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Nagorno-Karabakh

I am my sister's keeper

November 13 2020 - Rita and Jenny are inseparable. They were among the 35 children brought to the SOS Children’s Village in Kotayk, Armenia after their boarding school was evacuated. They and the other children will be cared for as long as necessary.

Burkina Faso

'Who are these people who are angry with us?'

November 11 2020 - Armed violence has displaced more than a million people in Burkina Faso — half of them this year alone.  Khadidja*, 12, and her family abandoned everything overnight, leaving behind the home where they had always lived.

Greece

Statement on the fires at the Moria camp

September 11 2020 - "We cannot rebuild the same system of inhumane conditions from the ashes of Moria. All those affected by the fire need immediate access to shelter, healthcare, food, care and psychosocial aid." Read the full statement by CEO Steffen Braasch.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A mother's memories 25 years after Srebrenica

July 10 2020 - 11 July is the European Union’s official day of remembrance for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. SOS Children’s Villages supports families in Srebrenica, some of whom - like Marika - lost family members in the genocide.

Statement

Children should always be treated as children

March 4 2020 - Amidst increasing tensions at the Turkish-Greek border, SOS Children’s Villages International calls for the immediate protection of children and their families.

Syria

A school in Aleppo welcomes students

December 4 2019 - Nearly nine years of civil war in Syria has devastated the countries educational system, with over 7,000 schools damaged or destroyed. The Al-Thawra Banin School in Aleppo was one of them.

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