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Statement

SOS Children's Villages condemns Khan Younis attack

December 6 2024 - SOS Children’s Villages International condemns the recent attack adjacent to a temporary tent encampment in Khan Younis, Gaza, accommodating 46 children under our care.

World Children's Day

Children demand an end to war and conflict

November 20 2024 - This World Children's Day marks the 35th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child. However, world leaders show scant regard for the rules of international humanitarian law applicable to children in armed conflicts under Article 38 of the UNCRC.

Press Release

Stomping for Peace at the United Nations

November 19 2024 - As war continues to devastate millions of children worldwide, they are uniting in a powerful global campaign to demand peace. On November 19, the eve of World Children’s Day, their call will reach the United Nations through 'Stomping for Peace,' a campaign initiative urging world leaders to act.

Statement

Stand with UNRWA: A lifeline to children and families

October 29 2024 - The recent decision by Israel’s Knesset to bar UNRWA from delivering these services threatens to sever this lifeline, cutting off vital resources that keep families alive and stable under extraordinarily harsh and inhumane conditions, says President Dereje Wordofa.

Global Report

Children at risk of losing parental care amid systemic failures to support families

October 28 2024 - Millions of children across the globe are at risk of losing parental care because of a multitude of unchecked threats, from intergenerational violence to economic hardship to discrimination, a new report has revealed.

Nepal

Loss and survival amid Nepal's landslides

October 24 2024 - When the SOS Children’s Village team visited flood-affected areas in Panauti, Kavre, in early October, five-year-old Sugam* was playing joyfully with his friends, his laughter masking the tragedy that had unfolded days earlier. On September 28—Sugam’s birthday—he lost his mother in one of the worst floods Nepal has seen in a generation.