community can be as easy as ordering a meal.

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World Vision responds to Cyclone Idai

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

World Vision is responding to an escalating humanitarian crisis after Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction and homelessness in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, World Vision Australia’s CEO, Claire Rogers said today.

Media Releases, Climate change, Emergencies, Africa, Asia and the Pacific

Syrian Children Fear Return to War Torn Homeland

Friday, March 15, 2019

War is the biggest fear for most children, global survey reveals

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Refugees, Syria, World Vision