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G20 must rescue 168 million from child labour – Costello

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

With one in ten children across the globe employed in child labour there is an urgent need for G20 nations to make sure their plans for growth are not built on the backs of the world’s innocents.

Media Releases, Child labour, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and Carribean, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child Labour, Child Slavery, G20, Report, Tim Costello

Reconciliation key to Rwanda’s recovery: Costello

Monday, April 7, 2014

Twenty years after a devastating genocide left more than 800,000 of their countrymen dead, Rwandans have a new lesson for the world, the chief executive of World Vision Australia, Tim Costello said today.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Africa, Disaster relief, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Tim Costello, World Vision

Statement: World Vision Australia Recruitment Policy

Friday, April 4, 2014

World Vision Australia’s employment policies are different from that of our colleagues in the US. We hire on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. This is consistent with Australian law.

Media Releases, Transforming lives, Asia and the Pacific, Human Rights, LGBT, World Vision

World Vision responding to Solomon Islands severe flooding

Friday, April 4, 2014

World Vision’s team in Solomon Islands is working with the government disaster response unit and have emergency relief items ready to distribute to people in the flood-affected capital, Honiara, as the country is on standby for a potential cyclone.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Water & sanitation, Asia and the Pacific, Disaster relief, Flood, Honiara, Solomon Islands

World Vision responding to Chile earthquake and tsunami

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

World Vision staff are responding to a massive 8.2-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Chile today.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Latin America and Carribean, Chile, Disaster relief, Earthquake, Tsunami

World Vision ready to assist in wake of Cyclone Lusi

Friday, March 14, 2014

International humanitarian agency World Vision is on standby ready to assist after Cyclone Lusi has left six people dead.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Asia and the Pacific, Anthea Spinks, Cyclone Lusi, Disaster relief, Pacific, Vanuatu

Syrian children tell of horrors of three year conflict

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Three years of bloody conflict, violence and mass displacement have taken a dramatic toll on Syria’s children a new report by World Vision has found.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Syrian Refugee Crisis, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Anthea Spinks, Conflict, Refugee Crisis, Report, Syria, Tim Costello

UN Security Council resolves to open gate for aid to Syria

Sunday, February 23, 2014

The United Nations Security Council’s unanimous resolution demanding rapid and unhindered access for urgently needed humanitarian aid to Syria will allow millions of Syrians in desperate need to receive assistance if implemented immediately, World Vision said today.

Media Releases, Emergencies, Syrian Refugee Crisis, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Anthea Spinks, Disaster relief, Foreign Aid, Refugee Crisis, Syria, United Nations

Broken ceasefire threatens aid workers, civilians – World Vision

Thursday, February 20, 2014

The broken ceasefire in South Sudan threatens the safety of civilians and aid workers in Malakal, World Vision said today.

Media Releases, Africa, Conflict, Foreign Aid, South Sudan, United Nations

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