New findings from UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2025 remind us that more than 417 million children are severely deprived in at least two essential areas of life.

FY25 was a year of hard choices and courageous leadership. In the face of escalating global crises, we responded to 108 emergencies, reaching nearly 36 million people—including over 18 million children—with life-saving food, cash, health care, education, and protection. Determined to do more with less, we reimagined humanitarian operations, driving cost-efficiency and resilience while embracing digital transformation. Artificial intelligence and automation helped reinvest savings into communities, even as funding tightened. We strengthened the sector through training and surge capacity, deepened partnerships to champion child-focused humanitarian action, and pushed for a Humanitarian Reset—an aid system that is decentralised, inclusive, and accountable. In the world’s most fragile contexts, we proved that children can thrive when compassion meets purpose. FY25 wasn’t just about responding to crises—it was about shaping the future of humanitarian action.

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 complex migration crises.

Millions of children still go to school hungry, with a single meal often deciding whether they stay in class or drop out. While 466 million now receive school meals, half of primary school-aged children remain unreached—especially in low-income countries. World Vision’s School Meals Programme delivered daily meals to over one million children in 20 countries and drove 17 policy changes to strengthen national feeding systems. From South Sudan’s new strategy to Rwanda’s citizen-led “Dusangire Lunch,” momentum is building to end child hunger for good.

World Vision Ghana launches its 2026–2030 WASH Business Plan and Universal Service Coverage Programme, aiming to deliver sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene services to over 700,000 people across 23 districts.

Amid ongoing conflict, displacement, overlapping crises, and worsening climate shocks, humanitarian needs in the Middle East & Eastern Europe are soaring.

Justice Ombudsman Isac Chande commends World Vision Mozambique for promoting platforms that enable dialogue between community members and service providers in the search for solutions to challenges faced by communities, particularly children.

As of October 2025, World Vision has reached 2,289,529 people - of which 1,037,039 are children - in Ukraine, Romania, Moldova and Georgia.

Start date: January 2026 Location: Brussels Reports to: EU Partnership Coordinator