EMERGENCIES

One year on: the forgotten war in Sudan

April 12 2024 - 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. Meanwhile, the situation of children, young people and families is desperate.

GAZA

‘Many children find it easier to paint bad experiences than to talk about them’

April 5 2024 - Sixty-eight children from the SOS Children's Village Rafah in Gaza were successfully evacuated to Bethlehem in the West Bank in mid-March. Psychologist Mutaz Lubbad accompanied the children. In this interview, he talks about their psychological state and the help they need most urgently now.

EMERGENCIES

‘Children in Haiti are suffering mentally and physically’

March 29 2024 - 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, Port-au-Prince. Those who have no other places to go live in schools and government buildings that have been turned into camps.

Advocacy

German government recognizes recommendations on improved reception and family reunification for unaccompanied and separated children

March 26 2024 - SOS Children's Villages Germany made a submission to Germany’s Universal Periodic Review focusing on improving reception conditions for unaccompanied and separated children.

Gaza

"The children knew: When we say, 'It's time to go!', it's time to go."

March 25 2024 - 68 children were evacuated from the SOS Children's Village in Rafah, southern Gaza. In this interview, Samy Ajjour, programme director of the village, speaks about the evacuation and how the children are doing since their arrival to the West Bank.

ICT4D

Digital Development Guidebook: Navigating the new frontier of digital development

March 20 2024 - In an era where organizations are moving from digital integration to holistic digital transformation at all levels, we are glad to share with you the Digital Development Guidebook. This guidebook is the result of a collaboration effort of SOS Children's Villages and other INGOs with the leadership of CRS and the support of NetHope.