Olena, a Ukrainian teacher, faces constant upheaval due to war. Evacuated thrice, she now seeks safety in Lviv with her daughters, relying on community support to stay resilient, continue her work, and provide stability for her students amid ongoing conflict.

Local Disaster Risk Reduction for Preparedness and Recovery Manual: Enhancing Communities' Resilience in North East Syria.

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Sibonginkosi Mungoni, the Senior Advisor Livelihoods and Economic Recovery in Emergencies, emphasises that resilience must be central to humanitarian programming, especially in fragile contexts where children are most vulnerable. She raises the alarm on long-term recovery being sidelined for short-term relief in the humanitarian reset conversation. She calls for integrated, child-centred approaches backed by flexible funding to ensure sustainable impact and protect children from recurring crises.

World Vision calls for urgent global support to protect over 1.4 million children in Lebanon facing hunger, trauma, and disrupted education.

Phiona Koyiet, Senior Technical Advisor for Mental Health and Psychosocial, calls for more investment in mental health and psychological well-being in emergencies, ensuring children and communities in the most fragile and crisis-affected settings can not only survive, but thrive.

This case study demonstrates how World Vision Iraq has reframed peacebuilding as a cross-cutting driver of the Humanitarian–Development–Peace Nexus.

Iryna, a faith leader in Ukraine shares how war, grief, and loss impact her community—and highlights how training empowers her to support others and herself.

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.