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Friday, December 6, 2024

COP29: Maybe the rich are blind to climate devastation needs

Jason Garrett wonders whether the Bible could explain why wealthy countries still won't properly support poorer countries devastated by climate change

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Child points at the damage caused by flooding in Laos

Faith and the climate crisis

COP29: Maybe the rich are blind to climate devastation needs

Jason Garrett wonders whether the Bible could explain why wealthy countries still won't properly support poorer countries devastated by climate change

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Child malnutrition

The UK’s children are malnourished... so let them eat pies?

Lisa O’Shea asks why news headlines are about stolen Michelin-star pies, when millions of malnourished children can't get access to regular, healthy...

A gloved hand taking blood from an ungloved hand

World AIDS Day: A Time to Renew Our Commitment to Ending HIV/AIDS

Eseza Ikedit reminds us on World AIDS Day that eliminating HIV/AIDS is a challenge that requires both science and solidarity

Children in school eating food

School Meals coalition

School meals: South East Asia children must see more action

Terry Ferrari shares the critical takeaways from the Southeast Asia School Meals Coalition Summit

Queen Amidala from the Star Wars franchise sits on a throne

COP29 reflection

The climate crisis is no phantom menace, so why the lack of COP29 urgency?

Maurice Sadlier warns that for rich countries the problems of the climate crisis still seem to be in a different galaxy far, far away.

water GIS graph with a map

WASH and GIS Day

World Vision's Water, Sanitation & Hygiene team transitions to digital monitoring

On GIS (Geographic Information System) Day Zach Torres shares guidance on how to unlock the benefits of digital monitoring and elevate performance in any...

Children in Timor Leste launching the It Takes A World to End Violence campaign

Ending violence against children

Last Week, Today, and Tomorrow: A Call to End Violence Against Children

Tamara Tutnjevic says the movement to end violence against children is gathering real pace, but still needs to become mainstream

A child speaks to decision-makers about ending violence against children

Development financing

Low-hanging fruit for enhancing accountability and inclusivity in development financing

Martha Bedane provides two crucial and easily implementable actions to drive more effective and inclusive governance, accelerating progress toward the...

Islanders visit ancestor's graves ruined by rising sea

COP29: climate action

Climate mobility and climate finance are linked: by survival

As COP29 convenes, Dr Olivia Yates explains how appropriate climate finance would prevent families from being displaced.

World Vision worker explains FMNR to a woman

Regreening/FMNR

From roots to resilience: FMNR is a winning regreening approach

Juliet Bell lays six ways Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration is empowering communities for global impact

Cartoon character from iSmart360

Helping children get iSmart, while protecting their mental and emotional health

Marliz Morales explains how an online platform helps children to build psychosocial skills and be more resilient in their increasingly digital world

Kate and Aline at the World Urban Forum

World Urban Forum 12

The World Urban Forum: So close, and yet still so far to go

Aline Rahbany reflects on an event that revealed the urban community, while moving in the right direction, still has important questions to answer.

Kenyan man looking at tree leaves

COP29 climate conference

COP29 means more climate finance goals: but will there be true ambition?

Jason Garrett hopes the ambition he discovered in Kenya compares to that desperately needed at this year’s COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mental models map from Impact of Climate Change report

Urban programming

Climate crisis influences children’s and youth’s mental health – why should urban practitioners worry about it?

Aline Rahbany and Kate Kobaidze ask, what does amplifying children's voices on climate change and mental health have to do with World Urban Forum?

Myanmar children with candles

A secret to sustainable recovery: Integrate Peacebuilding into Humanitarian and Development Work

Dr. Kyi Minn explains that in conflict situations, a triple response following humanitarian emergencies is vital.

Refugee children in a child friendly space in Bangladesh

Ending violence against children

Violence kills a child every 5 minutes: but I’m not driven to despair

After decades working to protect children Bill Forbes shares three things that keep him hopeful that a violence-free future is within reach.

Girl speaking up about ending violence

Ending Violence Against Children

History in the making might end violence against children

Carol Emma Mweemba is hopeful an upcoming historic conference will succeed because children have a say and a seat.

World Vision's Chief of Field Operations visits a family that benefitted from World Vision's programmes in Myanmar ahead of World Bank Annual Meetings

Amidst budget cuts and rising debt, focus on children

World Vision's Chief Field Operations Officer, Dr. Jean Baptiste Kamate urges the World Bank and governments to prioritize children's needs amidst budget...

Frances Andrews and her baby

Security Operations

What my baby taught me about managing crises

After a lifetime of working in security and risk, World Vision's Frances Andrews shares six lessons about security operations that she learned from having...

Amazonic Girl

If you're going to invest to fix injustice—start with girls

On the Day of the Girl Child Cristina Carvallo explains why World Vision has decided to prioritise helping girls in the Amazonian territory.

Emmanuella speaking to audiences during UNGA

Pact for the Future

The inclusion of children in the Pact for the Future is a vital win

Dana Buzducea says she looks forward to working with governments on their future plan for humanity—now that it includes children’s needs.

World Vision International President and CEO Andrew Morley speaks with children around the world

Bearing witness through deeds, with children as our partners

Andrew Morley, President and CEO of World Vision International, visits with children all over the globe to listen to their joys and concerns, including how...

School child drinking water

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

From Infrastructure to Impact: Revolutionising School Environments to Empower Every Student

Kristie Urich describes how a shift in World Vision's WASH programming is benefiting schoolchildren on multiple continents

A girl in a World Vision orange T-shirt standing before a blackboard

The Lausanne Congress

Integral mission: two wings of the same bird

Eu-Lee Chng reflects how evangelism and social action are not opposing, but complementary parts of a Gospel whole