We continue to support the most vulnerable children in the country, as humanitarian needs have remained high since the international withdrawal in 2021.

West Afghanistan Forced Returnees Response (WAFRR) second sitrep

Isabel Gomes, Global Lead for Disaster Management at World Vision International, reflects on the evolving and increasingly perilous landscape of humanitarian work. Marking World Humanitarian Day 2025, she urges the global community to move beyond symbolic recognition and toward accountability and protection for aid workers and the communities they serve.

This is the first SitRep for the West Afghanistan Forced Returnees Response (WAFRR), providing an overview of the evolving situation at the Iran–Afghanistan border, major needs, and World Vision Afghanistan’s response to date.

World Vision Afghanistan provided vital support to over 369,000 people in February and March 2025, delivering health, nutrition, WASH, education, psychosocial support, livelihoods & food security, and cash assistance.

Children and youth join leaders to commit to universal CRVS by 2030. Learn how their powerful voices are shaping inclusive, future-proof civil registration systems, despite 14 million babies still unregistered annually.

For boys and girls in Pakistan, education is more than being literate. It is about changing their lives, and the lives of others.

Shankotila Bai, Lady Health Worker