A reflection on the post-COP30 landscape and why the implementation narrative still falls short for the world’s most vulnerable.

World Vision has announced an ambitious US$500 million plan to protect children living in the Amazonian communities facing the escalating impacts of the climate crisis.

New findings from UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2025 remind us that more than 417 million children are severely deprived in at least two essential areas of life.

Matthew Pickard, Regional Director for World Vision Southern Africa, reflects on Mozambique’s powerful example of post-conflict recovery and resilience. Drawing from personal experience in Niassa Province after the civil war, he emphasises that peace is not solely the product of political agreements—it is built and sustained by communities. Yet, Mozambique’s peace remains fragile. In Cabo Delgado, ongoing insurgency has displaced over 50,000 people since early 2024. He reaffirms that Mozambique’s story underscores a critical development truth: sustainable peace is people-powered. When local leadership, civil society, and governments collaborate, transformation is not only possible—it’s inevitable.

Thousands displaced in Haiti’s Central Plateau face inhumane conditions. World Vision urges global action to restore dignity, safety, and hope.

Isabel Gomes highlights how children are paying the highest price for a shrinking aid system. She also sheds light on how cuts to humanitarian funding are forcing impossible choices—who eats, who learns, who survives. Signaling about a system under strain, where children risk being pushed to the margins, she urges that governments, decision-makers, and donors ensure solidarity triumphs over indifference.

World Vision Zimbabwe is calling on all partners and stakeholders to join hands in the construction of a one-stop resource centre for children with disabilities in Buhera District.

The Kia Foundation-funded project empowers children and young people aged 6 to 30 to reach their full potential through music and life skills development in Mozambique. To enhance its activities, an MoU has been signed to renovate a historic theatre, where children and youth will receive practical lessons and organize performances.

With the village well nearly depleted, Awo and her daughter depend on short-term water trucking—uncertain of what comes next.