Mothers in Lesotho fight hidden hunger and malnutrition with knowledge, nutrition clubs, and backyard gardens to raise healthier, thriving children in their communities.

Sighting the example of the Venezuelan refugee influx in Colombia, Isidro highlights the importance of financial inclusion initiatives that ultimately help rebuild the lives of migrant populations as they empower migrants—especially women—with tools to achieve stability, foster belonging, and contribute meaningfully towards their new communities.

Preschool meals at Mfunda CBCC boost learning and nutrition amid drought in Malawi. World Vision steps in as hunger threatens early childhood education.

Trafficking in persons is the exploitation of people through force, fraud, or coercion for labour, sex, or other purposes, especially affecting children.

A powerful story of youth empowerment, family restoration, and escaping poverty through farming with World Vision’s support in Lesotho.

To rethink how to effectively address food crises and showcase how the humanitarian system can update and re-imagine itself to meaningfully contribute to reversing the trends of acute hunger and reduce needs, ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) had a side event focused on People-Driven Responses: The Effective Way to Combat Food Crises. World Vision, represented by Amanda Rives Argeñal, discussed the transformative potential of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), as a preferred modality to meet recipients’ specific needs, specifically in protracted food crises, while offering flexibility, dignity, and cost effectiveness. 

Accelerating Action for Eliminating Child Labour and Forced Labour supports legal reforms, empowers leaders, educates communities, and refers child labor victims to strengthen child protection efforts.

April – June 2025