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Congress Introduces Resolution to End Violence Against Children Worldwide
The Ending Violence Against Children Taskforce commends Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) for today introducing H. Res. 910, which calls for increasing and improving the United States Government’s efforts to end violence against children. Written with input by the Taskforce, the resolution condemns all forms of violence against children and youth globally – including physical, mental, and sexual violence, neglect, abuse, maltreatment and exploitation.
Washington, DC – As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepares to testify on the administration’s budget, a leading group of humanitarian, development and global health organizations are releasing new data that shows just how devastating these proposed cuts to the United States’ foreign aid budget would be to millions of people in the poorest countries.
Two years Since Typhoon Haiyan: Communities Rebuild with World Vision
World Vision has reached more than 1.6 million with relief, long-term recovery aid
World Vision provides supplies to survivors of Typhoon Hagupit in the Philippines.
Over Half a Million Evicted by Hagupit: World Vision Mobilizes Response Teams
World Vision disaster response teams are on high alert on Leyte, Samar, and Panay islands as punishing winds and rains from Typhoon Hagupit track northwest over the central Philippines.
A new super storm, Typhoon Hagupit, threatens to undo progress as families in the Philippines are still rebuilding after last year’s Super Typhoon Haiyan disaster. World Vision has mobilized its response teams in case Hagupit’s impact is severe.
6 Month’s after Typhoon Haiyan: Building-Back-Better with Communities
Looking from relief to recovery: Typhoon Haiyan
Chris Palusky testifies before U.S. Congress on Typhoon Haiyan relief
World Vision Senior Director of Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Chris Palusky testified to Congress on December 3, 2013 about the relief response to Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
World Vision opens its first Child-Friendly Spaces for 400 children in Philippines
World Vision opened on Wednesday its first dedicated ‘safe spaces’ for 400 children affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The spaces allow children to continue learning, playing, and start coming to terms with the disaster.
NBA, NBPA Join Together to Donate $250,000 to World Vision’s Disaster Response in Philippines
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have joined together to make a $250,000 contribution to World Vision to support relief efforts in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan.
Fact Sheets and Extras
Typhoon Haiyan recovery: One year on (Infographic - PDF)
This infographic details recovery progress made since Typhoon Haiyan struck one year ago, on November 8, 2013.
Typhoon Haiyan Response: 6-Month Report (PDF)
Six months on from when Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in November 2013, the face of Visayas, the central region of the country, has been irrevocably altered. While recovery has begun and life for sections of the impacted population has regained some semblance of normalcy, the impact of the typhoon has left vast areas struggling to recover.
Typhoon Haiyan Response: 6-Month Report (PDF)
Six months after Typhoon Haiyan struck in November 2013, World Vision has assisted 713,150 people during the emergency phase, and 10,000 people during the subsequent recovery phase.
Protecting Children Post-Disaster (World Vision Asia-Pacific, PDF)
Children need appropriate food, adequate water and sanitation, and shelter as soon as possible. Without these basics, children’s immunity against disease will be vastly reduced.