World Vision Afghanistan restored six water supply networks, damaged by the October 2023 earthquakes, in Herat. Over 2,180 individuals across six communities have gained access to clean drinking water. Travel with us and see how the networks helped children in those communities.

Syria’s humanitarian crisis, Turkey recovery, two years after the earthquake

Over 16 million Syrians still need urgent support in livelihoods, health, education, and more and children bear the heaviest burden. At @World Vision Syria Response, we’ve reached over 250,000+ people in Türkiye, providing aid, protection, and livelihoods support. But the 2023 earthquake’s impact still lingers, as families remain displaced, and children are vulnerable. The road to recovery is long, but our work isn’t over. Syria needs support now more than ever.

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.

His story is one of resilience, of finding light in the darkest moments. As Syria begins a new chapter of healing, Nader dares to dream of a future where he, too, can help others rebuild.

This Guidance Note provides specific recommendations to Member States on how to include children’s rights, including children’s participation, in VNRs at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). It follows the general structure of the Secretary-General’s updated voluntary common reporting guidelines for VNRs2 (the Guidelines), which were most recently updated in November 2019. It also provides examples of good practices from other VNRs from 2017-2019. In line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this paper defines “children” as people below the age of 18.

Disaster Risk Reduction Programming in Asia and the Pacific