SOS News by Topic
Our Charity News pages provide follow up information on our work in tsunami-affected areas, our emergency relief efforts in Pakistan and the Middle East as well as reports and news on developments around the world.
You can also keep up-to-date on all of our fundraising news, including articles about support from our ambassadors and partners, charity challenges and any past and present campaigns.
Sponsorship
- 27/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Ethiopia (Part 3) - 27/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Ethiopia (Part 2) - 27/03/2008
Sponsor's update Ethiopia (Part 1) - 27/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Turkey - 27/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Lithuania - 26/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Hungary - 26/03/2008
Child sponsorship update the Czech Republic - 26/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Rwanda - 26/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Chad - 26/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from South Africa (Part 4) - 26/03/2008
Sponsor's update from South Africa (Part 3) - 26/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from South Africa (Part 2) - 26/03/2008
Sponsor's update from South Africa (Part 1) - 25/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Mozambique - 25/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Senegal (Part 2) - 25/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Senegal (Part 1) - 17/03/2008
Child sponsorship from Nepal (Part 5) - 17/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Nepal (Part 4) - 17/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Nepal (Part 3) - 17/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Nepal (Part 2)
Football
- 29/10/2007
England team charity auction - 22/08/2007
England v. Germany - FIFA/SOS Ambassador at Wembley - 15/08/2007
World Cup Africa 'could encourage child sex tourism' - 24/05/2007
World Cup will 'help feed SA's children' - 01/05/2007
Rooney and Shevchenko auction shirts for SOS Children - 16/04/2007
Keepy Uppy Challenge 2007 - 27/03/2007
Tottenham Hotspur teams up with SOS Children - 19/12/2006
FIFA/SOS Ambassador Cannavaro scoops top prize - 13/12/2006
Zidane visits SOS Children in Algeria - 17/11/2006
SOS Children mourns Ferenc Puskas - 29/08/2006
Gazza and The FA pay SOS Children a visit
Middle East Crisis
- 02/07/2008
Jerusalem terror threatens fragile ceasefire - 18/06/2008
Israel and Hamas sign six-month truce - 13/05/2008
Lebanon calls for international assistance - 28/04/2008
Four children die in latest Gaza violence - 22/04/2008
Israel bracing for new attacks by Hamas - 14/03/2008
Israel braces for unusually strong US criticism - 06/03/2008
Living conditions in Gaza 'reach 40-year low' - 03/03/2008
MidEast peace hopes continue downward spiral - 21/02/2008
Palestinians 'could declare statehood' - 18/01/2008
Gaza cut off as rockets rain down on Israel - 07/08/2007
Palestinian children killed in explosion - 04/06/2007
Children suffer as fighting escalates in Lebanon - 04/06/2007
Children suffer as fighting escalates in Lebanon - 20/04/2007
West Bank children 'just want peace' - 09/08/2006
Middle East Crisis: Closure of refugee centre in Syria - 09/08/2006
Middle East Crisis: Surviving in Lebanon - 04/08/2006
Middle East Crisis: The trauma of war - 31/07/2006
Middle East Crisis: Help for refugees in Lebanon - 27/07/2006
Middle East Crisis: News updates - 27/07/2006
Middle East Crisis: Supporting refugees in Syria
Chernobyl Disaster - 20 years on
- 25/04/2006
Report from Chernobyl : Pure Heaven for Big Families - 25/04/2006
The Shadow of Chernobyl - 25/04/2006
An Interview with Director of the SOS Social Centre Borovljany
World Orphan Week
- 12/02/2008
£4,000 donation from HSBC following customer survey - 27/09/2006
Photo exhibition supporting orphans worldwide - 27/09/2006
World Orphan Week - celebrity balloon races - 25/07/2006
World Orphan Week - get fundraising!
Child Soldier
- 18/10/2007
Sudan Child Soldier update for sponsors - 07/02/2007
Sudan Child Soldier Charity News - 19/10/2006
SOS Children: Northern Uganda: Charity builds a long term centre - 25/02/2006
Children in Conflict - 23/02/2006
SOS Child Soldier : A Rwandan child who became Child Soldier - 23/02/2006
SOS Child Soldiers : Child Soldiers in Sudan - 23/02/2006
SOS Child Soldiers : Children in Palestine - 21/02/2006
SOS Child Soldiers - 21/02/2006
SOS Child Soldier : Uganda project
Charity Events
- 13/06/2008
Leee John visits SOS Children in France - 21/05/2008
Young Jamaican Aids/HIV sufferers treated as part of Child Month - 13/02/2008
Autumn Fair - 05/12/2007
South Africa deputy holds Xmas party for orphans - 01/11/2007
Line-up for 4664 gig unveiled - 17/10/2007
'wear something WOW'! - 08/08/2007
Ever seen a gorilla doing press ups? - 18/05/2007
Child abandonment exhibition - 08/03/2007
Photography Exhibition in Chichester Library: Photos of SOS Children’s Villages Belarus - 01/09/2006
World Orphan Week - 04/07/2006
FA visit to SOS Children in Lesotho - 12/05/2006
Helping families to care for their children - 20/04/2006
Classical concert at the Albert Hall in aid of SOS Children - 06/04/2006
SOS Children releases 2006 Wikipedia CD Selection - 31/03/2006
Classic Response 2006: G4 GHANA DIARY - 23/02/2006
Classic Response 2006 - 21/02/2006
Abrupt end to Motorbike Adventure in aid of SOS Children - 15/01/2006
Charity Preview: Walk the Line - 01/03/2005
Classic Response 2005 - 01/03/2005
Classic Response : by Celtic Tenor James Nelson
Somalia News
- 22/04/2008
SOS Children staff injured in Mogadishu - 04/12/2007
Somalia Charity evacuates some children - 23/11/2007
Somalia update - 13/11/2007
Mortar hits orphans' home - 11/11/2007
Mortar Shell hit charity project - 21/08/2007
Mortar hits SOS Hospital in Mogadishu - 09/08/2007
Tension in Mogadishu as search for insurgents continues - 08/05/2007
Somalia Update: Cautious return to normality - 02/05/2007
Somalia update: Uneasy calm as children return home - 26/04/2007
Somalia Update: Missiles hit SOS Hospital in Mogadishu - 24/04/2007
Somalia Update: Evacuations in Mogadishu - 23/04/2007
Somalia Update: fighting creates more chaos - 02/04/2007
Somalia crisis update - 08/02/2007
Fighting in Mogadishu: children are the victims - 22/09/2006
Last farewell to Sister Leonella - 18/09/2006
The real Sister Leonella: an interview with Sister Marzia - 14/11/2005
Death penalty for the murder of SOS co-workers
Fundraising News
- 28/05/2008
Eurotandem 2008: Norway's North Cape To Malta – Over 5,000KM On A Tandem! - 09/05/2008
Flamenco-Inspired Art Exhibition for SOS Children - 10/04/2008
Facto: A fun way to practice finding factors - 02/04/2008
Spurring us on! Tottenham Hotspurs continue their support for SOS Children - 24/01/2008
UK Charity declares the death of Direct Mail - 08/11/2007
A “Song of Hope” on World AIDS Day - 08/08/2007
Adopt a duck for SOS Children - 26/07/2007
Bhangra beats for SOS Children - 04/06/2007
The Magic Lantern of Kimbustan - 28/03/2007
Be part of a musical first and support SOS Children! - 04/12/2006
World Record sponsored attempt supporting SOS Children - 09/11/2006
World Aids Day - 03/11/2006
Phil’s trip to Ghana - 13/10/2006
National Giving Week - giving hope to orphans - 22/06/2006
New Author (aged 7) writes Honey Bunny book - 11/04/2006
SOS Children and Schools - 18/02/2006
Volunteering to help SOS Children - 01/12/2005
2005 Charity Christmas Cards for SOS Children - 28/02/2005
Charity Wristbands for World Orphan Week - 24/02/2005
Cambridge University Supporters Group
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal
- 07/10/2006
Little Ishfaq reunited with his family by charity - 07/10/2006
Kashmir earthquake - charity review one year on - 03/04/2006
Pakistan Earthquake Summary - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake News - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 10th report Search and Rescue - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 9th report SOS Children official custodian of orphaned children - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 7th report Search and Rescue Team / SOS Emergency Shelter Rawalpindi - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake News : First Report
Conflicts
- 14/07/2008
UN bemoans child soldier recruitment in Sudan - 10/07/2008
Ambush by Sudanese militia kills UN troops - 30/06/2008
Peace accord for Central African Republic - 30/06/2008
Tough rhetoric over LRA child soldier recruitment - 26/06/2008
Sudanese ex-combatants to be reintegrated - 20/06/2008
Sexual violence 'becoming a way of life' in Darfur - 10/06/2008
SOS Children continues quiet charity work in Zimbabwe - 09/06/2008
Possible breakthrough in war-ravaged southern Sudan - 12/05/2008
Tensions heighten between Sudan and Chad - 30/04/2008
Report: Uganda's LRA resume child abductions - 23/04/2008
UN issues revised Sudan death toll - 21/04/2008
Civilians bear brunt of new Mogadishu battles - 11/04/2008
UN warns of potential Ethiopia-Eritrea war - 28/03/2008
Burma accused of stepping up child soldier recruitment - 26/03/2008
Somalia on verge of 'humanitarian catastrophe' - 20/03/2008
Accountability 'key' to restoring stability in Kenya - 19/03/2008
UN: Seize opportunities for peace in Somalia - 13/03/2008
Darfur's UN-AU force 'could stay for a decade' - 07/03/2008
Chad puts human toll on February coup attempt - 04/03/2008
Uganda's peace deal with LRA thrown into doubt
General SOS News
- 24/07/2008
Food crisis 2008: Nursery school children harvest their crops in Malawi - 16/07/2008
Food Crisis 2008: commitment to children - 07/07/2008
Charity supporter hits the notes for orphans - 25/06/2008
Food Crisis 2008: Rising costs in Maseru, Lesotho - 25/06/2008
Child sponsor update from Botswana - 24/06/2008
Case Studies: Turning into a positive track in Belarus - 24/06/2008
Case Studies: From SOS boy to Village Director in Kenya - 24/06/2008
Case Studies: From Kolkata to Kathmandu - 23/06/2008
Case Studies: Successful young man in Bo, Sierra Leone - 23/06/2008
Communities affected by HIV/AIDS supported by SOS Children - 30/05/2008
Summer 2008 Newsletter - 11/03/2008
BBC Presenter Simon Reeve supports SOS Children! - 30/11/2007
SOS children perform to Prince Charles - 18/10/2007
News from Sponsored Village; Dassa Zoume Benin - 29/05/2007
SOS Children launches Wikipedia for Schools - 24/05/2007
Polar First lands its World Record! - 03/05/2007
The Magic Lantern of Kimbustan: new novel supporting SOS Children - 20/04/2007
Intelligent Giving: SOS Children's response - 23/03/2007
Renewed fighting in Mogadishu - 23/03/2007
Mozambique explosions damage SOS homes
AIDS
- 14/07/2008
Zambia highlights toll of HIV discrimination - 11/07/2008
Residents of Delhi at 'high risk' of infection - 10/07/2008
New drive against Aids and malaria in west Africa - 09/07/2008
Namibian teachers meet to discuss HIV/Aids - 09/07/2008
New Aids drug lined up by Zimbabwean govt - 08/07/2008
Mozambique 'must make better use of Aids funds' - 08/07/2008
Pepfar to sponsor Vietnamese Aids projects - 08/07/2008
Aggressive ARV treatment 'could slash HIV rates' - 07/07/2008
Bush urges senate to approve Pepfar funding - 05/07/2008
Indian PM: Social inclusion key to winning Aids battle - 05/07/2008
Antiretrovirals 'boost risk of childhood asthma' - 03/07/2008
Study finds HIV patients living for longer - 03/07/2008
Durban Aids patients robbed for drug fix - 01/07/2008
UN: African youth most at risk from HIV/Aids - 30/06/2008
Australia boosts HIV research sponsorship - 30/06/2008
New antiretroviral tender for South Africa - 26/06/2008
Ethiopian Aids patients 'discontinue ARV treatment' - 25/06/2008
Jamaican govt sponsors workplace HIV initiatives - 25/06/2008
Zambia: HIV/Aids poses 'serious challenges' - 24/06/2008
Official figures 'understate' Indonesia's HIV crisis
Sponsor a Child
- 30/11/2007
Child sponsorship update from Angola - 08/11/2007
Sponsor's Report from Haiti - 25/09/2007
Child sponsorship update from Costa Rica - 25/08/2007
Child sponsorship update from Mongolia - 28/07/2007
Sponsor's update from Morocco - 28/07/2007
Sponsor's update from Uganda - 20/07/2007
Sponsor's update Central African Republic - 06/06/2007
Child sponsorship update from Guinea Bissau - 01/06/2007
Child sponsorship update from Zambia - 06/02/2007
Child sposnorship update from Nigeria - 01/02/2007
Child sponsorship update from Tunisia - 06/01/2007
Child sponsorship update Burundi (Part 2) - 23/11/2006
Sponsor a child for Christmas - 06/11/2006
Sponsor's update from Burundi (Part 1)