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What does accountability look like in the fight against child hunger? It looks like tracking progress beyond the headline commitment. It means following decisions from policy to budget, from budget to service delivery, and from service delivery to the child. In this reflection, Dana Buzducea explores why implementation matters just as much as ambition—and why stronger systems are essential if commitments are to translate into lasting improvements for children’s lives. The ENOUGH Campaign was built around this principle: strengthening every link in the chain from policy to plate. In 2025 alone, policy changes influenced through the campaign reached 244 million children, while nearly $2 billion in nutrition-related spending was mobilised to support progress towards ending child hunger and malnutrition. But progress cannot be measured by commitments alone. It depends on whether resources reach communities, whether services reach children, and whether accountability remains strong enough to turn intention into impact. The question is not how many promises are made. It is whether they reach the places where children need them most. Read the full piece: ow.ly/J41W50ZnlKw

Partnership is at the heart of every effective humanitarian response. Recently, Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Chief, United Nations OCHA and Edgar A Sandoval Sr. Sr., President of World Vision USA, visited a shelter in La Guaira, hashtag#Venezuela, where families affected by the emergency are beginning to rebuild their lives. The visit was a powerful reminder that when partners come together, we can reach more children with the protection, care, and support they need most. By combining our strengths, we are helping children find safety, stability, and hope amid crisis. We were humbled to hear Tom Fletcher recognise the dedication of frontline teams with these words: "Thank you, World Vision; you are everywhere." 🧡 For us, being “everywhere” means standing alongside communities, working hand in hand with partners, and ensuring children remain at the centre of every response. Together, we can help children survive, recover, and look forward to a future full of possibility. 🧡 ow.ly/3nAn50ZogF2 hashtag#ForChildren hashtag#HumanitarianAction hashtag#Partnerships hashtag#WorldVision hashtag#ActForHumanity

Thanks to your generosity, we have reached almost 50,000 people in Venezuela with: 🧡 food baskets 🧡 safe water 🧡 hygiene kits 🧡 recreational kits 🧡 child protection activities Over 2,000 volunteers from the Esperanza Sin Fronteras network of faith volunteers have been instrumental in our response. One of our priorities has been to give children a space to heal from trauma, learn, play, and be kids again. To date, we have reached over 1,500 girls, boys, and adolescents through Child-Friendly Spaces. But the needs continue to grow. We're concerned about disease outbreaks from overcrowding in evacuation centres, deteriorating sanitation, vaccination disruptions, and interrupted routine medical care. At this stage of the response, our priorities are to address: 📍 the rapid deterioration of sanitary conditions 📍 increasing psychosocial vulnerability among displaced children 📍 disruption of education in the hardest-hit states We call on the international community, donors, and partners to support the humanitarian response with sustainable financing. And we ask you to continue to help Venezuela, our frontline teams, and affected families with your prayers. If you wish to donate, please do so at the link in the last slide.

In fragile contexts, #resilience is one of the smartest investments we can make for children. 🌍 In 2025, @WorldVision supported 1.8M people and 700K+ families through resilience-building food security & livelihoods programmes, helping communities withstand shocks and build brighter futures. Thank you to our partners and supporters, including @WFP @Refugees @BMZ_Bund, @dfat, @eu_echo and others. ow.ly/Wsgq50Zg1Gn #FoodSecurity #Livelihoods #HumanitarianAction #Enough

Ending child hunger is being powered by a global movement. Through the ENOUGH Campaign, progress is taking shape connecting programmes, policy, and partnerships. In 2025: ➡️ 5.8M children reached with food assistance ➡️ 2.2M supported through cash and vouchers ➡️ 1.7M reached through livelihoods programmes Together, these efforts are helping families access food in ways that are more reliable, flexible, and sustainable. The ENOUGH 2025: Driving Progress to End Child Hunger and Malnutrition report, reflects how collective action is strengthening the systems behind food access, from emergency support to longer-term resilience. Through ENOUGH, this momentum continues to build expanding pathways for families to feed and support their children. Explore ENOUGH 2025: Driving Progress to End Child Hunger and Malnutrition @SchoolMeals_ @dsmfirmenich @WFP @FAO @WorldBank @WHO @UNICEF @GAINalliance @SUN_Movement @AfricanUnion @EU_Commission @ACFInternational (Action Against Hunger) @GCNF #ENOUGH #EndChildHunger #ChildHunger #EndHunger, #Nutrition #FoodSystems #FoodSecurity #SchoolMeals #SDG2 #ZeroHunger #ClimateAndHunger #Resilience #FragileContexts #FoodCrisis

See never-before-seen satellite images of Sudan as we share our latest report, "The Hollowed Earth." Add this to your calendar now so you don't miss it. Come with an open mind and an open heart, because we all play a role in supporting Sudan and its children. Thursday, July 9 | 8 am Pacific/11 am Eastern ow.ly/UixA50ZlB0M

We looked at Sudan from outer space. What we saw was alarming. Join our Roving Reporter, Chris Montgomery, for a live conversation about our new study, "The Hollowed Earth" on Thursday, July 9, 8 am Pacific/11 am Eastern See for yourself how years of conflict and climate pressures have impacted Sudan's land. We will cover the report's key findings, followed by a panel discussion with: - Simon Mane (National Director, World Vision Sudan) - Lilian Dodzo (Regional Leader, East Africa Region) - Daniel Kefela (Humanitarian Policy Advisor) - and Grace Mavhezha (Communications & Public Engagement Manager, World Vision Sudan) Together, they will explore the crisis from humanitarian, leadership, advocacy, and communications perspectives. Our other roving reporter, Abigajla Conway, will also share stories and insights from her recent trip to Sudan. Finally, we will explore how the international community and people can help support Sudan's children. ow.ly/uOIV50ZlAOY

📣 PRESS RELEASE: New Satellite Analysis Exposes Extreme Farmland Loss in Sudan •HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS WIDESPREAD COLLAPSE OF SUDAN’S AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM. •CHILDREN DESCRIBE FLEEING THEIR HOMES AND ARRIVING IN PLACES WHERE THERE IS “NOTHING BUT DUST.” •WORLD VISION WARNS THAT WITHOUT URGENT ACTION, SUDAN FACES IRREVERSIBLE COLLAPSE OF FOOD SYSTEMS ACROSS MULTIPLE REGIONS. Port Sudan, 08 July 2026 – “The sky was black with smoke… we ran until we could not breathe.” These are the words of 11-year-old Yusuf*, who fled his village after his family home was shelled. This is the reality facing millions of children across Sudan, a crisis now visible not only on the ground, but from space. A new World Vision report, the Hollowed Earth, reveals that Sudan’s conflict is destroying the land that sustains the next generation. High resolution satellite imagery shows nearly 40,000 square kilometres of farmland, an area the size of Switzerland, degraded since the conflict began. Sudan now faces the world’s largest displacement crisis and a hunger emergency pushing millions of children at risk of starvation. A scientific “health check” of Sudan’s land World Vision compared satellite “health checks” of Sudan’s agricultural zones from early 2023 to 2025. The analysis shows widespread degradation of arable land, severe damage to the Gezira Scheme, conflict-driven restrictions on land and water access, and sharp declines in crop yields due to disrupted fuel and fertiliser supplies. Families describe burned fields, abandoned farms, and long journeys into areas where agriculture is no longer viable. “I thought we would be safe here, but there is nothing but dust,” Yusuf* recalls. Sudan was once positioned to be a regional agricultural powerhouse, but decades of underinvestment left the system fragile. The conflict that erupted in April 2023 has pushed it into systemic breakdown. Displacement and hunger Millions have fled into areas with degraded land and limited water. •1.8 million children are forced across borders •More than 3.7 million are displaced inside Sudan Agricultural collapse, broken trade routes, and market disruption have left 41% of the population in acute hunger, including 5.5 million people in emergency or catastrophic conditions. “The land that feeds Sudan’s children is disappearing,” said Simon Mane, World Vision Sudan National Director. “Without urgent action, this crisis will leave a generation facing lifelong damage.” A call to protect Sudan’s children World Vision urges immediate scaleup of life-saving food, nutrition, and health assistance; protection of access to land and water; restoration of irrigation networks; safe humanitarian access; and a sustained push for peace. Since the conflict began in Sudan, World Vision has reached 3.2 million people, including one million children with food, cash, health services, and protection, and continues supporting farmers with seeds, tools, livestock, and water systems to sustain local food production. The report can be downloaded at ow.ly/clWi50ZjPQ5 *Name changed to protect identity. ENDS For more information, please contact: Grace Mavhezha Communication and Public Engagement Manager, World Vision Sudan Email: grace_mavhezha@wvi.org +263 775 180 450 About World Vision World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation dedicated to working with children, families and their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. For more information, please visit ow.ly/ksA550ZjPMo or follow us on X @WorldVision.

📣 PRESS RELEASE: More than 520 families supported as assistance continues for children affected by the earthquakes. The humanitarian response in Venezuela continues to evolve following the earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. While search and rescue operations remain ongoing in some areas, response efforts are increasingly focused on humanitarian assistance, child protection, and supporting families who remain displaced from their homes. World Vision continues to actively monitor the emergency and is providing food baskets and hygiene kits to affected families, while prioritizing the protection and well-being of children through Temporary Child-Friendly Spaces. Read more: ow.ly/4Mup50ZjtnV

CARACAS, Venezuela – 26 June 2026 – World Vision activated its emergency response team just hours after two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday, 24 June, leaving widespread devastation, major disruptions to essential services, and more than 589 people dead, 2,980 injured, and 214 aftershocks, according to official reports. World Vision Latin America and the Caribbean is prepared to launch a comprehensive emergency response within 36 hours of the official emergency declaration. Following the collapse of residential and commercial buildings in communities such as La Guaira and Catia La Mar in the Capital District, as well as in the states of Miranda, Falcón, and Carabobo, World Vision is conducting rapid damage and needs assessments to determine the most urgent humanitarian priorities. "Humanitarian assistance is urgently needed in a country that was already facing a critical situation before this disaster made it even worse. World Vision will focus on supporting affected families through food assistance, hygiene and sanitation kits, menstrual dignity kits, and portable sanitation facilities in the hardest-hit communities. However, meeting the enormous humanitarian needs will require the generosity of the international community and sustained donor support," said Joao Diniz, Regional Leader for World Vision Latin America and the Caribbean. In response to the trauma caused by the earthquakes and the increased protection risks facing children who have lost their homes or become separated from their parents or caregivers, World Vision will implement community-based child protection activities, raise awareness on safeguarding children, and help prevent gender-based violence. The organization will also support displacement sites with portable toilets and waste management systems to improve sanitation conditions. The Venezuelan Government has activated national emergency protocols, ordered the preventive shutdown of gas services in affected buildings, and deployed search-and-rescue teams alongside Civil Protection authorities. A tsunami watch remains in effect for coastal areas located within 300 kilometres of the earthquake's epicentre. Thousands of children and adolescents in the affected areas now face heightened risks of family separation, psychological distress, and exposure to unsafe structures as evacuations continue and aftershocks persist. World Vision is assessing urgent needs related to child protection, psychosocial support, safe shelter, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), drawing on its operational presence in Venezuela and its extensive network of community partners and local churches. World Vision calls on the international community, donors, and humanitarian partners to provide immediate financial support to scale up the emergency response in Venezuela and ensure that children and their families receive the life-saving assistance they urgently need during this critical time. To support World Vision's emergency response in Venezuela, please visit: ow.ly/mt5R50ZhF9a Photo Credit: Agencia EFE / Ronal Pena R.

When a 'double double' crisis hits a country where systems have already broken down, you can expect that responding will be a challenge. We're already in place in Venezuela, with over 200 staff and existing operational capacity to respond. Since 2019, we've reached over 2 million people despite the shortage in funding. We will continue to provide child protection, psychosocial support, shelter, and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene). While the situation remains fluid, we're assessing the needs to determine the impact and best way to respond. Our primary concern, of course, is the protection of children, particularly those who are at high risk of displacement, family separation, injuries, and psychosocial distress. Watch to the end to see how you can help.

First-hand accounts from when the earthquakes struck Venezuela. Not from the communities we serve, but from our staff. They fled damaged buildings. Brought children to safety. Endured a long night of aftershocks. They know first-hand that life can change in an instant. Swipe through to read their personal accounts. World Vision is assessing needs and preparing our response to the Venezuela earthquakes. Check back to see how those affected are being supported in the days ahead.

Emergency aid saves lives. But it is not enough, as we found in our report with @WFP Without the chance to work, families remain at risk. And children pay the price. That's why self-reliance is so important. Less begging. Fewer children forced out of school. Lower risk of early marriage and separation. See our report findings ow.ly/3Uma50ZfPG1

For refugees, returning home doesn't mean returning to normal. Or even safety, for that matter. That's the finding of our latest research among returnees in Ukraine and Syria. We found that: - In Ukraine, returning children continue to live under threat of missile and drone attacks - In Syria, families return home to severe food shortages and inadequate healthcare and education facilities - In both countries, women bear the weight of their family's survival while coping with their own economic and psychosocial pressures "Return should be a pathway to recovery and hope for children, not the beginning of a new chapter of hardship," says Eleanor Monbiot, OBE , Regional Leader, World Vision Middle East and Eastern Europe. World Vision is calling on donors, governments, UN agencies, and humanitarian partners to invest in the conditions that make return safe, dignified, and sustainable. Download the full report at ow.ly/sFCK50ZcKyh

117.8 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Nearly half of them are children. Behind that number is a child who left friends, school, and all things familiar. A mother who crossed a border with only what she could carry. A family that may never go back. World Refugee Day is a moment to reckon with the scale of what we are failing to solve. It's also a reminder of what's possible when we refuse to look away. Take two minutes to swipe through and see the scale of the crisis. Then share this with everyone in your network who needs to see it.

A child in Colombia told our researchers: "Sometimes we only eat once a day… when our parents don't find work, they get even more desperate." Our new research on hunger among the forcibly displaced, in partnership with @WFP , confirms what communities already know: when assistance dries up, children pay the price. Among those surveyed, over 57% lived in a household where someone went to sleep hungry in the past 24 hours. Children in the most food-insecure homes were 7.8 times more likely to be forced into child marriage. But self-reliance changes everything. When households can meet their own basic needs, children are: - 56% less likely to beg for food - 38% less likely to drop out of school to work - 33% less likely to be married off The evidence is here. The question is whether the political will exists to act on it. Ahead of World Refugee Day, we're pleased to share this report. Get your copy at ow.ly/WCxJ50ZcMly

Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it is already shaping children’s lives across Southern Africa. In his latest reflection, McClarence Mandaza, our Technical Lead, Environmental Sustainability & Climate Action, brings us closer to the realities communities are facing, where environmental loss, food insecurity, and children’s wellbeing are deeply interconnected. His message is clear: the challenge is not only about mobilising more climate finance but ensuring it reaches the communities who need it most in time to make a difference. As global discussions move towards COP31, this is a critical moment to rethink how climate action is delivered, and who it ultimately serves. Read the full piece and join the conversation: How can we ensure climate finance works for the most vulnerable? ow.ly/gstY50Z9yw1 @UNFCCC @UN @turkiyecop31 #ClimateFinance #ClimateAction #Adaptation #Resilience #FMNR #BoldClimateAction #Youth4Climate #GlobalClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #UN #ClimateAction #Climatechange

A child in Colombia told our researchers: "Sometimes we only eat once a day… when our parents don't find work, they get even more desperate." Our new research on hunger among the forcibly displaced, in partnership with @WFP , confirms what communities already know: when assistance dries up, children pay the price. Among those surveyed, over 57% lived in a household where someone went to sleep hungry in the past 24 hours. Children in the most food-insecure homes were 7.8 times more likely to be forced into child marriage. But self-reliance changes everything. When households can meet their own basic needs, children are: - 56% less likely to beg for food - 38% less likely to drop out of school to work - 33% less likely to be married off The evidence is here. The question is whether the political will exists to act on it. Ahead of World Refugee Day, we're pleased to share this report. Download your copy at ow.ly/30cE50Zej0H