Joining Forces East and Southern Africa stands in solidarity with the children of Sudan and South Sudan as we commemorate World Refugee Day.

World Vision South Sudan School Meals Strategic Plan Oct 2025 - Sep 2030

This is a joint press release of World Vision, Save the Children, and Plan International about the children’s dialogue with the national leaders of South Sudan in commemoration of the Day of the African Child 2025.

A dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding in South Sudan as revealed by the recent analysis of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The IPC recently released a report that indicate 7.7m people, including 2.3m children under five facing acute malnutrition, with some areas facing famine-level situations. Amidst this bleak situation, the Government of South Sudan passed the first National Nutrition Policy, which offers a ray of light.

Meet Nazira Abdula, a powerful voice for child nutrition in Mozambique.

World Vision and WFP reveal how funding cuts worsen hunger, education loss, and child protection risks for displaced families in 13 crisis-affected areas.

Over 32 million people face catastrophic hunger as a deepening crisis threatens lives, crisis deepens as urgent aid and global response lag behind.

Children Speak Up - ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) 2025 side-event ‘A child-focused Humanitarian Reset – why and how?’, co-hosted by World Vision.

This story is about Monygau, a 17-year-old boy in South Sudan who has a disability called cerebral palsy. It explains how the EMPOWER project helped him and others get a tricycle to go to school by themselves. The story shows how this support makes life easier for him and his family. It also discusses the challenges children with disabilities face in schools and how South Sudan is working to include all children in education.

World Vision’s new report reveals how funding cuts are fueling hunger, child labour, and early marriage among displaced families in 13 crisis-hit countries.