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The following news items highlight the facts, evolving issues and developments that impact on the people we help across the globe.     
child sleeps after surviving a recent bomb attack in Damascus. SOS Children's Villages is working in Syria to ensure the wellbei

Hands off the SOS Children’s Village

22/05/2015 – SOS Children’s Villages has launched an urgent appeal to all parties involved in the on-going war in Syria and stakeholders in neighbouring countries: Keep your hands off the SOS Children’s Village in Damascus! More...
Care for ME - a global initiative by SOS Chldren's Villages to provide quality care for every child

Care for ME is about children everywhere

16/05/2013 - Improving the quality of care for vulnerable children is a global issue. Delegates at a conference at the SOS Children’s Villages International headquarters in Innsbruck, Austria, have today highlighted how this can be addressed through a campaign that boldly sets out to achieve quality care for every child. More...
SOS Children's Villages and BT connecting Africa © BT Image library

Connecting Africa - Bringing e-learning to remote villages

13/5/2013 - SOS Children’s Villages and BT are “Connecting Africa”. The project – launched at the recent World Economic Forum on Africa – will bring internet access to families in 20 SOS Children’s Villages across 12 African countries. Watch the video
In emergencies SOS Children's villages cares for children ©REUTERS/Jason Lee, www.alertnet.org

Earthquake in China: SOS Children's Villages ready to help

22/04/2013 – A massive earthquake hit the Sichuan Province in China on Saturday 20 April 2013. Just 100 km from the epicentre. Children and SOS mothers felt the the earth shake at SOS Children’s Village Chengdu. As in 2008, after a more deadly earthquake hit the same area, SOS Children’s Villages has offered its help. More...
Photo: C. Ngo Biyack

Central African Republic: SOS Children's Village looted

16/04/2013 - After the rebel coalition known as Seleka assumed power in the Central African Republic (CAR), more fighting has erupted in the capital Bangui. The civilian population is becoming the victim of attacks and lootings. The SOS Children’s Village in Bangui has fallen victim to the on-going unrest.. More...
Political stability in South Sudan creates humanitarian issues @ C. Ashleigh

Political stability in South Sudan creates humanitarian issues

12/4/2013 - President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has today visited South Sudan. After decades of war and recent disagreement between the two neighbours, the move has defused tension. However, a worrying humanitarian situation may unfold as a result. More...
Millinnium Development Goal - for children© J. Lugtigheid

Goals for Children -

5/4/2013 – Extreme poverty has been reduced by half. The annual death rate of children under-five and has reduced by 4.4 million. SOS Children’s Villages has played its part in reaching Millennium Development Goals. However, it warns that the clock is ticking to meet a goal for children, who remain at risk. More...
Photo: Adel Samara

No end in sight to conflict in Syria

15/03/2013 - Two years after the conflict in Syria first began there are still no signs of peace. The UNHCR reports over a million people who have fled to neighbouring countries and countries in Northern Africa so far, half of them children. In Syria itself there are more than two million displaced persons. More...
Moving forward: Implementing the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children

Moving forward: Implementing the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children

07/03/2013 - SOS Children's Villages is pleased to announce the launch of the handbook for the implementation of the UN Guidelines, Moving Forward: Implementing the 'Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children' on 7 March at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. More...
Ending child poverty in the EU

Ending child poverty in the EU

21/02/2013 - Over 25 million children in the EU are experiencing poverty. The EU took an important step to tackle this problem by adopting a new policy on child poverty. For the first time, children in alternative care are prioritized in an EU policy document, elaborated with input from SOS Children's Villages.
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