World News & Stories

El Niño is a climate phenomenon with the power to increase global warming. Together with climate change, it’s devastating the world’s poorest people.

Find out all the ways toys can make a positive change in the lives of children across the world, courtesy of Spinmaster.

It’s safe to say that physical and language barriers are felt between sponsored child and sponsor. Though letters and emails are often translated into corresponding languages, there is one type of communication that requires no interpretation, bridging the gaps of physical and linguistic separation.

Millions of people around the world struggle with food insecurity. Learn key facts about the issue and what you can do to help.

Kindness and generosity seem simple enough, but what might seem like effortless gestures are actually life-changing for vulnerable children and families by presenting them with opportunities to receive life’s essential needs, leading to a brighter future.

Gender-based violence is a major global public health and human rights issue. AHADI, a World Vision project, is tackling this problem in Tanzania.

We try to shield our children from some of the world’s toughest realities, including armed conflict and forced displacement. But kids don’t live in a bubble.

On October 15, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck approximately 50 kilometers northwest of Herat city in western Afghanistan, marking it the seventh earthquake in eight days. This recent tremor followed closely after a series of intense earthquakes and aftershocks that claimed the lives of thousands and devastated entire villages in the same region, just over a week earlier.

Discover the importance of World Food Day and how World Vision Canada addresses global hunger. Explore the impact, history, and initiatives behind this vital annual event.

The Ring of Fire follows the Pacific coast in a horseshoe shape. Its earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis contribute to dire poverty in poor regions.

The fulfillment of gender equality continues to elude many nations in the developing world, with women and girls bearing the vast brunt of its negative effects. But if communities want to alleviate the economic, social and political problems they face, achieving gender equality is absolutely necessary.

Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons cause the greatest damage in the world’s most impoverished regions. And because of climate change, they’re only getting worse.

World hunger is solvable. We produce enough food to feed everyone on this planet. Despite this, the global hunger crisis is only getting worse. Up to 783 million people don’t know where their next meal is coming from.

Over 800 million people around the globe, most of them in developing countries, suffer from chronic food deprivation on a daily basis. Learn more and how you can help.

Earthquake rocks Morocco; thousands feared dead and injured

What is emergency and disaster relief? For families facing catastrophes of all kinds—whether natural or manmade—such assistance can mean the difference between life and death. It’s help that’s quick to the scene to meet children’s immediate needs so they can survive and recover.  

Learn how play-based learning, especially for conflict-affected children, can be an ideal learning approach to foster children's literacy and peaceful societies.

Syrian children in Lebanon have lost months or years of education to war and economic crisis. Many are catching up through a World Vision program.

Education is an important part of life regardless of one’s gender, race, or social class. This article explains why and how education affects one’s future.

The global hunger crisis continues to sweep the world—and sets back years of gender equality progress. Learn more facts and statistics about this issue.