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STATEMENT

The EU must provide future-proof solutions for people displaced from Ukraine

March 4 2024 - 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. As 131 civil society organisations, we call on the EU to propose timely, coordinated, collective and future-proof options for the transition out of temporary protection.

Ukraine

‘We fear many children may be lost forever’

February 27 2024 - 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 worked to bring children back to Ukraine, says the war is an opportunity to reform the childcare system, ending institutional care and creating more foster families.

Ukraine

Abducted: How a grandmother rescued her grandchild from Russia

February 23 2024 - 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 trapped with his mother in the occupied port city of Mariupol. The Russian troops took Sasha and his mother captive. Sasha was forcibly separated from her and has since disappeared without a trace.

Syria

Syria earthquake - a year after

February 6 2024 - In this interview, Alaa AlKousa, the Emergency Response Manager at SOS Children's Villages in Syria, provides insights into the aftermath of the earthquake that struck northern Syria and Turkey one year ago. Having been on the ground when the disaster unfolded, she shares the challenges faced and the progress made in the ongoing relief initiatives undertaken by SOS Children's Villages.

Palestine

"Children constantly hear the sounds of bombs"

January 30 2024 - The SOS Children’s Village in Rafah, Gaza, accommodates unaccompanied and separated children and young people who have lost parental care due to the war. In this interview, staff from our programmes in Palestine share what the situation is like for children, young people and families.

Statement

SOS Children's Villages International reduces staff in its General Secretariat 

January 29 2024 - SOS Children's Villages International’s General Secretariat - the central coordinating body that provides support and services to member associations from its international office in Austria and regional offices across the globe is taking urgent measures to address financial constraints.