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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Why refugee children demand a humanitarian rethink

A 15-year-old girl’s lost childhood lays bare a refugee system that keeps millions trapped between hunger and survival, where education is sacrificed just to live another day. As World Refugee Day marks 75 years of global commitments, it is time to move beyond short-term aid and invest in self-reliance, so children like Shufa can reclaim their futures with dignity.

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Why refugee children demand a humanitarian rethink

A 15-year-old girl’s lost childhood lays bare a refugee system that keeps millions trapped between hunger and survival, where education is sacrificed just...

‘Between hunger and risk’: how South Sudan’s crisis is exposing children to harm

In South Sudan, girls like Shufa are forced from school into labour—hunger and displacement push millions of children’s futures to the brink.

Colombia

A Venezuelan refugee family’s path from survival to hope: rebuilding life beyond displacement in Colombia

In Colombia, refugee families rebuild their lives through small businesses—keeping children in school and hope alive, as fragile progress now faces funding...

Sudan

Hawa’s Story: Seeking Safety in Jabel Marra, Sudan

In Sudan, displaced children face hunger, conflict, and neglect—without urgent support, an entire generation risks being lost.

WIn

A girl’s fight for education in Cox’s Bazar

In Cox’s Bazar, girls like Win risk losing education as poverty, insecurity, and funding cuts threaten to pull them out of school.

Syria_WRD

No papers, no school, no food: the triple lock trapping displaced children in Syria

In northwest Syria, displaced children face hunger, lost identity, and no education—while shrinking aid threatens a generation’s future.

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Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action (ESCA)

Protecting children is climate action: How Ugandan women are restoring land and futures

Climate change in Uganda is already a child protection crisis, forcing children, especially girls, out of school and into greater risk as land degrades and...

Sudan

Humanitarian Need

Sudan’s conflict has created a generation in survival mode

Three years into Sudan’s brutal war, the cost of international inaction is being borne by children. As diplomatic attention drifts and humanitarian funding...

Prioritise Children

Humanitarian Financing

Why Children Must Be Central to the Global Humanitarian Agenda

Lora Boll, highlights how children remain sidelined in global humanitarian decision-making and financing despite bearing the brunt of conflict, climate...

HNPW_Highlights2026

Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW)

World Vision at HNPW 2026: Strengthening Hope, Protection and Lasting Impact for Children in Crisis

At the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2026, World Vision demonstrated how child-centred, evidence-driven approaches can deliver greater...

FMNR

Climate Resilience

Cost of Treeless Farms Is Child Hunger: Kenya’s Case for Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration

FMNR offers a proven, farmer‑led way to restore trees, boost harvests, strengthen food security, and improve children’s nutrition

Syria P&C

People & Culture

Beyond organisational structures: Why trust is central to child-focused humanitarian action in Syria

Nokuthula S. Khumalo, Technical Director Global Humanitarian Surge, highlights that in prolonged crises like Syria, it is not organisational charts that...

Women Resilience

In every crisis, women carry the weight, but who carries them?

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...

Data S

Data Stewardship

Duplication in aid is not an accident. It is a choice.

Duplication in humanitarian aid isn’t a tech failure but the result of systems built around projects, donors, and organisational control instead of people.

One Meal, One Classroom, One Future

Through a partnership between World Vision and the World Food Programme (WFP), school feeding programmes are helping children stay in school, stay...

Resilience

The Long Game: Why Investing in Resilience Is Saving Lives in Fragile Contexts

As humanitarian needs soar and funding tightens, World Vision’s new guidelines aim to turn short-term fixes into lasting solutions. The Multi-year...

Route-Based Approach

Cash Programming

Routes of Hope: A Cross-Border Lifeline for Venezuelan Families in Transit

When borders blur, aid must adapt. World Vision’s route-based approach offers cash, tech, and trust to families navigating one of Latin America’s most...

School Meal

From Plates to Policy: Why Listening to Children Is Revolutionising School Feeding Programmes

A pioneering approach in Malawi, Tanzania, CAR, and Sri Lanka is proving that when children speak, school systems listen.

Logistics

Humanitarian Logistics

Beyond Boxes: Reinventing Emergency Response for a Faster, Greener Future

Behind every box is a story of survival. Here’s how World Vision ensures those boxes reach families when it matters most.

PNS Story

From Ruins to Resilience: Building Weather-resistant School Shelter After Myanmar’s Earthquake

When classrooms collapsed, World Vision and local leaders raced against time to restore learning—and hope—for 120 children in Thiri Mingalar.

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Child Protection

Breaking the Silos: How a Unified Approach Is Transforming Child Wellbeing in Refugee Camps

World Vision’s LIFT programme is pioneering a life-cycle model that supports children, adolescents, and caregivers together—creating inclusive spaces for...

WTD2025

Turning the Tide: How Floating Toilets Are Building Climate Resilience in Myanmar’s Flood Zones

In Myanmar’s flood-prone Inle Lake, climate and health crises collide—but a community-led sanitation innovation offers hope for resilience.

FS-CP Follow Up

From Hunger to Hope: How Integrated Programming Is Transforming Lives at the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)?

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...

FS-CP

Redefining Humanitarian Impact: World Vision’s Integrated Approach to Child Protection and Food Security

In humanitarian crises, food security is often treated as a standalone goal. But World Vision is helping shift that paradigm — proving that protecting...