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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

World Vision International launches humanitarian podcast

Friday, August 21, 2020

International aid agency World Vision has launched Rising to Respond, a four part podcast series on the humanitarian struggle against the devastating implications of COVID-19.

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

Australia's young people learn more about earthquakes than bushfires, floods, survey finds

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Australian youth feel unprepared for disasters like bushfires, saying schools are failing to arm them with the skills they need, and politicians are not listening to their climate change concerns, a major report has found. The Our World, Our Say report released today reveals that while youth are increasingly frightened by the spectre of disasters, a staggering 88 per cent believe they are not being taught enough to protect themselves and their communities.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

Beirut children more vulnerable to COVID-19 in explosion aftermath ​

Saturday, August 15, 2020

children in Lebanon are now even more vulnerable with daily COVID-19 cases in the country hitting new highs.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Children in desperate need of food, shelter and psychological support after deadly Beirut blast

Friday, August 7, 2020

World Vision is calling on the international community to immediately respond and ensure families and children left homeless after Tuesday’s deadly blast, can access shelter, food and hygiene supplies. The explosion has decimated areas where World Vision has had a presence for more than a decade. The agency has conducted a rapid needs assessment and aims to reach 120,000 people with immediate support. This includes food, household items, hygiene supplies.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Grave fears for vulnerable children caught up in Beirut explosion

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Aid and development agency World Vision is assessing the damage caused by a massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital; with local staff labelling it one of the “most difficult events the country has ever had to deal with”

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

World Vision Statement on the Beirut Port Explosion

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

We are saddened and horrified by the explosion which occurred in the Port area of Beirut

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

World Vision Australia announces organisational changes

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

World Vision Australia has made the difficult decision to reduce employee numbers after a review of the organisation and how it operates

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

Syria on brink of further disaster as COVID-19 cases explode: World Vision

Friday, July 31, 2020

Thousands are at huge risk as COVID -19 cases soar in Syria; a country already decimated by almost 10 years of war, aid agency World Vision has warned.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia

World Vision announces Australia-first with charitable-giving fintech Goodworld and Mastercard

Thursday, July 16, 2020

charitable giving fintech Goodworld, in partnership with Mastercard and World Vision Australia, today announced that its donation technology, “#donate,” will launch for the first time in Australia.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific

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