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UN General Assembly

Children's rights take centre stage at UN

September 26 2019 - SOS Children’s Villages emphasised the importance of the principle “leave no one behind” in debates and the specific needs and rights of children without parental care.

Togo

'Why should I hide away?'

September 20 2019 - Children with disabilities are among the most vulnerable. A nine-year-old in Togo with a genetic bone disorder asks "Why should I hide away". SOS Togo is working to change attitudes so she doesn't have to.

Press Release

Let's make all children visible

September 10 2019 - A new campaign, titled #iseeyou, aims to make visible those children who are growing up without the necessary care and protection they need to thrive.

Jordan

A donor becomes a mentor

August 28 2019 - In a computer lab at the SOS Children’s Village Amman, Fahmi* solves difficult math problems with the help of his tutor Suhaib Hashem Alj’briy. Four years ago, math was the 13-year-old’s least favourite subject and Suhaib was an SOS child sponsor.

PETITION

Child rights groups call for EU Commissioner for Children

August 23 2019 - The child rights network Eurochild launched the petition which targets European Union leaders and comes at a time when new EU Commissioners are being elected.

World Humanitarian Day

Healing trauma in Syrian children

August 19 2019 - On this year’s World Humanitarian Day, we celebrate the work of women humanitarians. Teresa Ngigi, an SOS mental health specialist, supports children in healing from the trauma of war.

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