Middle East and Eastern Europe

“I want an Iraq where there is enough clean water.”

Climate change is reshaping life across Iraq – drying rivers, displacing families, and deepening...

On World Children's Day, children & young people affected by conflict & displacement in the Middle East are speaking out about climate change. 

Young people in Librazhd, Albania take the lead and speak out to clean up the environment in their community.

World Vision works with young people in Georgia, helping them develop skills, find employment and become active citizens. Here is Ana’s story.

Youth from the Children’s Advisory Council of World Vision Romania present their Child Rights Strategy to the Romanian government.

Khalil A. Hamad says water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) form the foundation of a healthy and safe learning environment in Iraq.

MHPSS Advisor Mike Kirakossian calls for integrated, inclusive, and culturally rooted mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies.

In the run-up to Earth Day environmental expert, Aaron Tanner, and Faith and Development Advisor, Nikica Lubura-Reljić, call people of faith to lead...

Ghida Krisht shares a new perspective from recent research that resilience is as much about the collective as it is about the individual

World Urban Forum is as vital for child-focused aid and development agencies like ours as it is for the 24,000 urban planners, urban professional...

Environmental expert Aaron Tanner explains how humanitarian agencies must focus on resilience and flexibility to counter the region’s climate crisis  ...

Eleanor Monbiot, regional leader, spotlights World Vision’s research that shows aid empowers women.

Mike Kirakossian, mental health and psychosocial support advisor, lists critical actions for improving mental health.

Kate Kobaidze, regional strategy and ministry quality director, writes about combining the power of data with action.

We hosted an event at OCHA's HNPW week in March 2025, which focused on the impact of climate change on children and young people in the Middle East. 

On 10 December 2024, WV MEER in partnership with the CALP Network, organised a webinar to present findings from our recent regional report on CVA...

World Vision MEER -- together with World Vision Ukraine Crisis Response and NGO "Girls" -- hosted a webinar to launch two new studies related to GBV...

We presented our regional climate change study done in collaboration with the American University of Beirut at the ISPCAN 2024 congress & at the World...

WV MEER and Iraq teams attended COP28 together with Hella, our youth climate advocate.

WV MEER team presented findings at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect congress.

WV MEER and Lebanon teams hosted a side event on Empowered Aid at the conference.

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Syria has among the largest number of people displaced because of conflict. The next step for the country is long-term recovery.

Eleanor Monbiot visited agricultural fields in Hamdaniyah, where World Vision Iraq is implementing smart farming practices.

At World Vision, we stand with every child and family forced to flee their homes, committed to walking beside them with compassion and care. 

Iraq is among the countries most severely impacted by climate change. Rising temperatures, water scarcity, and land degradation are threatening the...

Kate Kobaidze, Strategy & Ministry Quality Director for World Vision Middle East & Eastern Europe Region, in earthquake-affected areas in Herat...

"Syria's health facilities are being rebuilt, bringing hope to its people," says Eleanor Monbiot, Regional Leader for World Vision Middle East and...

Claudia Bade, World Vision MEER’s Resource and Development Director, shares about solar power system in Iraq.

Almost 2 million children are out of school due to the conflict in Syria, and 7,000 schools were destroyed or damaged.

Children in Ukraine are deeply traumatised. They get comfort and psychosocial support in World Vision Child Friendly Spaces.

For 25 years, World Vision has worked in Albania to transform the lives of children, youth, and families in need. 

Over 17 million people in Ukraine are in need of support, that includes 4 million internally displaced. While need is growing, funding goes down...

World Vision was on the ground within 24 hours after the earthquake, providing urgently needed healthcare. Mental health and physical health traumas...

As a result of the climate change migration to find food is increasing, child malnutrition, child marriage, and moving to urban settings is increasing...

Eleanor Monbiot, Regional Leader for World Vision Middle East and Eastern Europe Region, is in Herat, Afghanistan. She is visiting Herat Earthquake...

Lebanon is the home to the highest density of refugees against the population of any country in the world.

"Women are denied to their basic rights," says Eleanor Monbiot, Regional Leader for World Vision Middle East & Eastern Europe on International Women's...

Seven years after the conflict Eleanor Monbiot, the Regional Leader for World Vision Middle East and Eastern Europe Region, still notices the impact...

Perry Mansfield, Senior Director of Operations for World Vision Middle East and Eastern Europe, in Armenia visiting the displaced from Nagorno...

World Vision, together with Medair, helps to rehabilitate water supply at schools, which reduces absenteeism, especially among the girls.

Tata Mikeladze, World Vision Yemen Response Manager, visiting a health center that supports 6,000 people from 14 surrounding villages. Children get...