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South Sudan a Forgotten War: Tim Costello

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Following days of heavy artillery landing on both sides of the Nile, World Vision South Sudan and partners have been forced to relocate staff and suspend lifesaving humanitarian operations in Wau Shilluk, in the upper Nile region located of South Sudan. The situation remains tense.

Media Releases, Africa, Refugee Camp, Refugees, South Sudan, Tim Costello, World Vision

Turnbull Government must seal the deal on asylum seekers

Thursday, February 2, 2017

World Vision Australia chief advocate Tim Costello has urged the Australian Government to seal the deal on asylum-seekers on Manus Island and Nauru with new US President Donald Trump – and also reveal its plans for asylum seekers not accepted by the US.

Media Releases, Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Tim Costello

World Vision calls for help for refugees facing Winter freeze

Monday, January 23, 2017

European leaders must work together to protect children fleeing war-torn countries who are among refugees caught in freezing conditions across Europe and the Middle East.

Media Releases, Iraq, Refugees, Syria

World Vision ready to respond as typhoon heads to Philippines

Sunday, December 25, 2016

As thousands evacuate ahead of Typhoon Nock-ten in the Philippines, World Vision is on standby to respond to potential devastation across the country including the capital, Manila.

Media Releases, Disaster relief, Emergency, Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan

Struggle for children fleeing Aleppo just beginning.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

A ‘crisis within a crisis’ is unfolding in the countryside outside Aleppo as the thousands fleeing the city now face increasingly dire conditions, World Vision warned today.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Children's Rights, Conflict, Foreign Aid, Humanitarian, Refugees, Syria, World Vision

Australians to take a virtual walk in the shoes of Syrians this Christmas.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

World Vision is giving Australians a chance to ‘step into the shoes’ of a young teenage Syrian refugee this Christmas with the launch of its Virtual Reality (VR) immersive 360-degree storytelling designed to give people a closer understanding of the human impact of crisis around the world.

Media Releases, Children's Rights, Claire Rogers

World Vision CEO and Chief Advocate call on Australians to drive out the darkness from Syria

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

World Vision’s CEO, Claire Rogers, and Chief Advocate Tim Costello are making an urgent appeal for Australians to help ‘drive out the darkness’ in Syria as the agency launches a massive relief operation for the tens of thousands currently fleeing Aleppo.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Claire Rogers, Conflict, Emergency, Foreign Aid, Refugee Crisis, Tim Costello, World Vision

Heartbreak and Chaos in Aleppo

Thursday, December 15, 2016

The on-again off-again evacuation of civilians in Aleppo is heartbreaking, when innocent lives can and must be saved, according to World Vision Australia Chief Advocate Tim Costello.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Emergency, Human Rights, Humanitarian, Refugees, Tim Costello, United Nations, World Vision

Aleppo inaction shames us all: Tim Costello

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

World Vision Australia is appalled by reports of mass executions and ongoing violence against civilians, including tens of thousands of children, in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Media Releases, Refugee Crisis, Syria, Tim Costello

From book-binding to book reading, the story of a former child labourer

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Working at a local book-binders in Northern India, 12 year old Mohsin earned just 30 cents a day. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, December 2, is aimed at helping free children like Mohsin who was once among the world’s estimated 168 million child labourers.

Media Releases, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child Slavery, Human Rights, Human trafficking, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, Sexual Abuse

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