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Press releases listed here have been released within the past two years. More recent releases can be found by clicking here.
DateTitle
08/20/2009Millions of low-income famillies unable to afford back-to-school supplies
08/11/2009Aid agencies seek to strengthen HIV networks for children in Asia-Pacific amid economic slump
08/10/2009World Vision providing assistance to families affected by Typhoon Morakot
08/10/2009World Vision awarded $49m USAID grant to lead health, anti-poverty program in Mozambique
08/07/2009Long-term needs for 26,000 displaced in Georgia a prime concern one year after conflict
08/06/2009As elections near, Afghanistan’s development needs still being sidelined, aid agency says
08/05/2009Fighting Malaria: World Vision to distribute, test next-generation bed nets
07/21/2009Students to Visit Members of Congress; Urge Help in Combating Youth Violence
07/20/2009Former first lady Laura Bush, baseball great Rick Sutcliffe join 'End Malaria' council
07/16/2009Will the struggling economy threaten our nation's youth this summer?
07/16/2009Rights of the displaced key concern as return gains momentum
07/14/2009Statement from World Vision on H1N1 cases reported in Zimbabwe
07/10/2009Obama’s food security pledge at G8 a laudable step; now must meet goals, aid agency says
07/10/2009China flooding update from World Vision
07/08/2009G8's killer failure on Africa - millions of children at risk
07/07/2009G8 must not be allowed to get away with “Italian Job” at L’Aquila summit, warns aid agency
06/24/2009Strengthen your team and impact the world: World Vision puts a new twist on teambuilding experiences for businesses
06/18/2009Statement on the second anniversary of the Gaza blockade
06/16/2009Children at risk in disasters still being ignored, says report
06/16/2009Procter & Gamble and World Vision team-up to respond to Pakistan humanitarian crisis with clean drinking water
06/10/2009Pakistan aid effort in jeopardy due to lack of funds and UN blockage
06/10/2009As flu pandemic declared, leaders must focus on poor countries to avert “bleaker picture”
06/10/2009Sri Lanka: Impending monsoon season, poor camp sanitation put thousands at risk of disease, warns World Vision
06/04/2009World Vision statement regarding alleged fraud in Liberia
05/29/2009Thousands still stranded after Cyclone Aila
05/28/2009Pakistan's host families on brink of their own displacement, World Vision warns
05/26/2009Cyclone Aila: Clean water critical as evacuees return home, aid agency says
05/22/2009World Vision and other aid agencies in Sri Lanka seek better access to displacement camps
05/20/2009Displaced Pakistani family longs to be reunited with young son
05/20/2009World Vision applauds U.N. appointment of former President Clinton as Haiti special envoy.
05/19/2009Health system fixes needed for success of pandemic vaccines in poor countries, aid group says
05/19/2009World Vision says U.S. aid to Pakistan a great "first step"
05/18/2009Influx of last survivors of Sri Lankan conflict could overwhelm stretched aid agencies, World Vision warns
05/18/2009As war ends, aid agency says four challenges face Sri Lanka
05/15/2009Ministers Urged to Keep Resolution at Center of World Health Assembly’s Agenda
05/14/2009Displaced Pakistanis hit twice: fear grows, funding staggers
05/12/2009Global economy & child labor: World Vision statement
05/11/2009As Pakistanis Continue To Flee The Violence, Government and Aid Agencies Respond
05/11/2009World Vision Finds Condition Of Refugee Camps In Pakistan “Intolerable”
05/08/2009World Vision Prepares to Provide Relief To Thousands of Displaced Families in Pakistan
05/06/2009What book did Bill Hybels buy 10,000 copies of?
04/30/2009Myanmar: One year after cyclone, upcoming farming season critical for recovery
04/28/2009Swine Flu: A Spread Southward Could Be Disaster for Weak Public Health Systems
04/27/2009World Vision President Urges Christians to Embrace ‘Social Revolution’ Serving the Poor
04/27/2009Swine Flu: World Vision Warns Face Masks Running Out, Vulnerable may be Forgotten
04/20/2009World Vision's Work in Southern Sudan
04/20/2009World Vision-Child Protection Program: Eastern Congo
04/20/2009Thousands flee conflict in Sri Lanka; World Vision increasing response
04/17/2009Media Advisory: Campaign Launch Heralds New Approach to Malaria in Africa
04/16/2009Somali pirates attack second ship carrying food aid for World Vision programs
04/13/2009World Vision Mosquito Nets Save Lives in Mozambique
04/13/2009Laughing at the mosquitoes
04/13/2009As global recession worsens, is malaria killing Africa’s potential?
04/08/2009Easter Tradition Needs New Twist to Save Children and Chicks
04/08/2009Canadian Executive Named President of World Vision International
04/02/2009World-Record Athlete Scott Rigsby Named Team World Vision Advocate ...
04/02/2009Commentary: President Obama must ensure G20 meeting looks ...
04/02/2009Obama’s promise to increase U.S. aid for agricultural development a victory ...
03/31/2009World Vision urges Afghanistan donor conference countries to shift future response
03/31/2009World Vision International Afghanistan Hague Donors Conference Statement
03/30/2009Flooding in Fargo: World Vision sending supplies and staff to help affected families
03/27/2009World Vision seeks to bridge humanitarian gaps in Darfur camps
03/20/2009World Water Day, March 22nd: Cause for Celebration -- and Indignation
03/19/2009Statement of NGO partners on cessation of food aid program in DPRK
03/13/2009World Vision Expands Operations to Reach Those Hardest Hit by Recession
03/11/2009In Tight Times, World Vision Urgently Appeals for School Supplies
03/05/2009World Vision concerned about prospect of aid gaps in Darfur
03/04/2009Cholera continues to spread in Mozambique, warns World Vision
02/27/2009Eastern Congo: U.N. must prioritize protection, not combat, warns World Vision
02/25/2009World Vision's Testimony on Youth PROMISE Act before LA City Council
02/24/2009World Vision applauds comprehensive roadmap to end world hunger
02/24/2009New Study Says Teens Now More Aware of The Needs of Others
02/24/2009Procter & Gamble and World Vision Equip and Empower Zimbabweans in Fight against Cholera
02/18/2009Five things "Slumdog Millionaire" doesn’t tell you
02/17/2009Wal-Mart Foundation donates $75,000 to World Vision
02/11/2009Eden Home to donate portion of sales to fight poverty and injustice
02/10/2009Six months after Georgia-Russia conflict, safe shelter still a hurdle ...
02/09/2009“Nargis recovery requires long-term, holistic approach” says aid agency, World Vision
02/06/2009World Vision to UN: Joint military operation in Eastern DRC puts thousands of children at risk
02/05/2009Psychosocial help for traumatized children is urgent priority for World Vision in Gaza
02/05/2009World Vision President Richard Stearns named to Obama's Advisory Council ...
02/03/2009Children abandoned in northeastern Uganda as mothers search for food
01/30/2009Family emergency kits enter Gaza today, World Vision says
01/28/2009Zimbabwe cholera outbreak shifts to rural areas, World Vision reports
01/28/2009Super Bowl shirts, hats, and towels bound for El Salvador
01/22/2009World Vision begins food aid for thousands in Gaza
01/22/2009Protection of vulnerable people must be top priority in eastern Congo ...
01/22/2009Gaza: World Vision scales up response, targets 100,000 people
01/20/2009Statement from World Vision on Gaza Ceasefires
01/17/2009City of Miami continues support for Haiti reconstruction
01/14/2009More than 200 lives lost since UN call for ceasefire, aid agencies say
01/02/2009World Vision International Statement on Gaza Crisis
01/02/2009World Vision targets 50,000 people with emergency assistance in Gaza
12/29/2008World Vision calls for immediate stop to Gaza violence
12/23/2008President signs new law to keep U.S. tax dollars from funding use of child soldiers abroad
12/18/2008Cholera in Zimbabwe: Status update on southern city of Bulawayo
12/17/2008Top five ways to help your family cope with the holiday recession
12/16/2008Congo crisis: Preventable diseases claiming more children’s lives, World Vision reports
12/12/2008World Vision Zimbabwe appeals for more funding to fight cholera
12/12/2008Wal-Mart donates $300,000 and in-kind support to flood relief efforts in southern Brazil
12/12/2008Team World Vision runners put children first; fundraise for Latin America and Haiti ...
12/11/2008New law prevents U.S. tax dollars from funding use of child soldiers abroad
12/08/2008Coming clean: North Carolina inmates help save lives by making soap
12/05/2008Caregiver kits built by teens at White House will supply World Vision AIDS volunteers
12/04/2008World Vision leads cholera response in three Zimbabwe provinces ...
12/01/2008Global financial crisis fuels need for greater HIV and AIDS assistance
11/27/2008Zambian AIDS caregivers get "thank you" from Mrs. Laura Bush
11/25/2008Zambians thank caregivers in nationwide celebration
11/25/2008Civilian protection most urgent, unmet need in eastern Congo
11/25/2008Food crisis, poverty spur child marriages, grim realities for girls
11/21/2008Zimbabwe cholera outbreak: situation update from World Vision
11/21/2008While "Jack Bauer" saves child soldiers, U.S. tax dollars continue to fund their exploitation
11/20/2008National Geographic Adventure honors World Vision aid worker as one of 2008 “Adventurers of the Year”
11/19/2008World Vision responding to cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe
11/18/2008Child malnutrition soaring in eastern Congo, warns World Vision
11/17/2008Bad news for economy -- Good news for charities?
11/10/2008World Vision urges Obama administration, Congress to make poverty alleviation ...
11/06/2008Congo crisis deepens and thousands more pour into Goma
11/06/2008Congo Crisis: World Vision begins relief efforts for thousands of displaced ...
10/30/2008Miami, World Vision announce partnership to bring relief to Haiti
10/29/2008Eastern Congo: World Vision staff evacuate to Rwanda as rebels advance on Goma
10/29/2008Pakistan quake: World Vision ready to respond, warns survivors facing frigid temperatures
10/27/2008World Vision's Gift Catalog makes gift giving dollars go farther
10/27/2008World Vision: Thousands fleeing to Goma as crisis in eastern Congo escalates
10/16/2008Aid agencies send U.S. food shipments to North Korea
10/16/2008Leading NGOs decry billions in bailouts for the wealthy
10/16/2008World Vision to receive $6.4 million from Gates Foundation for agricultural project in Angola
10/10/2008Nastia Liukin teams up with World Vision to reach out to Hurricane Ike survivors
10/08/2008U.S. tax dollars continue to fund the use of child soldiers abroad
10/06/2008Statement by 52 NGOs on rapidly deteriorating crisis in Somalia
10/06/2008Churches nationwide respond to weakening economy ...
09/30/2008World Vision expands Haiti flooding response as crisis continues
09/29/2008Pursuing peace: World Vision announces first annual Peace Prize
09/26/2008World Vision, investing in major campaign to fight malaria, lauds high-level efforts to combat epidemic
09/24/2008World Vision: Global leaders ‘dismally off-track’ for reaching their own goals addressing poverty
09/23/2008LPGA legend climbs Kilimanjaro to help the poor
09/19/2008Hurricane Ike recovery: World Vision helping churches assist in hard hit areas
09/18/2008Billions must be spent to protect Asia Pacific’s coastal poor
09/18/2008Hurricane Ike relief: World Vision delivers relief supplies as desperation grows
09/18/2008Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones and World Vision to deliver relief aid to Haiti this weekend
09/12/2008Hurricane Ike: World Vision readies supplies, staff, volunteers for response
09/07/2008Haiti flooding: Rain from Hurricane Ike deepens misery left by Hanna, Gustav
09/04/2008India flooding: World Vision appealing for $2 million, expanding response
09/04/2008Millions of girls married early lose out on health, schooling
09/02/2008World Vision resumes relief, development in Zimbabwe following lifting of NGO ban
09/02/2008Senator Frist and convention delegates support AIDS-affected people around the world ...
09/01/2008Gustav: World Vision teams assist evacuees in Jackson and Dallas, prepare response
08/29/2008World Vision prepares relief goods, staff for Gustav’s landfall
08/22/2008The penny gets a big boost to fight AIDS in Africa
08/22/2008Georgia’s displaced may be unable to return for months, aid agency warns
08/22/2008Daschle, convention delegates, Daughtry join to help AIDS victims around the world
08/22/2008DNC delegates assemble Caregiver Kits with World Vision, ONE Campaign
08/15/2008Georgia: Embattled town of Gori receiving aid after being cut off for days
08/15/2008Pennsylvania church tops list recognized for helping people affected by AIDS
08/13/2008Humanitarian needs from Georgia conflict still growing, World Vision warns
08/11/2008World Vision expands relief to women and children fleeing conflict in Georgia
08/11/2008World Vision says school supply donations can’t keep up with demand
08/09/2008World Vision begins relief efforts in Georgia
08/07/2008Progress slow at facing children’s needs at Mexico City AIDS meeting
08/07/2008Church has role in ‘Great Advance’ against AIDS pandemic, says leading cleric (copy)
08/06/2008Georgia Conflict: World Vision calling for ceasefire, protection of civilians
08/01/2008Myanmar three months later: Children still at high risk
08/01/2008International AIDS Conference an “expensive talking shop” unless more done for children
08/01/2008Church has role in ‘Great Advance’ against AIDS pandemic, says leading cleric
07/27/2008Statement on World Vision food aid in Haiti
07/18/2008New report on Myanmar cyclone aftermath highlights urgent need for livelihood recovery
07/14/2008Five years after war, refugee crisis looms large for Iraq
07/14/2008On the verge of peace in Uganda?
07/10/2008World Vision responds to G8 commitments to the poor
07/08/2008If anti-gang violence law dies in Congress, will more teens die across the U.S.?
07/03/2008Prior to G8 Summit, passage of U.S. appropriations bill heralds increase ...
07/02/2008World Vision: Continue talks to "win the peace" in northern Uganda
06/25/2008 World Vision responding to Typhoon Fengshen in the Philippines
06/23/2008Following peace talk stalemate, World Vision urges gov'ts to protect children ...
06/20/2008Senate passes historic AIDS, TB, Malaria Bill; measure will save countless lives
06/20/2008Aid agencies to deliver U.S. food assistance to North Koreans
06/20/2008World Vision launches initiative to combat malaria
06/19/2008World Vision responding to record flooding in Midwest
06/13/2008World Vision set to re-open Zimbabwe office;
ban on aid agencies remains ...
06/13/2008World Vision, at U.N., calls on international community to press Zimbabwe on aid
06/13/2008Government suspension of humanitarian aid threatens 400,000 children...
06/12/2008One month after China quake, World Vision plans to help rebuild
06/12/2008World Vision report reveals exploitive child labor throughout Latin America
06/09/2008World Vision suspends field operations in Zimbabwe following government order
06/06/2008Fragile peace shatters in South Sudan, forcing thousands from their homes
06/02/2008Myanmar one month later: Delta communities surviving on resilience
05/29/2008Aftershocks, threat of flooding pose risk to China quake survivors and ongoing relief work
05/25/2008World Vision hopes commitments will turn to practical action for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis
05/23/2008South Africa: World Vision assisting immigrants displaced by violence
05/22/2008World Vision expands China earthquake appeal to $14 million
05/21/2008World Vision response in Myanmar bolstered by additional staff and supplies
05/20/2008“Compassion fatigue”: Is it affecting China, Myanmar donations?
05/19/2008Shelter needs remain critical in China’s quake zone
05/14/2008World Vision appealing for $2 million for deadly China quake
05/14/2008Myanmar: Half a million children affected by cyclone, aid agency warns
05/12/2008Massive quake hits China, death toll expected to rise
05/11/2008As Asia reels from twin disasters, World Vision expands response
05/11/2008Crisis in Myanmar relief camps: Mass exodus sets stage for public health emergency
05/09/2008Gates Foundation awards $1 million to World Vision for emergency relief efforts in myanmar
05/08/2008Devastated children in Myanmar face special threats after cyclone
05/05/2008Food prices exact a harsh toll on hungry children and families worldwide
05/05/2008World Vision responding to devastating cyclone in Myanmar
05/02/2008World Vision International president leaving office in 2010
05/02/2008Aid agency welcomes proposal boosting U.S. food aid
04/30/2008Middle East food crisis escalates; children at greatest risk
04/28/2008As food crisis deepens across globe, major aid group forced to scale back assistance
04/25/2008World Vision preparing for busy hurricane season
04/25/2008Government and corporate support together help Africans battling malaria, AIDS
04/23/2008Food crisis in Haiti reaches critical point
04/23/2008Struggling students learn boxing skills, life lessons from child soldier-turned-world champion
04/21/2008Are U.S. churches doing enough to fight poverty in America?
04/10/2008Commentary: Nepal's election an opportunity to recover from a lost decade for children
03/28/2008Sudan: Aid agencies warn more than 2 million people risk being cut off
03/25/2008Somalia crisis deteriorates, aid agencies warn
03/18/2008World Vision partners with Ironman triathlete Scott Rigsby
03/14/2008Chad-Sudan peace agreement leaves N'Djamena locals uncertain
03/13/2008World Vision to Congress: Protect funding for global child health, AIDS programs that save lives
03/13/2008Entries being accepted for second annual courageous leadership award
03/11/2008Former U.S. official backs bill to save children's lives globally
02/29/2008World Vision calls for committment to peace agreements
02/28/2008Pakistan humanitarian forum condemns brutal attack against Plan International
02/27/2008Agreement on U.S. AIDS funding bill an encouraging step
02/25/2008Intelsat, iDirect and World Vision to connect the most remote regions ...
02/22/2008World Vision praises "permanent" ceasefire in Uganda war ...
02/22/2008Peace ... then justice in northern Uganda
02/21/2008Americans demand U.S. action to end 22-year Uganda war
02/21/2008Aid agency welcomes U.S. effort
to combat tropical diseases
02/14/2008Child malnutrition study shows early prevention is best
02/12/2008Sports leagues in Kenya facilitate tribal reconciliation
02/11/2008Half million American youth respond to food shortages threatening North Korea, Southern Africa
02/07/2008World Vision sending relief supplies to tornado victims
02/06/2008World Vision: Stop U.S. tax dollars, weapons for child soldiers
02/03/2008World Vision sends relief team to Rwanda quake zone
02/03/2008Aid agency says fighting in Chad could spiral into humanitarian crisis
02/02/2008Fighting in Chad's capital puts World Vision on alert; safety of civilians, aid workers is concern
01/25/2008Super Bowl apparel goes global: Game loss is win for children and families in need
01/24/2008Abuses increase against women and children displaced in Kenya
01/15/2008Mozambique floods threaten evacuation areas, situation likely to worsen
01/08/2008World Vision Distributing Aid to More Than 150,000 Displaced Kenyans
01/04/2008Ongoing Violence Hampers Aid in Kenya; World Vision Calls for Peace
12/18/2007Tsunami-Affected Communities Set Course for Long-Term Development
12/11/2007World Vision Urges Congress to Reauthorize AIDS Relief Plan
12/07/2007World Vision Providing Supplies to Victims of Washington State Flooding
11/30/2007Historic Global Vigil for AIDS Orphans Ends in New York City
11/29/2007AIDS Ignorance: One-Third of Adults Admit Little or No Knowledge of Global AIDS
11/29/2007Remarks From World Vision: AIDS Knowledge and Awareness Survey
11/28/2007Historic Global Vigil for AIDS Orphans Ends in New York City
11/28/2007World AIDS Day: Volunteers Gather Nationwide to Equip HIV and AIDS Caregivers



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