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Building Resilience through Innovation, Learning and Inclusion at APAC Forum

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Building communities’ resilience through innovation, leaning and inclusion will be key to the approach of Australia’s international development sector going forward, according to World Vision’s new CEO Claire Rogers.

Media Releases, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, ANCP, Australian Government, Claire Rogers, Disaster, Drought, Emergencies, Emergency, Environment, Famine, Farmers, Flood, Humanitarian, innovation, NGO, World Vision

Death toll rises in Sri Lanka floods

Friday, May 20, 2016

At least 58 people have been killed, scores more are trapped and 132 people remain missing after landslides and floods devastated parts of Sri Lanka.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Flood, Sri Lanka

World Vision responding to Sri Lanka floods and landslides

Thursday, May 19, 2016

World Vision is responding to floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, where more than 350,000 people have been affected and 223,000 people are sheltering in state-run welfare centres.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Flood, Sri Lanka

World Vision scales up response in Myanmar

Friday, August 14, 2015

As World Vision celebrates the 40th anniversary of the 40 Hour Famine, the humanitarian agency is scaling up its response to flooding in Myanmar amid fears of looming food shortages.

Media Releases, Anthea Spinks, Flood, Myanmar

Death toll rises, millions affected by monsoon floods

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

World Vision is responding to devastating floods in India and Myanmar that have left a trail of destruction, with scores of people killed, an estimated 8 million people affected and tens of thousands of children in need of urgent support.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Anthea Spinks, Flood, India, Myanmar

World Vision responding to Solomon Islands severe flooding

Friday, April 4, 2014

World Vision’s team in Solomon Islands is working with the government disaster response unit and have emergency relief items ready to distribute to people in the flood-affected capital, Honiara, as the country is on standby for a potential cyclone.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Water & sanitation, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, Flood, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Three months on from Haiyan, Philippines rebuild

Friday, February 7, 2014

Three months after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, World Vision has assisted more than 680,000 people with food, shelter and hygiene relief packs, exceeding the initial 400,000 target by more than a quarter of a million people.

Media Releases, Typhoon Haiyan, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, Flood, Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan

World Vision provides aid as floods shut down Jakarta

Friday, January 18, 2013

A state of emergency has been declared in Jakarta as floods sweep through the city, and aid agencies are working to reach those affected as soon as possible.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Anthea Spinks, Disaster relief, Flood, Indonesia, Jakarta

World Vision commits to Typhoon Bopha survivors for six months

Monday, December 10, 2012

One week after Typhoon Bopha first hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, aid agencies are struggling to help the almost 5.4 million people affected.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, Flood, Philippines, Typhoon Bopha

World Vision works with locals to meet Typhoon Bopha’s challenges

Friday, December 7, 2012

Aid workers face a race against time to ensure survivors of deadly Typhoon Bopha have access to clean drinking water, says international charity World Vision.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, Flood, Philippines, Typhoon Bopha

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