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World Vision warns of grave impacts to children in Haiti resulting from escalating gang violence
Highlights Over 5,000 deaths in Haiti in 2023 are attributed to gang activity More than 15,000 people have been displaced since a surge in violence began on February 29 Insecurity and skyrocketing food prices will increase forced displacement and migration March 20, 2024 —...
Devastated regions in Haiti receive urgent aid
World Vision sent a five-truck convoy of relief items to Haiti, along with essential supplies delivered via helicopter, helping thousands displaced by the Aug. 14 earthquake.
Heavy rains stalls deployment of aid to Haiti
Heavy rains pouring over the southwest of Haiti since Monday evening have led to the temporary suspension of flights from the capital city, Port-au-Prince to transport urgent humanitarian aid to assist the most vulnerable people affected by last Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake.
Death toll rises after 7.2 earthquake in Haiti
The window to send urgent humanitarian aid to affected people in Haiti, by yesterday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake is closing in, as a tropical storm Grace approaches the country, warned the Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision.
Violent earthquake complicates the precarious situation of millions of vulnerable people in Haiti
The powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook southern Haiti this morning could complicate the precarious situation of millions of vulnerable people in the country, warned Christian humanitarian organization World Vision.
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.
SEATTLE--(February 17, 2018) -- The earthquake in Haiti was a tragedy for the hundreds of thousands of children and their families who lost everything. The nation was already the poorest and most fragile in the hemisphere. It was a challenging time for aid workers who...
Hurricane season begins June 1. Although it is forecasted to be an average, or below-average year for activity, World Vision is fully prepared to respond.
Three Years Later: Taking the Next Steps Toward Recovery in Haiti
World Vision today issued a three-years report on its response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, bringing an end to its emergency relief efforts that provided food, shelter and basic support for millions of children and their parents.
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2010 Haiti Earthquake: Year 5 Infographic (PDF)
This infographic shows World Vision's response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake that killed 220,000 people in one of the world's poorest island nations.
2010 Haiti Earthquake: Year 5 Report (PDF)
For five years following the devastating earthquake of 2010, World Vision, alongside the international community, the UN and Government of Haiti, has continuously worked to improve the lives of Haitians through sustainable programs that foster self-sufficiency.
2010 Haiti Earthquake: Year 3 Report (PDF)
When the earthquake hit Port-au-Prince on 12 January 2010, local World Vision staff sprang into action, distributing the bottled water they had on hand. In hindsight, it seems like a small gesture, yet it marked the beginning of a three-year, US$240 million effort to help Haiti recover and rebuild following one of the worst disasters ever to hit the Western Hemisphere.
2010 Haiti Earthquake: Year 2 Report (PDF)
The response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti has been one of the largest and most complicated humanitarian projects the world has undertaken, in the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.
2010 Haiti Earthquake: Year 1 Report (PDF)
Shortly after the Haiti earthquake I was in the capital, Port-au-Prince, taking part in relief food distributions among a seemingly endless crowd of women. What, I was asked, does the future hold? That was an important, but difficult, question.
Child Protection Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF)
In the Latin America and Caribbean region,World Vision has decided to prioritize our efforts to contribute to the prevention and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and all other forms of violence against children and have come up with a regional cause that expresses this aspiration:“Protected children promoting a more just and secure society.”
Cholera in Haiti: The Silent Humanitarian Crisis (PDF)
The cholera epidemic which began in Haiti three years ago has already affected 680, 820 people, or nearly 7% of the population, and resulted in 8,307 deaths. Since January 2013 until the time of writing, the disease has affected 41,701 people and killed 360 people.