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Over 3.2 million schoolchildren were traumatised before classes could even begin when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines. It was the first day of school. The epicentre was offshore Sarangani province, but the damage reached far. General Santos City, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and surrounding areas were affected. As of this writing, over 145,000 people were displaced, and dozens of lives were lost. Damage to General Santos City alone has already reached an estimated 1 billion Philippine pesos. Families evacuated with little more than they could carry. Schools, hospitals, homes, and roads sustained significant damage. And children, many of whom woke up that morning excited for the first day of school, were left frightened, homeless, and in need of urgent support. @worldvisionph has worked in Mindanao for decades. Our presence means our teams were at ground zero within hours. We have been assessing impact near the epicentre, coordinating with local government and humanitarian partners, and identifying what families need most. The answer is clear: food, clean water, emergency shelter, and psychosocial support for children to help them process fear and trauma. The safety and protection of children remain our top priority. Reach out or share this with someone who needs to see it.

As civil society comes together at the C7 Summit, one question must guide the conversation: are we doing enough for children? Millions of children are already being left behind facing hunger, disrupted education and growing protection risks in increasingly fragile and underfunded systems. These are not distant challenges. They are shaping the future, now. The choices made by G7 leaders in the months ahead will determine whether children are prioritised in the policies, investments and partnerships that define our collective future. Because investing in children is not optional. It is essential to building resilient communities, stronger systems and a more sustainable world. @cooperation_ca @AFD_France #C7 #G7 #Advocacy #ChildRights #GlobalDevelopment

"I felt afraid at that time. We were in the middle of our flag-raising ceremony when the earthquake happened. Even though we were scared, we tried to cope by laughing. Some of our classmates were crying, and one even fainted. But the teachers helped us stay safe. They instructed us to do 'duck, cover, and hold.' When the shaking stopped, including the aftershocks, the teachers sent us home. It felt like the ground was swaying, making it difficult for us to even stand." said Kurt, 16, a World Vision-assisted child from Kidapawan City. A powerful earthquake has disrupted lives across southern Mindanao, damaging homes and schools and impacting millions of children on their first day back in class. In the midst of this crisis, World Vision is responding by bringing support, protection, and care to families in need. Please pray for the Philippines 🙏

Same plate. Unequal food. Food is a basic human need yet access to healthy, affordable and nutritious food remains deeply unequal. For millions of children and families, food is not a given, but a daily struggle shaped by inequality, conflict and climate pressures. As the EU Food Justice Forum brings together civil society and decision-makers, this moment is a reminder that food justice is not only about public services, it is about fairness, dignity and rights. Because the right to food is not optional. It is a political choice. @Europarl_EN @UN_CFS #FairFoodSystems #FoodForAll #FoodInequality #Enough #EUFoodJusticeForum #FoodJustice #EUPolicy #FoodSystems #SustainableFood #FarmersRights #GlobalFoodSystems #CivilSociety

Fragility and conflict continue to shape the lives of millions of children and families worldwide. This week, we're contributing to the Fragility Forum, engaging in discussions on strengthening resilience, protecting communities, and supporting sustainable development in the most vulnerable contexts. What does it take to build resilience in fragile contexts? Key discussions from the Fragility Forum highlight the importance of locally led solutions, sustained investment, and placing children at the centre of decision-making. Explore our key takeaways below. @WorldBank #FragilityForum #Development #Resilience #HumanitarianAction

Housing the world begins with housing children. As cities expand and the global urban population moves toward 70% by 2050, we face a critical question: Are we designing cities that work for children? In this insightful piece, Aline Rahbany says that too often, children are an afterthought in urban planning. Yet their daily realities say we should be doing it differently. Almost 500 million children live in informal or inadequate housing, where safety, education, health services, and opportunities are limited. From conversations with young people and other community members, we have learned that cities don't succeed through infrastructure alone. They succeed when they build ecosystems around the needs of children. That means safe, including spaces for families, schools, services, and public use. Housing is not just about shelter. It's the foundation of childhood: It shapes how well a child learns. It determines access to safety and well-being It influences future opportunities And in a world increasingly affected by climate displacement, vulnerability doesn't end at the city's edge. It often intensified within it. So what needs to change? - From buildings to well-being - From infrastructure to inclusion - From growth to child-centred liveability This means listening to children and young people as active contributors to how cities are shaped and designed. If we get it right for children, we create cities that work better for everyone. Read the full article => ow.ly/p9Yu50Z8gET #WUF13 #urban #cities #housing #climatechange #sustainablecities #equity #children #childwellbeing

In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, our World Vision DR Congo teams aren't just fighting a virus. They're navigating fear, misinformation, and the chaos of active conflict. The Ebola outbreak spreading across Ituri and the Kivu provinces is one of the most complex humanitarian responses we've faced. Communities are afraid. Health workers are facing protests and attacks. Some people believe the outbreak isn't real, or that hospitals are places you go to die. Decades of presence in eastern DRC has taught us that you cannot sensitise a community from the outside. It has to come from within, from trusted pastors, faith leaders, teachers, and community voices that people believe. That's exactly how we're working. Through our Channels of Hope programme, we're partnering with faith leaders to bring accurate, trusted information directly to the communities that need it most. Our teams are integrating Ebola prevention into existing water and livelihoods programmes. And in coordination with World Food Programme , our nutritionists are already providing hot meals to patients at Beni General Referral Hospital. This is what it means to be a long-term partner, not just an emergency responder.

Inspired by @DavidLammy’s leadership on global care reform and his engagement with young people with lived experience, including Williams from Sierra Leone. Williams’s contribution at the Global Partnerships Conference highlights why children and young people must be central to shaping the decisions that affect their lives. At World Vision, we know progress is ultimately seen in the lives of children when they are safe, healthy, learning, and able to flourish. This requires more than commitments; it calls for sustained action, strong accountability, and investment in family and community-based care. As partnerships evolve, now is the time to place children at the centre of how they are shaped and delivered. Lasting impact depends on listening to, and trusting, young people not only to share their experiences, but to help lead the way forward

As #RomeNutritionWeek brings global attention to nutrition, there’s a pressing question: how can efforts work better together? @DanaBuzducea shares why a more connected approach to financing matters for children and communities facing multiple, overlapping challenges. Read her reflections and join the conversation what needs to change to turn ambition into impact? @nopovertyhunger @WorldBankGroup @UNICEF #GlobalAlliance #Nutrition #EndHunger #ENOUGH #RomeNutritionWeek #GlobalNutrition #ChildHealth #SystemsChange ow.ly/5J1i50Z4SSt

Join World Vision International and Action Contre la Faim during Rome Nutrition Week 2026 for a joint session exploring innovative, locally-driven solutions to global nutrition challenges. 📍 Scaling Up Local Food-Based Approaches for Management of Acute Malnutrition: New Evidence, Opportunities, and Strategies 📅 Wednesday 27 May 🕘 09:15–10:30 CEST (UTC 2) 🌐 Livestream on Zoom | English and French This session will highlight emerging evidence, practical experiences, and strategies for scaling up sustainable, locally led approaches to acute malnutrition management. Register for Day 3 online participation via Zoom: ow.ly/i5Rc50Z3RhJ @ACF_France @FAO @un_nutrition @WFP @IFAD #RNW26 #FutureNutrition #RomeNutritionWeek2026

Rome Nutrition Week arrives at a moment where expectations are no longer defined by commitment alone, but by demonstrable change. Across the nutrition landscape, there is growing clarity on what is required: stronger collaboration, more integrated approaches, and a sustained focus on children’s outcomes. The priority now is ensuring that this shared understanding translates with greater consistency into action. This will depend less on launching new initiatives, and more on how effectively existing efforts are brought together. Where systems align across sectors, financing and delivery the conditions for meaningful impact are significantly strengthened. The focus is consequently shifting towards approaches that are genuinely joined-up in practice: where collaboration supports shared accountability, where systems reinforce rather than operate alongside one another, and where success is defined by tangible, sustained improvements in children’s lives. Rome provides both a platform and a test convening governments, UN agencies, civil society and development partners around a common ambition to advance coordinated nutrition action. The question now is whether this moment will translate into tangible agreements and practical actions that deliver measurable progress where it matters most. #RomeNutritionWeek #GlobalNutrition #ChildHealth #SystemsChange

Strong health, nutrition, and well‑being are essential for children. Every child has the right to grow up healthy, well-nourished, and filled with hope. That's why each year for over 75 years, we help deliver life‑saving health care, better nutrition, and mental health support to millions of the world’s most vulnerable children. Through child sponsorships and community partnerships, we're reaching children and families in some of the hardest-to-reach places, screening for malnutrition, providing access to nutrition programmes, and offering life-saving treatment. By strengthening local health systems and working with communities, we're not just meeting urgent needs; we're building lasting change. Together, we can help every child experience life in all its fullness. Thank you for standing with us to create healthier, stronger families and communities for children everywhere.

This week at the World Health Assembly #WHA79, World Vision continued our leadership and advocacy to end all forms of malnutrition and to strengthen health systems for children. With less than 4 years left to achieve the Global Nutrition Targets and SDG 2 and 3, urgent action is needed. The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of Health Ministries to decide on global health policy in Geneva, Switzerland. This year, the Assembly tackled the reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 initiative, and emphasized strong implementation of Primary Health Care (PHC) to expand access to care globally. World Vision made statements to the assembly on four items core to our work: mental health, immunization and tuberculosis, polio, and maternal, infant and young child nutrition. We continue advocating for ENOUGH financing, political will, and nutrition for all children, everywhere. World Vision's delegation also hosted an official side event, Multisectoral Action to Achieve the Global Nutrition Targets, and had meetings with many important stakeholders from the Global Fund, WHO, SUN, the World Bank, GAVI, UNICEF, and many civil society partners.

Food justice is no longer a side conversation, it’s central to Europe’s future. From affordability and public procurement to farmers’ rights and global responsibility, this one‑day forum brings together policymakers, civil society, researchers, and activists to ask the hard questions about how EU food systems really work and how they must change. Be part of this forum to contribute to political, forward‑looking discussions, build new alliances, and help shape a shared vision for food justice in Europe and beyond. Find out more and register now => ow.ly/Xri350YZ8ZK @FAO @ UN_Nutrition @nopovertyhunger #SamePlateUnequalFood #RightToEat #FoodAndDignity #FairFoodSystems #FoodForAll #FoodUnequality #Enough #EUFoodJusticeForum #FoodJustice #EUPolicy #FoodSystems #SustainableFood #FarmersRights #GlobalFoodSystems #CivilSociety

What does it really take to turn nutrition financing into lasting change? Behind every investment decision are real lives children trying to learn, families facing hunger, and communities working to build a healthier future. Join us for a high-level discussion on Integrated Nutrition Financing at #RomeNutritionWeek 2026, bringing together governments, multilaterals and civil society to explore how we can better align funding, strengthen national systems, and improve accountability where it matters most. Date: 26 May 2026 Time: 15:45 – 17:00 (CET) Place: FAO Headquarters, Rome (with virtual participation available) This session, taking place during Rome Nutrition Week 2026, will look at what it takes to create an enabling environment where nutrition financing truly works for those who need it most. Because better financing isn’t just about resources it’s about results for those who need it most. Register here: ow.ly/ueBJ50Z1L9G

DR Congo: A New Ebola Variant Declared in Ituri Threatens Children’s Lives 🦠 Ituri Province is home to more than 900,000 internally displaced people. 🦠 Thousands of children are exposed to a high risk of infection. 🦠 The newly identified Ebola variant does not match any previously known strain and currently has no vaccine available. The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared a new Ebola outbreak in the health zones of Bunia, Mongwalu, and Rwampara in Ituri Province. The initial toll, considered alarming, reports 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths, including 4 confirmed positive cases. This new outbreak comes amid an already fragile humanitarian situation marked by massive population displacement, persistent insecurity, and limited access to basic healthcare services. Children are among the groups most exposed to this health threat. “Our main concern is for children, who are the most vulnerable in a region already heavily affected by conflict and where humanitarian assistance remains insufficient due to a lack of resources. Drawing on our experience and working alongside all stakeholders, we are taking appropriate measures to limit the spread of this outbreak and save lives, particularly through hygiene promotion, with a special focus on areas hosting increasing numbers of internally displaced people. World Vision is working closely with health authorities to respond to this new disease,” said Philippe Guiton, National Director of World Vision DRC. David Munkley, East zone Director, also stressed the urgency of a rapid response: “Ituri is already facing an alarming situation of acute malnutrition, which further weakens people’s immune systems, combined with extremely limited access to healthcare in remote areas. A rapid and coordinated response will help save lives and reach the greatest number of affected people,” he said. While expressing its sympathy to families grieving as a result of this outbreak, World Vision RDC reaffirms its commitment to supporting the response alongside health authorities and humanitarian partners, particularly in the areas of child protection, prevention through the promotion of good hygiene practices, and infection prevention and control. World Vision has a long history of responding to Ebola outbreaks, not only in DR Congo but also in Uganda, Sierra Leone, and West Africa. During the 2018–2019 outbreak in eastern DRC, World Vision trained faith leaders and motorbike riders to deliver life-saving messages to remote communities. The Channels of Hope approach helped counter misinformation and stigma, building trust and resilience at the grassroots level. World Vision also contributed to the recent response to the Ebola outbreak in Bulape in Kasai by providing support to more than 200,000 children and patients, which enabled it to respond immediately to the outbreak, which was declared over in December 2025. As the situation in Ituri evolves, World Vision is calling for: (1) Urgent funding for frontline response: We urge donors to release emergency funds to support health workers, community mobilisation, and protective equipment in Ituri and neighbouring provinces and countries. (2) Strengthened regional coordination: We call on humanitarian actors and the DRC Government to enhance cross-border surveillance and preparedness, especially in high-risk zones. For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact: Patrick Abega, Communications & PE Manager, Patrick_Abega@wvi.org, 243993692903 For more information, visit: ow.ly/sGWc50Z1LYc

In Paris recently, World Vision participated in the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty Board of Champions meeting. It was a pivotal moment for how global action on food security and poverty is being reshaped. A clear direction emerged: a shift away from broad, fragmented global responses towards a more disciplined, country-driven model anchored in large-scale national programmes, backed by coordinated political will and financing. Several important outcomes reflect this evolution. Champions endorsed a transition to a fully country-led approach, reinforcing that sustainable impact depends on aligning international support behind nationally defined priorities and scalable solutions. There was also strong emphasis on elevating hunger and poverty on the global political agenda ahead of the G7 and UN General Assembly. On governance and implementation, the Alliance continues to strengthen its architecture: - Mozambique joined the Board of Champions. - The European Union and Germany assumed Vice-Chair roles within the Core Group, succeeding Norway and the United Kingdom. - Academia was formally integrated into the Board, reinforcing the role of evidence in shaping policy and delivery. A further milestone was the launch of the Financing Hub at the World Bank during the Spring Meetings. Designed to better align development, humanitarian and climate financing, it aims to support nationally led and scalable programmes at a time of increasing fiscal and food security pressure. For World Vision, this engagement reflects a strategic commitment to ensuring global policy is connected to operational reality. Our long-standing presence in vulnerable communities, child-focused programming, and evidence-based approaches position us to bridge global ambition with implementation on the ground. Through child-led advocacy, we continue to elevate children’s voices and strengthen their participation in national decision-making. This work is further reinforced through the ENOUGH campaign, aligned with the Alliance’s ambition to accelerate coordinated, country-led action to end hunger and poverty. #GlobalAlliance #EndHunger #FightPoverty #FoodSecurity #DevelopmentFinance #ENOUGH #GlobalCooperation

Food insecurity doesn’t just mean hunger; it increases risks of child labour, school dropout, family separation and exploitation. That’s why food security responses must actively protect children. 📅 28 May 2026 | Rome (@FAO HQ – Malaysia Room) This high-level panel will explore how integrating #ChildProtection into #FoodSecurity programming helps: • manage risk • strengthen accountability • deliver stronger, more sustainable impact for children, donors and agencies Join this panel of partners and experts (@WFP, @FAO, @gFSCluster, @ProtectionClust, @PlanGlobal) to explore how to make food security responses child-centred, safe and accountable, with evidence operational lessons. 🕒 Panel: 15:00–16:30 (CEST) 🥂 Reception: 17:00–18:00 (CEST) 👉 Register now using the link or QR code ow.ly/WyOB50YWbKL #ChildrenInCrisis #HumanitarianAction #Safeguarding #Accountability #EndingChildHunger

Conflict continues to drive acute food insecurity worldwide. We must act together. At #PoCWeek2026, @WorldVision is co-sponsoring a key event on defending #UNSCR2417 & protecting civilians from conflict-induced hunger with @WFP @UNICEF @FAO @ICRC @fightfoodcrises partners. 📅 19 May 🕣 08:30–10:00 Hybrid (in-person and on-line) 👉 Join us: ow.ly/MrHl50YZG1i #ConflictAndHunger #ProtectCivilians #ENOUGH

When every minute counts, children can’t wait. Our Last-Mile-Mobile-Solution (#LMMSITS) tracks humanitarian assistance from dispatch to delivery, strengthening #Accountability so we can reach children and families faster. Because accountability matters to the children we serve and to our global partners like @WFP, @UNOCHA, @UNHCR Now in 30 countries, LMMSITS cuts deployment from weeks to hours and saves $330k /year in our offices around the world. #ChildrenFirst #LMMSITS #HumanitarianInnovation