Disaster Risk Reduction Programming in Asia and the Pacific

World Vision Lesotho’s National Director emphasizes disaster preparedness, resilience, and child protection at the National Dialogue on Disaster Risk Reduction.

World Vision Zimbabwe 2024 Annual Report

Oksana, originally from Kharkiv, has faced the immense challenges of displacement, war, and separation from her family while caring for her 11-year-old son. These are struggles shared by many internally displaced people in Ukraine. Through World Vision’s winterisation programme, Oksana has found much-needed support. The programme provides financial assistance to help families like hers manage critical winter expenses, including heating, utilities, and other essential needs, allowing them to better endure the harsh season.

This report presents the voices of 69 children—33 girls and 36 boys—aged 14 to 17 from 10 countries, sharing their experiences and perspectives on migration. Through consultations, they discussed key themes, including the drivers of migration, its impact on children, identity documentation, challenges in civil registration, and recommendations for strengthening civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems. The participating countries were Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

This impact report provides an overview of World Vision’s work in the East Africa Region from October 2023 to September 2024.

Asia-Pacific is the most climate-exposed and disaster-prone region in the world. As many as 65% of children in East Asia are exposed to multiple shocks which are becoming increasingly frequent, especially flooding, drought, saltwater inundation, and climate-related diseases. Children and families living in poverty are particularly vulnerable, bearing the brunt of these recurrent crises and their longterm consequences.