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Storm Iota threatens millions of Central Americans already devastated by Hurricane Eta

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Hurricane Eta has compounded the difficult conditions faced by millions of families in Central America amid the COVID-19 related economic devastation, hunger and unemployment. And now the region is threatened by another storm – Iota. A week into the aftermath of ETA, 3.4 million have been directly affected, 1.5 million people need urgent humanitarian aid and more than 91,000 have been relocated in temporary shelters. The effects of ETA on the region’s infrastructure, crops, families and particularly on children are devastating, according to international aid agency, World Vision.

Media Releases, Latin America and Carribean

World Vision deploys response team to areas ravaged by super typhoon Goni

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Almost 1.5 million people have been impacted by super-typhoon Goni, with around 416,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres, according to humanitarian agency World Vision.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

World Vision condemns attacks killing four children and two aid workers in Syria

Thursday, November 5, 2020

A series of heavy artillery attacks in Syria have resulted in the deaths of four children. Four adults – including two staff from a local World Vision partner humanitarian agency – were also killed in different locations across Idleb.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

World Vision CEO welcomes Goodwill Ambassador, Del Irani

Thursday, October 15, 2020

World Vision welcomes award-winning journalist and presenter, Del Irani, as the organisation’s newest goodwill ambassador.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

WFP's Nobel Peace Prize highlights mammoth task of battling hunger amid COVID crisis

Saturday, October 10, 2020

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme’s (WFP) is a greatly deserved acknowledgement of the organisation’s work to combat hunger and foster peace in the world’s most vulnerable communities.

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

Why Australia must do more to ease the suffering of millions of children worldwide

Monday, October 5, 2020

Australia must boost its response to the devastation of the COVID pandemic that is ravaging the lives of millions of children worldwide

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

Response to allegations raised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Response to allegations of sexual misconduct in the DRC raised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation

Media Releases, Africa

Refugee camp blaze exposes new risks, as COVID-19 outbreaks flare in camps worldwide

Thursday, September 10, 2020

The fire and evacuation of 13,000 children and families from a Greek refugee camp after an outbreak of COVID-19 is a warning sign of emerging tensions as refugee camps worldwide battle outbreaks of the virus.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Australians call for boost to overseas COVID-19 funding to avoid deadly second waves

Friday, September 4, 2020

overwhelming numbers of Australians want the government to invest more in the global battle against COVID-19,

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

World Vision welcomes findings of KPMG investigation

Friday, August 28, 2020

The Board and Leadership Team of World Vision Australia welcome the findings of an independent and thorough investigation by the forensic arm of KPMG

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

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