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Fears for children’s safety after huge Afghanistan quake, as nation grapples with mass starvation and economic collapse

Thursday, June 23, 2022

a huge 6.1-magnitude earthquake has reportedly killed at least 1000 people and devastated two south-eastern provinces of Afghanistan

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Supercharged hunger crisis could cause mass child starvation, as conflict cripples Europe’s ‘breadbasket’

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Rising costs of fuel, fertiliser and wheat, driven by shortages and sanctions from the war in Ukraine, are now “supercharging” an unprecedented global hunger crisis, creating the potential for mass starvation, World Vision CEO Daniel Wordsworth said today. ​ World Vision today announced a new 18-month Global Hunger Response in at least 24 countries across hunger hotspots where food insecurity is at its worst.

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Odesa attack likely to spur new wave of humanitarian need and suffering

Monday, April 25, 2022

Missile attacks on the Ukraine city of Odesa could unleash a new refugee wave into neighbouring countries, World Vision Australia CEO says

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World Vision Australia CEO returns to Eastern Europe amid escalating Ukraine refugee crisis

Friday, April 22, 2022

World Vision Australia CEO Daniel Wordsworth will return to Eastern Europe this weekend as World Vision expands its response to the spiralling refugee crisis in Ukraine.

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Ukraine refugee numbers hit 5 million

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

The number of refugees forced to flee Ukraine has hit a staggering 5 million, as World Vision continues respond to the spiralling crisis in the region.

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‘Afghanistan must not be forgotten’; World Vision welcomes push for ongoing, annual funding as humanitarian crisis worsens

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

World Vision has welcomed a report recommending the Australian Government continue to provide ongoing, multi-year funding for Afghanistan. World Vision CEO Daniel Wordsworth said it was important that Afghanistan was not forgotten, and multi-year funding through effective partners was vital.

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World Vision: The hope of a future for children must be the focus at tonight’s Afghanistan humanitarian conference

Thursday, March 31, 2022

World Vision Australia is calling on world leaders to unite at a key humanitarian conference tonight to ensure the rights of women and children in Afghanistan are protected, after recent decisions to ban girls above grade six from attending school. We also urge world leaders to pledge much-needed funding to avert epic loss of life due to famine-like conditions in Afghanistan.

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World Vision: Budget funds for crises such as Ukraine, Myanmar and Afghanistan will help bring relief for children

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Tuesday March 29, 2022: World Vision Australia CEO Daniel Wordsworth said tonight’s budget was a win for vulnerable children facing long-term uncertainty, as the world experienced an unprecedented number of humanitarian crises.

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Why the Ukraine crisis will ripple far beyond Europe

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Thousands of lives are lost, more than 3 million refugees flee for their lives and cities and neighbourhoods are turned to rubble. The human suffering in Ukraine has horrified the world and spurred into action humanitarian agencies. The need of the innocent and the vulnerable is there for all to see.

Opinion Pieces, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia