MEER faces some of the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian crises. Shifting conflict dynamics, climate shocks, and economic deterioration continue to drive multi-layered and chronic needs. Despite the volatile context, shrinking funding and civic space, and access challenges, World Vision has maintained operational presence and scaled up humanitarian programming across the region for more than five decades.

World Vision is a leading humanitarian actor in West Africa, delivering timely, accountable support to children and communities affected by crises.

World Vision Rwanda (WV Rwanda) presents its strategy for the period of 2026-2030. The strategy aims at holistically empowering and transforming the well-being of 2.5 million most vulnerable children. It builds upon the previous five-year strategy, which empowered over 2 million most vulnerable children.

Explores why our sector has reached a critical inflection point and the role civil society should play in helping build better systems.

World Vision Lebanon is calling for urgent protection and support for children as expanding evacuation orders and escalating insecurity trigger a new wave of internal displacement across Lebanon. Since the first hours of the escalation, World Vision Lebanon has reached more than 57,000 people, including more than 20,000 children, with blankets, hot meals, family hygiene kits, and mattresses among other supplies. However, humanitarian needs are expected to continue rising in the coming days, with thousands of children likely to require psychosocial support and protection services.

According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), attacks between 2 and 8 March have resulted in 394 people killed and 1,130 injured, with figures Increasing daily. Displacement orders issued in the last days, including renewed orders affecting areas south of the Litani River and the entirety of Beirut’s southern suburbs, have triggered further population movements and repeated displacement for many households. As of 8 March, the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Unit reports 117,228 displaced individuals residing in 538 collective shelters. The Government of Lebanon has launched a national self-registration platform for internally displaced persons, with over 517,000 people, indicating the potential scale of displacement beyond those recorded in collective shelters. Recent days have seen hostilities expand beyond traditional frontline areas, including blanket evacuation orders affecting Beirut’s southern suburbs, warnings and subsequent strikes targeting branches of the Al-Qard- Al-Hassan Association. Airstrikes have also impacted locations outside the declared warning zones, including a hotel in central Beirut and an earlier strike on a hotel in Hazmieh, both situated outside the primary red-zone areas. These incidents highlight the widening geographic scope of the conflict and the continued risks to civilians and humanitarian operations across areas.

Juma Ignatius says women bear the brunt of climate and humanitarian crises yet are sidelined. Empowering women’s leadership is vital for children’s futures.

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

World Vision’s ENOUGH Campaign Report 2025 highlights progress on child nutrition, school feeding, and policy change across West Africa.