Americas

Bringing the voices of children to the United Nations

March 26 2015 - 14-year-old Rodrigo, who currently lives with an SOS family in Chile, spoke in front of global leaders at an event in the United Nations

Haiti gets its third SOS Children's Village

December 21 2014 - Five years after the earthquake that devastated the country, SOS Children's Villages' support for Haiti continues with the inauguration of a third Children’s Village to provide families and homes for children who lost parental care.

Education inequalities in 'the two Haitis'

December 20 2014 - In a country where nearly half the population is under 18, and poverty is extreme, educational reforms are key to sustainable social development.

How Haiti's earthquake made strong families

December 19 2014 - When Haiti suffered a catastrophic earthquake on 12 January 2010, thousands of children were orphaned or separated from parents. SOS mothers in Santo opened their arms to hundreds of children in need of love, care and security. Here are three SOS mothers' stories of growing through disaster.

Turning 25: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

November 7 2014 - The UNCRC is now a quarter century old, but has it come of age? Are children’s rights being fulfilled? We look at the differences the UNCRC has made, and the work that's still to be done. Plus, download our youth-friendly poster about child rights!

September 25 2014 - “No matter whether you talk about poverty or violence, the inequality experienced by the most vulnerable children is unacceptable and rising."