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Australians kept in the dark about Nauru kids

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Six out of 10 Australians were unaware that refugee children are being detained on Nauru, according to a poll commissioned by World Vision.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Claire Rogers, Refugee Camp, Refugees, World Vision

Australia’s leading NGOs set deadline to get Kids Off Nauru

Monday, August 20, 2018

A coalition of more than 30 organisations has set a 3-month deadline for Australia’s political leaders to remove all children and their families currently being held on Nauru.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Asylum Seekers, Child Health, Refugees

Australian youths once more show determination in the face of the global refugee crisis

Friday, August 17, 2018

World Vision returns this year with the iconic 40 Hour Famine Backpack Challenge (17-19 August) to support refugees worldwide and raise awareness of the global refugee crisis.

Media Releases, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, 40 Hour Famine, 40HF, Children's Rights, Refugee Crisis, Refugees, World Vision, Young People

Young Australians fear they could become a refugee

Monday, July 30, 2018

Half of young Australians have wondered about the possibility of becoming a refugee. A new national survey from World Vision also reveals a startling one in five believe it is a definite possibility and it could happen to anyone.

Media Releases, 40 Hour Famine, 40HF, Claire Rogers, Humanitarian, Young People

Nothing To Celebrate On Nauru Five Years In

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Australia’s mistreatment of displaced people has reached another deplorable milestone with today marking five years since children have been detained indefinitely on the island prison of Nauru.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Claire Rogers, Refugee Crisis, Refugees, World Vision

7 Years On: South Sudan faces yet another year of extreme food insecurity

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Seven years after South Sudan won its hard-fought battle for independence, the country has become one of the most difficult places in the world to be a child.

Media Releases, Africa

New Report: Girls on the Move in Eastern Africa Urgently Need Protection

Thursday, June 28, 2018

More than 2.5 million girls have been forced to flee their homes across eastern Africa and are in urgent need of protection, a new report from World Vision has found.

Media Releases, Child Violence, Claire Rogers, Refugees, Sexual Abuse, World Vision

Charities to be exempt from foreign influence bill

Monday, June 25, 2018

World Vision Australia has welcomed a report today recommending charities be exempt from a controversial foreign influence bill.

Media Releases, Australian Government, Claire Rogers, World Vision

Children in Gravest Danger When Forced to Flee

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Children forced to flee their homes in conflict face the gravest risk of all displaced people according to a new World Vision report.

Media Releases, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Conflict, Refugee Crisis, Refugees, Report, World Refugee Day, World Vision

New Report: World's Refugee Crisis Worsens as 44,000 Flee Homes Daily

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

A new report has revealed a drastic spike in the number of people in the world forced to flee their homes. Globally the number of forcibly displaced people has risen almost three million to 68.5 million in the past year.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Humanitarian, Refugee Camp, Refugee Crisis, Refugees, UNHCR, World Refugee Day, World Vision