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Home > About Us > Latest News > Iraqi Refugees: World Vision Focuses on Children's Needs in Host Countries Iraqi Refugees: World Vision Focuses on Children's Needs in Host Countries
 Emmanuel (translation: "God with us") is an Iraqi refugee from a Christian family who recently drew this picture of the Bible. He has written "Holy Bible," and beneath it, "Iraq, Our Beloved Country" in Arabic. "I drew the Bible because I love Iraq," he says. In His Own Words:Watch a video of an interview with 9-year-old Fawaz.Some 2 million Iraqis have left their volatile homeland, and many are struggling to cope without access to health care, legal employment, or education for their children in host countries. Unseen Crisis"This is largely a hidden crisis, but we want to help change that," says Joe Mettimano, director of public policy and advocacy for World Vision. "World Vision is calling on the international community to ensure adequate shelter, health care, education, and other critical services for these children whose families are increasingly struggling to meet basic needs." Our detailed recommendations for addressing this crisis — to be presented at the April 17-18 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) conference in Geneva — include the following:
Children Suffering"We’re talking about children who have witnessed violence and death repeatedly in their home country," says Rein Paulsen, World Vision’s senior director for emergency response. "Now, without education, basic protections, or job opportunities for their parents, these vulnerable children are facing a future of poverty and disenfranchisement in the region." Through two local partners, World Vision has begun assisting 10,000 refugees in Jordan with food, basic household items, health care, and special programs for children who cannot attend school. We are also providing these partners — Messengers of Peace and the Jordanian Evangelical Committee for Relief and Development — with training in child protection and program management to increase their capacities to assist these families. World Vision hopes to expand its response to the Iraqi refugee crisis in the Middle East as funding is secured and additional partners are identified. We have served vulnerable and impoverished families in the Middle East for three decades. Our goal as a Christian humanitarian aid agency in this region rife with political and social tension, is to create an environment where children can survive and thrive in order to reach their full potential and — as a "generation transformed" — help to build a lasting peace.
Learn More>> Watch a video of an interview with 9-year-old Fawaz. >> Read about another group of refugees in the Middle East who need our urgent prayers and help. Get Involved>> Please pray for the millions of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons who daily struggle to provide for their families. Pray also for World Vision's relief activities, to effectively assist Iraqi refugees from all backgrounds through our partners on the ground, especially in meeting the needs of vulnerable children. |  | 1-888-511-6548 : P.O. Box 9716 World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
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