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Children still bearing the brunt of continuing bloodshed

Friday, July 25, 2014

Children are being killed at an average rate of ten a day as the bloody conflict between Israel and Gaza continues, while countless others are being injured or witnessing the horrors of the fighting, World Vision Australia’s chief executive Tim Costello said today.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child Deaths, Conflict, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Tim Costello, United Nations

World Vision urges ceasefire as strike kills child in aid project

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Violence in Israel and Gaza has claimed the life of at least one child from World Vision’s programs in the region, the humanitarian organisation said today, as it renewed calls for a ceasefire between both parties.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child Deaths, Conflict, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, United Nations

Typhoon Rammasun sparks mass evacuations in Philippines

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Tens of thousands have fled to safety as Typhoon Rammasun made landfall in Philippines' Bicol region, World Vision said today.

Media Releases, Typhoon Haiyan, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, Foreign Aid, Philippines, Typhoon Rammasun

Australia behind Syrian aid resolution at Security Council

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Millions of Syrians could finally receive life-saving aid after a ground-breaking unanimous vote in the UN Security Council, World Vision said today.

Media Releases, Syrian Refugee Crisis, Emergencies, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Conflict, Foreign Aid, Humanitarian, Iraq, Jordan, Refugee Crisis, Syria, United Nations

Violence in Gaza and Israel must end for the sake of children: World Vision

Friday, July 11, 2014

World Vision condemns the escalating violence towards Israelis and Palestinians which has resulted in deaths and injuries of children on both sides of the conflict.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child Deaths, Child Violence, Conflict, Gaza, Israel, Palestine

World Refugee Day highlights the shocking outlook for Syria’s children

Thursday, June 19, 2014

On World Refugee Day, World Vision Australia is urging Australians to remember the fact that more than half of the 2.8 million Syrian refugees fleeing conflict are children. The United Nations estimates that this number will reach a staggering 3 million refugees in just a few months.

Media Releases, Syrian Refugee Crisis, Emergencies, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child Labour, Child Slavery, Child Violence, Disaster relief, Human trafficking, Refugees, Syria, United Nations, World Refugee Day

Busting myths about child labourers: 168m too many to ignore

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Widespread ignorance about the scale and dimensions of child labour exploitation is holding back efforts to combat the practice, international aid and development organisation World Vision said today.

Media Releases, Human trafficking, Child labour, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child Deaths, G20, Human trafficking

Calling all innovators: Global $100,000 prize aims to improve children’s literacy

Sunday, June 15, 2014

World Vision together with the Australian Government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are calling for entries for the All Children Reading Prize Competition, ‘Enabling Writers.'

Media Releases, Poverty, Transforming lives, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Australian Government, Child literacy, Literacy, USAID, World Vision

Limited understanding of child sexual abuse in the South-East Asia puts children at risk

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Children in South-East Asia are at greater risk of being sexually abused because of their communities’ limited understanding of what constitutes child abuse, a new report by World Vision revealed today.

Media Releases, Asia and the Pacific, Cambodia, Child Violence, Report, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Slavery, Thailand, Vietnam

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