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Satellite images reveal scale of destruction and displacement in Idlib

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

New satellite imagery and analysis by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Save the Children and World Vision show how children are experiencing unbearable suffering. Nearly one-third of the buildings examined in two frontline towns have been severely damaged or destroyed, making it almost impossible for civilians to return to their homes. Images show an increase in size of 100% and 177% in two displacement camps in northern Idlib since 2017, as the conflict enters 10 years.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

World Vision welcomes three new board members

Sunday, February 23, 2020

World Vision Australia (WVA) is pleased to announce the appointment of three highly skilled new board members

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

Young people have say on climate change and disaster risks

Friday, February 21, 2020

Australia’s young people will have their say on climate change, disasters and resilience in the most comprehensive survey to target the next generation on the important issues. On the back of a horrific fire season, World Vision and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience are leading a coalition of key child-focused organisations in the largest-ever national consultation of children and youth about disasters.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

First Nations’ history must not be silenced if we are to close the gap

Thursday, February 20, 2020

A coalition of organisations has today launched a new campaign to #LearnOurTruth and together build stronger communities grounded in a clearer understanding of our shared past.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

World Vision joins leading aid agencies in call for urgent action in Syria crisis

Friday, February 7, 2020

Hundreds of thousands in northwest Syria caught in humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies warn

Media Releases, Climate change, Asia and the Pacific

“Lucky country” no more: Australians deliver surprising verdict on Australia Day eve

Friday, January 24, 2020

Coming only days before Australia Day and in the wake of catastrophic bushfires, the survey polled more than 1050 Australians on whether they thought Australia would be the “lucky country” for their grandchildren, with 33 per cent saying ‘no’, and a further 42 per cent saying they were no longer sure.

Media Releases, Climate change, Asia and the Pacific, Climate Change

Australia’s leading aid agencies issue plea for urgent action to address rapidly escalating global climate crisis ​

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Four of Australia’s leading international aid agencies have joined forces to issue an urgent plea to the Federal Government to act swiftly to address the climate crisis, as fires continue to rage across Australia and millions globally face floods, crippling food shortages and other climate-related events.

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

World Vision Philippines launches appeal for families affected by Taal Volcano eruption

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

To support the immediate needs of the people affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest, child-focused World Vision has started distributing dust mask in evacuation centers in Batangas.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

Abandoned, scared and isolated - the sad tale of Ebola orphans

Monday, December 23, 2019

THOUSANDS of children orphaned by Ebola or separated from their families are emerging as the hidden toll of a crisis that is set to scar them long after the deadly virus is contained. A new World Vision report has revealed the devastating impact on children of the world’s second-worst Ebola outbreak, with orphans overwhelmingly feeling abandoned, isolated and fearful, and plunged deeper into poverty.

Media Releases, Africa, Ebola

'Worst winter yet’ as storms hit displaced families in Idlib

Monday, December 23, 2019

Fears are held for newborn babies and children living with their families in open fields and makeshift shelters in Idlib, north-west Syria, as the region braces for what could be the worst winter yet. After fleeing violence, hundreds of thousands of families in the area now face winter storms and subzero temperatures with little protection. Camps in the area are overflowing and there is an urgent shortage of winter supplies. Almost 1200 families have had their tents damaged or destroyed in winter storms and 20 displacement camps have been affected by flooding.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

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