Soaring hunger and the world’s largest child displacement crisis: 15 April marks one year since the outbreak of the war in Sudan, but the conflict has long since disappeared from the public eye...
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SOS Children's Villages Safeguarding Action Plan Progress Report (March 2023 - March 2024)
Foreword Keeping children safe is an absolute prerequisite for SOS Children’s Villages to deliver on our purpose – to ensure children and young people grow up with the bonds they need to become their...
‘Children in Haiti are suffering mentally and physically’
The escalating gang-related violence in Haiti has forced more than 360,000 families to flee their homes to seek safety and protect their children. Many families have chosen to leave the capital,...
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German government recognizes recommendations on improved reception and family reunification for unaccompanied and separated children
Prof. Dr. Sabina Schutter, Chairwoman of SOS Children’s Villages Germany (SOS Kinderdorf e.V.), delivered the following statement at the adoption of recommendations of the German government’s...
"The children knew: When we say, 'It's time to go!', it's time to go."
Amidst the conflict, SOS Children's Villages evacuated 68 children, staff, and their families from the SOS Children's Village in Rafah, southern Gaza. In this interview, Samy Ajjour, programme...
Children without parental care evacuated from Rafah, Gaza
A total of 68 children from the SOS Children's Village Rafah in Gaza as well as 11 employees of the SOS Children's Villages and their families have been evacuated. We have worked through diplomatic...
Joining Forces Alliance Somalia Advocacy on Combatting Violence Against Women and Girls in Somalia
Joining Forces Alliance (JFA) in Somalia is comprised of four of the largest child-focused agencies, (Plan International, Save the Children International, SOS Children's Villages International, World...
Investing in women is not just the right thing to do - it is essential for human rights
Today, we commemorate International Women's Day 2024 under the theme of "Invest in women: Accelerate progress." It is time to reflect on major advances and failings, renew the commitment to take...
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The EU must provide future-proof solutions for people displaced from Ukraine
As the temporary protection to millions of displaced Ukrainians in Europe is set to expire, over 130 civil society organizations urge the European Union to provide continued support and protection. ...
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The EU must provide future-proof solutions for people displaced from Ukraine
With temporary protection set to expire on 4 March 2025, EU leadership is urgently needed to ensure millions of people displaced from Ukraine have continued access to rights and inclusion in Europe...
‘We fear many children may be lost forever’
Over 19,000 children are confirmed to have been deported to Russia, many from residential institutions; the estimations though are many times higher. SOS Children’s Villages in Ukraine, which has...
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Abducted: How a grandmother rescued her grandchild from Russia
One Tuesday in April, the unimaginable began for 52-year-old Ludmilla with an alarming phone call from her grandson Sasha. While Ludmilla was living in a safe part of the war-torn Ukraine, Sasha was...
“They are exhausted, and you can feel their sadness”
After more than 100 days of war in Gaza, hundreds of children find themselves alone amid the chaos, left without parents, immediate relatives or any caregivers that could protect and support them. ...
Children who lost parents in the war are brought to the SOS Children’s Village in Gaza
Partnership agreement with UNICEF calls for up to 55 children to be accommodated for up to one year. The first group of children who have lost their parents or caregivers in the Gaza war have arrived...
75 Years of Human Rights: A Critical Reflection of its Significance for Children
By Dr. Dereje Wordofa On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), it becomes exceedingly significant to contemplate the global positive outcomes for...
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Psychological care crucial for the children of Gaza and Israel to avert long-term trauma
The losses and trauma from the war are taking a heavy toll on the mental health and well-being of children of Gaza and Israel - with long-term effects on their development. Their sense of security...
Preventing child marriage through active participation of children and young people
Ethiopia has some of the highest rates of child, early, and forced marriage (CEFM), with 4 in 10 girls getting married before turning 18. Child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) had been...
World Children’s Day: A call to end widespread child suffering
President Dereje Wordofa of SOS Children’s Villages International says the war in Gaza exposes the failings of world governments to protect children and ensure their rights. On World Children’s Day...
Over 70 INGOs urge the UK government to secure an urgent ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestinian Territories (oPT)
October 18, 2023 73 leaders of UK INGOs have signed a statement calling on the UK government to secure an urgent ceasefire in Israel and Gaza following blasts at al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza and...
Call to end the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
SOS Children's Villages is appalled as a preventable, humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in Gaza, while the world watches. SOS Children’s Villages mourns the killing of several children, young people...