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
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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
World Vision Australia has welcomed a report today recommending charities be exempt from a controversial foreign influence bill.
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Children forced to flee their homes in conflict face the gravest risk of all displaced people according to a new World Vision report.
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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.
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World Vision Australia CEO Claire Rogers welcomed today’s report card on how Australia is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. But she called for the government to commit to a national action plan so all people – especially children - could live in a fairer and safer world by 2030.
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