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Refugee advocates, lawyers and human rights groups unite in rejecting Government’s medical panel proposal

Monday, February 4, 2019

A Government proposal to address the medical crisis engulfing critically ill refugees detained offshore has been firmly rejected as window dressing on the existing unconscionable process which has seen 12 people die in offshore detention in the past five years.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Asylum Seekers, Australian Government, Claire Rogers, Refugees

As last kids leave Nauru, World Vision calls on MPs to back new law for sick refugees detained offshore

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Australia’s leading humanitarian agency, World Vision today welcomed the news that the last kids are coming off Nauru, by calling on Australia’s political leaders to back a new law that guarantees medical transfers for sick refugees trapped in island detention.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Asylum Seekers, Child Deaths, Child Health, Claire Rogers, Pacific, World Vision

World Vision trailblazers shine in Aust Day honours

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Two World Vision humanitarian workers have been honoured for their life’s work in the Australia Day Awards.

Media Releases, Africa, Climate Change, Farmers

Government on notice: step up for children and families in conflict zones

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Major Australian aid groups today launched a tool that will hold the Australian Government accountable for protecting children and families in conflict zones.

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

World Vision races to disaster zone after hundreds die in Indonesian tsunami

Monday, December 24, 2018

World Vision has dispatched an emergency response team to Sunda Strait to assess the damage following a tsunami that has killed at least 222 people and injured more than 843.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Emergency, Indonesia, Tim Costello, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption

Labor Party takes step in the right direction on aid rebuild commitment

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

World Vision Australia welcomes the ALP's commitment to return Australia's aid contribution to internationally accepted levels.

Media Releases, Claire Rogers, Foreign Aid

In the dark still about how much Australia will help the world’s most vulnerable

Monday, December 17, 2018

A pre-Christmas Government budget update has failed to shed light on Australia’s true commitment to helping vulnerable communities at risk of poverty, food insecurity, displacement, war and climate change.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Budget Cuts, Claire Rogers, Foreign Aid

Parents inspire children to be compassionate this Christmas

Monday, December 17, 2018

Australian children are thinking outside their own worlds this Christmas and tying their messages of hope for refugee children onto a wall full of donated fluffy toys at World Vision Australia’s Lost Toy Store art installation.

Media Releases, Children's Rights, Claire Rogers, Refugee Camp, Refugee Crisis, Refugees, World Vision

Lost Toy installation bring world’s displaced children into Aussie kids’ Christmas whirlwind

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

A dilapidated soccer ball, a well-worn teddy and a toy truck fashioned from a bottle and thongs forms part of a World Vision Australia pop up art installation in Melbourne highlighting the plight of the world’s 30 million displaced children.

Media Releases, Children's Rights, Foreign Aid, Refugee Camp, Refugee Crisis, Refugees

Human Rights Day: Rohingya refugee children campaign for protection from violence

Monday, December 10, 2018

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh —Rohingya children living in the world’s largest refugee camp called today for an end to the routine violence and exploitation that they face—including in their own homes. Lacking official refugee status in Bangladesh, they are particularly vulnerable to abuse, trafficking and child marriage. Children are urging that their rights to safety and protection be recognized and protected.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Asylum Seekers, Bangladesh, Claire Rogers, World Vision