Europe

GAZA STRIP

'You can feel their sadness'

February 28 2024 - While evacuation possibilities are still being explored, SOS Children’s Villages in Rafah continues to provide loving care for 89 children in the Gaza Strip. We’re delivering emergency services for more than 200 internally displaced persons including shelter, food, water and sanitation and psychological support. Under the looming threat of a ground invasion and amid ongoing airstrikes, the situation in the densely populated area is extremely critical.

UKRAINE

'We fear many children may be lost forever'

February 27 2024 - Over 19,000 children are confirmed to have been deported to Russia, many from residential institutions; the estimations though are many times higher. SOS Children’s Villages in Ukraine, which has worked to bring children back to Ukraine, says the war is an opportunity to reform the childcare system, ending institutional care and creating more foster families.

UKRAINE

Ukraine Emergency Response Update

January 25 2024 - The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to have severe consequences for civilians, particularly those in frontline communities. As of the end of 2023, 3.7 million people remain displaced within Ukraine, while 4.6 million have returned to their places of origin.

UKRAINE

Displaced persons toll rises to 3.7 million in Ukraine

December 7 2023 - In October, civilians in Ukraine faced an escalation of air strikes along the frontline, with notable consequences in Kharkiv, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions.

Ukraine Emergency Response Update: One Year In- Nearly 277K People Helped

February 24 2023 - SOS Children’s Villages continues to work tirelessly in Ukraine and the surrounding countries to protect children and families from the impacts of war. Below, please find the latest available updates about the situation and our efforts.

UKRAINE

First days of school after fleeing Ukraine

July 4 2022 - SOS Children's Villages in Austria is working to integrate Ukrainian children and give them a sense of security.