Humanitarian emergencies

Refugees connecting with their families through ICT corners

July 4 2017 - Nearly two years ago the first urgent humanitarian emergency response in Serbia and FYR Macedonia was established. The dynamics along the so-called Balkan route have changed, and so have the needs of those who live at the reception centres.

World Refugee Day 2017

June 17 2017 - SOS Children’s Villages works globally to care for and protect children, and to keep displaced families together. Find out more in our series of articles about how we support refugees and internally displaced children and families.

Photo essay: Families struggle for survival in drought-stricken northern Kenya

June 7 2017 - SOS Children’s Villages has mobilised emergency relief programmes to address the needs of children and families in four East African countries who are struggling with drought and food insecurity.

Peru: Helping families recover from natural disaster

May 31 2017 - Helene Boeser spent nine days evaluating the emergency response in Peru, which is still recovering from March floods and landslides. The disaster left an estimated 1.4 million people in need of assistance, including 400,000 children.