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World Vision's presence and contributions at the 2025 European Humanitarian Forum.

"What would you do if your 13-year-old daughter came home late and said she was with her boyfriend? Would you send her back or intervene?"

Under the theme “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for leaving no one behind in Asia and the Pacific”, the 12th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) was a critical moment for assessing regional progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For World Vision and our partners, it was also an opportunity to highlight a crucial but often overlooked element of sustainable development—meaningful child participation.

This promising practice document captures the key interventions, lessons learned, and recommendations from the Caring for Nutrition project in Papua New Guinea.

“Our dream is simple: To have access to clean water, enough food and safe schools” said Ameer 16, from the West Bank. Along with several other Palestinian children, he reminded the participants of the 2025 European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) about how the current conflict has disrupted their education, mental health, and sense of normalcy. But they also spoke of how education programming, when combined with psychosocial support and protection, can turn schools in places of safety, hope, and healing.

“For us, school is not just a place, it is a source of hope” says Osaid, 16. Along with several other Palestinian children, he reminded the participants of the 2025 European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) about how the current conflict has disrupted their education, mental health, and sense of normalcy. But they also spoke of how education programming, when combined with psychosocial support and protection, can turn schools in places of safety, hope, and healing.

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.

World Vision’s Call to Action for the 12th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development