This report provides a comprehensive overview of the global status and impact of school meal programmes.

Climate change, conflict, and hunger are creating a crisis for the world's most vulnerable, with nearly 90% seeing climate change as a serious threat.

On 15 March 2025, the devastating Syria crisis turns 14 years. A recent assessment by various agencies revealed the severe impact of the crisis on children's mental health and education.

“Children living with disabilities are marginalised in our society…. However, when presented with an opportunity and the provision of the right assistive devices, the children can acquire an education that can transform their lives,” asserts Sydney Simubwa, Project Manager, World Vision Zambia, as he considers the challenges children with special needs often encounter when it comes to education access.

After 14 years of conflict and shattered classrooms in Syria, 20-year-old Layal is determined to spark change through education.

Nearly two years on, the impact of the 2023 floods still lingers. In Luuq’s largest displacement site, Jazira, over 900 households continue to seek shelter, many displaced multiple times by both climate shocks and conflict. Even after the floodwaters receded, recovery proved painfully slow. With fuel drums costing up to US$200, many farmers couldn’t afford to restart irrigation systems, risking entire planting seasons. World Vision stepped in with emergency fuel support, helping communities resume irrigation and protect their crops.