SOS Children's Villages International (SOS) Updates

Prolonged drought across the country is putting immense pressure on families, with 5.9 million people facing severe food insecurity and limited access to essential services amid diminishing funding...

SOS Children’s Villages landmark new guidance for children without parental care rolled out across 55 African states. Around 35million children without parental care across Africa will now have a new...

SOS Children’s Villages International expresses deep concern over continued escalation of violence in Sudan, particularly the horrifying reports emerging from the Darfur region, where thousands of...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Caafimaad Plus is the largest health and nutrition consortium in South and Central Somalia, implementing Integrated Emergency Life - Saving Assistance across 23 districts in seven...

24th July 2025: Today marks 500 days since SOS Children’s Villages evacuated 68 children, along with 11 caregivers and their families, from the SOS Children's Village in Rafah due to the imminent...

“Investing in Children Now” has been developed by the EU offices of the member organisations of Joining Forces to recommend to the EU to shape a Multiannual Financial Framework with a strong...

At a quiet SOS Children’s Village in southern Mexico, three young Venezuelan siblings — Andrés, 7, Daniel, 5, and Sofía, 3* — are building a new rhythm of life. They play football in the afternoons,...

ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children International, SOS Children’s Villages International, Terre des Hommes International Federation, and World Vision International Refugee and...

Introduction East Africa has long hosted major refugee populations, owing both to the presence of some of the world's most severe and protracted crises - whether in the region or at its borders - and...

The people of Somalia face a worsening humanitarian crisis. Years of protracted conflict, drought, displacement, and disease outbreaks have left more than 4.6 million people face acute food...

Children under the care of SOS Children’s Villages in Gaza are “consistently suffering from respiratory problems and severe flu due to the dust caused by the bombardment” with those aged under one...

61 organisations, including CARE International UK, have signed a joint statement calling on the Government to rethink a ‘shameful’ move which contradicts Labour's manifesto promise to put women and...

The humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached a new level of catastrophe, with children bearing the brunt of a crisis that shows no signs of ending. In Khan Younis and northern Gaza, thousands of...

SOS Children’s Villages staff caring for children in Khan Younis, in Gaza, have raised the alarm over the risk of children starving to death as a result of the prolonged lack of humanitarian aid. SOS...

SOS Children’s Villages remains committed to children and young people without or at risk of losing parental care in Syria. We continue to support their immediate needs and long-term well-being —...

As Gaza plunges deeper into humanitarian collapse, children are not only being killed in war - they are now at risk of dying from starvation. SOS Children’s Villages is gravely alarmed by the...

Following the announcement that Israel plans to ‘capture’ Gaza,¹ SOS Children’s Villages UK has released a statement condemning the lack of respect for child rights and international law during the...

In 2024, the planet experienced its hottest year on record. It marked the first time global temperatures exceeded the critical 1.5°C threshold in a full calendar year. The warming trend, which...

Ukrainian humanitarian response is unique for a few reasons which make it different from other crisis contexts. From a legal point of view, one of the key features is the existence of developed and...