Fatim, a mother of six, fled armed violence in Torou and now rebuilds her life in Koro. She supports her family by pounding millet, doing laundry, and selling gravel, while her husband receives medical care and her eldest son works in artisanal gold mining.

Policy Brief | Famine Prevention & Food Security

Famine is not a natural disaster and can be prevented. Across the world’s hunger hotspots, early warnings are clear, yet governments continue to act too late – or not at all. Conflict, blockades, and the denial of humanitarian access, not food scarcity, are driving a deepening hunger crisis, with children suffering first and longest. As aid budgets are cut, the gap between need and response is widening fast. This is a false economy: preventing famine costs far less than responding once lives are already lost. World Vision warns famine can be predicted and prevented – but only if leaders act early, protect civilians, and put children at the centre of hunger prevention.

Situation Report 24: Displacement Caused by Cambodia –Thailand Border Conflict

World Vision Mali’s 2025 Annual Report highlights key achievements improving children’s lives through education, WASH, nutrition and humanitarian assistance.

By January 2026, World Vision reached 2.34M people, with 45% children, through food, cash, protection, education, livelihoods, and MHPSS.

Four years into the war in Ukraine, children remain at the centre of a deepening protection crisis. Today, one in three children in Ukraine requires humanitarian assistance, as sustained exposure to violence, displacement, family separation and the erosion of essential services continue to shape their daily lives.

In response to the humanitarian impacts of the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), in partnership with World Vision International in Cambodia, has provided lifesaving psychosocial support and cash assistance to thousands of internally displaced families in Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey provinces. More than 14,470 displaced people—mostly women and children—received psychosocial care to help address trauma, distress, and uncertainty caused by displacement. Additionally, 1,300 vulnerable families received multi‑purpose cash assistance, allowing them to meet urgent needs such as food, healthcare, and shelter while restoring dignity and choice. Implemented through safety centres and in close coordination with local authorities and specialised partners, the response prioritised protection, equity, and accountability, demonstrating a people‑centred approach to rebuilding resilience and hope among families affected by the crisis.

As the Ukraine Crisis Response enters its fifth year, the war continues to devastate millions of lives, particularly children. Over the past four years, World Vision Ukraine has reached more than 2.3 million people, including over 1 million children, providing critical support in education, mental health, protection, cash assistance, livelihoods, basic needs services and winterisation.

With support from WFP, World Vision is supporting farmers in Dollow to be more resilient