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World Cities Day

It’s not up to AI to plan just and child-friendly smart cities

For #WorldCitiesDay Aline argues that smart cities aren’t built with sensors and data alone, but with empathy, inclusion, and justice.

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World Cities Day

How smart are the smart cities in South Asia & Pacific?

Smart cities need to be more than technologically advanced. They must put people, especially vulnerable families, at the centre of planning.

A solar-powered water supply system to fight hunger and malnutrition in Burkina

Jean-Baptiste Kamaté, Chief of Operations at World Vision International, visited humanitarian projects in Burkina Faso where the organization is working to...

Mental models map from Impact of Climate Change report

Urban programming

Climate crisis influences children’s and youth’s mental health – why should urban practitioners worry about it?

Aline Rahbany and Kate Kobaidze ask, what does amplifying children's voices on climate change and mental health have to do with World Urban Forum?

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Urban Programming in Burkina Faso: World Vision supports vulnerable people in peri-urban areas

World Vision officially launches an urban programme in Burkina Faso to fight poverty and promote more inclusive cities where children flourish.

Children selling items to passing cars in Lebanon

Mapping the many-headed monster threatening the world’s children

Urban programming expert Aline Rahbany spotlights a new approach to mapping and research to comprehensively measure children’s exposure to vulnerability...

Aline WUF11 speaking

World Urban Forum only worthwhile if children are central

Urban expert and new mum Aline Rahbany asks why children were missing from the World Urban Forum's (WUF11) Children and Youth Assembly.

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World Vision at the World Urban Forum 11

Recent disasters like the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beirut Port Explosion and the Ukraine conflict have all put urban contexts front of mind. Between 26-30...

World Vision Uganda ubran programming UPLIFT PROJCT

Meet the most confident and passionate street chef in Uganda

Jimmy Kimbowa isn’t the only person running a pastry and baking stall along this busy road in his community, but he has to be the most likeable. He is one...

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Urban fragility in Central America

The Central America sub-region has launched a strategic initiative to address urban fragility in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. The...

Cities4Children Global Alliance

Global Alliance – Cities 4 Children

World Vision is delighted to be a steering committee member of the Global Alliance – Cities 4 Children, an alliance established in 2020 to tackle the...

“Do something for our future”: South Sudan’s former child soldiers appeal during FOCUS Project launch

Mboriegie Hellen Mustafa, 16, raised her passionate appeal for fellow children during the launch of the Focusing on Children with Unmet Child Protection...

Joyce inspires fellow South Sudanese mothers to join nutrition campaign to protect children

“It was a tough decision to serve my people during this difficult time of COVID-19 to help South Sudan. I will continue to work for my community, reach out...

Elisa Gamero and Miguel Artiga with a child in El Salvador

Sowing peaceful parenting in a violent urban jungle

Five lessons about cutting the cycle of urban violence off at its root.

The Changemakers

Farjana – She is upset today because on the way to her school, she was rebuked and abused. But she knows what to do next. She went to meet the UNDC leader...

A city for youth is a city for everyone

Beirut, the biggest and capital city of Lebanon, has been affected, like other parts of the country, with a high number of refugees fleeing the war in...

Youth Municipal Council launches spaces for youth in Sin el Fil, Beirut

There is a little of wind, a little of sun and a whole lot of laughs and excitement on this Saturday afternoon for the opening of Sin el Fil’s sports and...

Overcoming malnutrition and tuberculosis in Juba

As soon as the music starts, Garang is all ears. At 18 months, the little boy is already a great dancer and, together with hundreds of other women at World...

Habitat III Children's Assembly - The City We Need for Children

The Habitat III Conference, held in October 2016 in Ecuador, was only the third time in history where global leaders and urbanists have gathered to discuss...

Social cohesion, what do we know about it?

Urban environments are opportunities for growth and draw diverse groups from different backgrounds, however, this has the potential to lead to social...

Historic inclusion of children at UN Conference Habitat III. What next?

“We want to tell the distinguished authorities to pay close attention to everything children say,” said Emily Daniela, boldly in a powerful speech...

World Habitat Day: Children’s Right to Adequate Shelter

On this World Habitat Day, World Vision urges local and national governments, city planners and key decision-makers worldwide to reflect on the state of...

UPLIFT project- Empowering Youth in Kampala

World Vision Uganda, with support from World Vision Australia and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is implementing an urban...

Urban Resilience Provides Framework to Bridge Humanitarian and Development Divide

Humanitarian, developmental, human rights, and local actors must adopt urban resilience as a common framework to align their shared goals and work together...