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Limited understanding of child sexual abuse in the South-East Asia puts children at risk

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Children in South-East Asia are at greater risk of being sexually abused because of their communities’ limited understanding of what constitutes child abuse, a new report by World Vision revealed today.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Cambodia, Child Violence, Report, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Slavery, Thailand, Vietnam

Child soldiers seek escape from violence, sex abuse

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Thousands of children recruited as soldiers and forced into sexual slavery by armed groups in the Central African Republic can’t escape because there is simply nowhere for them to go, World Vision officials said today.

Media Releases, Human trafficking, Child labour, Africa, Central African Republic, Child Rape, Child Soldiers, Child Violence, Foreign Aid

World Vision welcomes funding for South Sudan

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

World Vision welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement to provide a further $2.6 million for the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan which is having a devastating impact on the country’s children.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Africa, Australian Government, Child Deaths, Conflict, Disaster relief, Foreign Aid, South Sudan, Tim Costello

World's poor foot the bill for Budget repairs

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Further cuts to Australia’s foreign aid budget mean Australia’s overseas development assistance is contributing more savings than any other sector to the budget repair job, World Vision Australia said today.

Media Releases, Poverty, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Australian Government, Budget Cuts, Foreign Aid, G20, Tim Costello

Photo exhibition at Federation Square illustrates why ‘Motherhood Matters’

Friday, May 2, 2014

This Mother’s Day, World Vision is inviting Victorians to take a journey along the road to safe motherhood in sub-Saharan Africa by attending Motherhood Matters, a stunning exhibition of photographs that showcases the experience of mothers in rural African communities.

Media Releases, Poverty, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, East Africa, Exhibition, Kenya, Maternal Health, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Lack of data means millions of children die unseen and invisible, new report finds

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Children are dying unseen, unaccounted for and invisible to the health services that may save their lives, a new World Vision report finds. Uncounted and Unreached details how many countries are failing to capture vital data on children and their health.

Media Releases, Poverty, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child Deaths, Infant mortality, Report

New-style refugee camp opens doors

Monday, April 28, 2014

A vast new refugee camp designed in response to the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis will open its doors in Jordan today to the first of up to 130,000 inhabitants.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Syrian Refugee Crisis, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Conflict, Disaster relief, Refugee Camp, Refugee Crisis, Syria

World Vision and football unite for One Goal

Friday, April 25, 2014

World Vision Australia and the Football Federation Australia (FFA) are today launching One Goal – a partnership that will use football as a catalyst to improve the nutrition of children in Australia and across Asia.

Media Releases, Transforming lives, Asia and the Pacific, AFC Asian Cup, FFA, Nutrition

Australian government urged to give children a voice

Monday, April 14, 2014

Australia should waste no time in signing and ratifying the United Nations’ international complaints procedure for children whose rights have been violated World Vision said today.

Media Releases, Transforming lives, Child labour, Africa, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Australian Government, Children's Rights, Human Rights, United Nations

World Vision assessing damage after volcano erupts in Indonesia

Monday, April 14, 2014

International humanitarian agency World Vision is assessing damage and humanitarian need after the eruption of Mt Kelud in Indonesia today.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, East Java, Indonesia, Volcanic Eruption

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