At the Fifty-third Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) held in Rome from October 20–24, World Vision joined global leaders and partners to spotlight a critical truth: hunger is not just a food crisis—it’s a child protection crisis.

Every child deserves access to safe, nutritious food, yet millions across Africa face hunger and malnutrition due to conflict, climate shocks, and fragile food systems. Together, we must invest in resilient agriculture, empower communities, and ensure that nutrition is at the heart of food security strategies.

In humanitarian crises, food security is often treated as a standalone goal. But World Vision is helping shift that paradigm — proving that protecting children must be central to how we feed, recover, and rebuild. Together with the Child Protection Area of Responsibility, the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, Plan International, and the Food Security Cluster, World Vision is setting a new standard: one where child well-being is not an afterthought, but a core outcome of humanitarian response.

An uncomfortable truth: without placing children at the heart of resilience strategies, we are merely managing decline rather than building the future.

World Vision Ethiopia’s 2024 Annual Report highlights impact across health, education, protection, and climate action, empowering children to thrive in safe, resilient communities.

World Vision Ethiopia restores land with FMNR & agroforestry, planting millions of trees and supporting farmers for greener, resilient communities.

Faith leaders unite in a global call for justice, urging governments to uphold the right to food and nutrition for all, especially children.

On World Food Day, Andrea Galante and Carmen Tse call for mandatory food regulation policies that uphold every child’s right to a healthy diet.