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
- 08 Dec 2008
SOS Children launches endowed child sponsorships - 07 Dec 2008
Child Sponsorship rebirth at Christmas - 13 Oct 2008
Christmas Appeal - 27 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship update from Ethiopia (Part 3) - 27 Mar 2008
Sponsor's update from Ethiopia (Part 2) - 27 Mar 2008
Sponsor's update Ethiopia (Part 1) - 27 Mar 2008
Sponsor's update from Turkey - 27 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship update from Lithuania - 26 Mar 2008
Sponsor's update from Hungary - 26 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship update the Czech Republic - 26 Mar 2008
Sponsor's update from Rwanda - 26 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship update from Chad - 26 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship update from South Africa (Part 4) - 26 Mar 2008
Sponsor's update from South Africa (Part 3) - 26 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship update from South Africa (Part 2) - 26 Mar 2008
Sponsor's update from South Africa (Part 1) - 25 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship update from Mozambique - 25 Mar 2008
Sponsor's update from Senegal (Part 2) - 25 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship update from Senegal (Part 1) - 17 Mar 2008
Child sponsorship from Nepal (Part 5)
Football
- 15 Oct 2008
Tottenham Hotspur family house officially open! - 29 Oct 2007
England team charity auction - 22 Aug 2007
England v. Germany - FIFA/SOS Ambassador at Wembley - 15 Aug 2007
World Cup Africa 'could encourage child sex tourism' - 24 May 2007
World Cup will 'help feed SA's children' - 01 May 2007
Rooney and Shevchenko auction shirts for SOS Children - 16 Apr 2007
Keepy Uppy Challenge 2007 - 27 Mar 2007
Tottenham Hotspur teams up with SOS Children - 19 Dec 2006
FIFA/SOS Ambassador Cannavaro scoops top prize - 13 Dec 2006
Zidane visits SOS Children in Algeria - 17 Nov 2006
SOS Children mourns Ferenc Puskas - 29 Aug 2006
Gazza and The FA pay SOS Children a visit
Middle East Crisis
- 05 Jan 2009
Charity calls for Gaza child sponsors - 29 Dec 2008
SOS Children Gaza news update - 02 Jul 2008
Jerusalem terror threatens fragile ceasefire - 18 Jun 2008
Israel and Hamas sign six-month truce - 13 May 2008
Lebanon calls for international assistance - 28 Apr 2008
Four children die in latest Gaza violence - 22 Apr 2008
Israel bracing for new attacks by Hamas - 14 Mar 2008
Israel braces for unusually strong US criticism - 06 Mar 2008
Living conditions in Gaza 'reach 40-year low' - 03 Mar 2008
MidEast peace hopes continue downward spiral - 21 Feb 2008
Palestinians 'could declare statehood' - 18 Jan 2008
Gaza cut off as rockets rain down on Israel - 07 Aug 2007
Palestinian children killed in explosion - 04 Jun 2007
Children suffer as fighting escalates in Lebanon - 04 Jun 2007
Children suffer as fighting escalates in Lebanon - 20 Apr 2007
West Bank children 'just want peace' - 09 Aug 2006
Middle East Crisis: Closure of refugee centre in Syria - 09 Aug 2006
Middle East Crisis: Surviving in Lebanon - 04 Aug 2006
Middle East Crisis: The trauma of war - 31 Jul 2006
Middle East Crisis: Help for refugees in Lebanon
Chernobyl Disaster - 20 years on
- 25 Apr 2006
Report from Chernobyl : Pure Heaven for Big Families - 25 Apr 2006
The Shadow of Chernobyl - 25 Apr 2006
An Interview with Director of the SOS Social Centre Borovljany
World Orphan Week
- 04 Nov 2008
"Back business, bring a bowler'- 13 Feb 2009 - 12 Feb 2008
£4,000 donation from HSBC following customer survey - 27 Sep 2006
Photo exhibition supporting orphans worldwide - 27 Sep 2006
World Orphan Week - celebrity balloon races - 25 Jul 2006
World Orphan Week - get fundraising!
Child Soldier
- 18 Oct 2007
Sudan Child Soldier update for sponsors - 07 Feb 2007
Sudan Child Soldier Charity News - 19 Oct 2006
SOS Children: Northern Uganda: Charity builds a long term centre - 25 Feb 2006
Children in Conflict - 23 Feb 2006
SOS Child Soldier : A Rwandan child who became Child Soldier - 23 Feb 2006
SOS Child Soldiers : Child Soldiers in Sudan - 23 Feb 2006
SOS Child Soldiers : Children in Palestine - 21 Feb 2006
SOS Child Soldiers - 21 Feb 2006
SOS Child Soldier : Uganda project
Charity Events
- 01 Dec 2008
World AIDS Day - 13 Jun 2008
Leee John visits SOS Children in France - 21 May 2008
Young Jamaican Aids/HIV sufferers treated as part of Child Month - 13 Feb 2008
Autumn Fair - 05 Dec 2007
South Africa deputy holds Xmas party for orphans - 01 Nov 2007
Line-up for 4664 gig unveiled - 17 Oct 2007
'wear something WOW'! - 08 Aug 2007
Ever seen a gorilla doing press ups? - 18 May 2007
Child abandonment exhibition - 08 Mar 2007
Photography Exhibition in Chichester Library: Photos of SOS Children’s Villages Belarus - 01 Sep 2006
World Orphan Week - 04 Jul 2006
FA visit to SOS Children in Lesotho - 12 May 2006
Helping families to care for their children - 20 Apr 2006
Classical concert at the Albert Hall in aid of SOS Children - 06 Apr 2006
SOS Children releases 2006 Wikipedia CD Selection - 31 Mar 2006
Classic Response 2006: G4 GHANA DIARY - 23 Feb 2006
Classic Response 2006 - 21 Feb 2006
Abrupt end to Motorbike Adventure in aid of SOS Children - 15 Jan 2006
Charity Preview: Walk the Line - 01 Mar 2005
Classic Response 2005
Somalia News
- 19 Dec 2008
Christmas spirit in Mogadishu, Somalia - 19 Dec 2008
Christmas - a time for reflection at SOS Children Somalia - 22 Apr 2008
SOS Children staff injured in Mogadishu - 04 Dec 2007
Somalia Charity evacuates some children - 23 Nov 2007
Somalia update - 13 Nov 2007
Mortar hits orphans' home - 11 Nov 2007
Mortar Shell hit charity project - 21 Aug 2007
Mortar hits SOS Hospital in Mogadishu - 09 Aug 2007
Tension in Mogadishu as search for insurgents continues - 08 May 2007
Somalia Update: Cautious return to normality - 02 May 2007
Somalia update: Uneasy calm as children return home - 26 Apr 2007
Somalia Update: Missiles hit SOS Hospital in Mogadishu - 24 Apr 2007
Somalia Update: Evacuations in Mogadishu - 23 Apr 2007
Somalia Update: fighting creates more chaos - 02 Apr 2007
Somalia crisis update - 08 Feb 2007
Fighting in Mogadishu: children are the victims - 22 Sep 2006
Last farewell to Sister Leonella - 18 Sep 2006
The real Sister Leonella: an interview with Sister Marzia - 14 Nov 2005
Death penalty for the murder of SOS co-workers
Fundraising News
- 29 Dec 2008
Hangover cure? New Year Resolution.. - 05 Dec 2008
Winter fuel payments to charity: (poem) - 04 Dec 2008
Winter fuel allowance: gift to orphan charity - 15 Oct 2008
Charity Christmas Cards for 2008 - 24 Sep 2008
New online Fundraising approach - 10 Sep 2008
Hope Education Supporting SOS Children - 09 Sep 2008
Fundraising News: concerned for orphans - 15 Aug 2008
Charity Cricket match for SOS Children - 28 May 2008
Eurotandem 2008: Norway's North Cape To Malta – Over 5,000KM On A Tandem! - 09 May 2008
Flamenco-Inspired Art Exhibition for SOS Children - 10 Apr 2008
Facto: A fun way to practice finding factors - 02 Apr 2008
Spurring us on! Tottenham Hotspurs continue their support for SOS Children - 24 Jan 2008
UK Charity declares the death of Direct Mail - 08 Nov 2007
A “Song of Hope” on World AIDS Day - 31 Aug 2007
Charity Christmas Cards for 2007 - 08 Aug 2007
Adopt a duck for SOS Children - 26 Jul 2007
Bhangra beats for SOS Children - 04 Jun 2007
The Magic Lantern of Kimbustan - 28 Mar 2007
Be part of a musical first and support SOS Children! - 04 Dec 2006
World Record sponsored attempt supporting SOS Children
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal
- 07 Oct 2006
Little Ishfaq reunited with his family by charity - 07 Oct 2006
Kashmir earthquake - charity review one year on - 03 Apr 2006
Pakistan Earthquake Summary - 19 Feb 2006
Kashmir Earthquake News - 19 Feb 2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 10th report Search and Rescue - 19 Feb 2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 9th report SOS Children official custodian of orphaned children - 19 Feb 2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 7th report Search and Rescue Team / SOS Emergency Shelter Rawalpindi - 19 Feb 2006
Kashmir Earthquake News : First Report
Conflicts
- 05 Jan 2009
Gaza violence affects SOS beneficiaries - 12 Nov 2008
SOS Children in the Heart of Congo Conflict - 10 Nov 2008
No peace in prospect for Children in Eastern Congo - 10 Nov 2008
SOS Children’s Village in Somalia under attack - 07 Nov 2008
SOS Children ready themselves as fighting worsens in DR of Congo - 30 Oct 2008
Children in need caught up in DR Congo violence - 13 Oct 2008
SOS Schools in Mogadishu forced to close - 17 Sep 2008
SOS Doctor returns to Somali war zone - 14 Jul 2008
UN bemoans child soldier recruitment in Sudan - 10 Jul 2008
Ambush by Sudanese militia kills UN troops - 30 Jun 2008
Peace accord for Central African Republic - 30 Jun 2008
Tough rhetoric over LRA child soldier recruitment - 26 Jun 2008
Sudanese ex-combatants to be reintegrated - 20 Jun 2008
Sexual violence 'becoming a way of life' in Darfur - 10 Jun 2008
SOS Children continues quiet charity work in Zimbabwe - 09 Jun 2008
Possible breakthrough in war-ravaged southern Sudan - 12 May 2008
Tensions heighten between Sudan and Chad - 30 Apr 2008
Report: Uganda's LRA resume child abductions - 23 Apr 2008
UN issues revised Sudan death toll - 21 Apr 2008
Civilians bear brunt of new Mogadishu battles
General SOS News
- 18 Dec 2008
Christmas sponsorship update from South Africa - 16 Dec 2008
Christmas sponsorship update from Cameroon - 16 Dec 2008
What Christmas means to sponsored children - 16 Dec 2008
Sponsored Children's Christmas stories - 16 Dec 2008
Christmas card for children for charity - 15 Dec 2008
Child sponsorship update from St Petersburg - 12 Dec 2008
Zimbabwe cholera update: child charity provides aid - 11 Dec 2008
Child sponsor visits Arequipa - 10 Dec 2008
Zimbabwe update: Precautions taken aganist cholera - 09 Dec 2008
Free Christmas Gift! Child-safe Schools Wikipedia - 08 Dec 2008
Child Charity visit leaves lasting impression - 08 Dec 2008
Christmas wish from sponsored child in Dominican Republic - 04 Dec 2008
Zimbabwe Cholera update: charity reports fatalities amongst supported Families - 03 Dec 2008
Field report from Asiakwa - 02 Dec 2008
Credit Crisis hammers UK overseas aid charity - 02 Dec 2008
Cholera outbreak kills hundreds in Zimbabwe - 02 Dec 2008
Case studies: former SOS child Mthatha, South Africa - 02 Dec 2008
Case studies: former SOS child Monrovia, Liberia - 01 Dec 2008
Sponsor's update from Cebu - 01 Dec 2008
Sponsor's update from Concepción
HIV/AIDS
- 14 Jul 2008
Zambia highlights toll of HIV discrimination - 11 Jul 2008
Residents of Delhi at 'high risk' of infection - 10 Jul 2008
New drive against Aids and malaria in west Africa - 09 Jul 2008
Namibian teachers meet to discuss HIV/Aids - 09 Jul 2008
New Aids drug lined up by Zimbabwean govt - 08 Jul 2008
Mozambique 'must make better use of Aids funds' - 08 Jul 2008
Pepfar to sponsor Vietnamese Aids projects - 08 Jul 2008
Aggressive ARV treatment 'could slash HIV rates' - 07 Jul 2008
Bush urges senate to approve Pepfar funding - 05 Jul 2008
Indian PM: Social inclusion key to winning Aids battle - 05 Jul 2008
Antiretrovirals 'boost risk of childhood asthma' - 03 Jul 2008
Study finds HIV patients living for longer - 03 Jul 2008
Durban Aids patients robbed for drug fix - 01 Jul 2008
UN: African youth most at risk from HIV/Aids - 30 Jun 2008
Australia boosts HIV research sponsorship - 30 Jun 2008
New antiretroviral tender for South Africa - 26 Jun 2008
Ethiopian Aids patients 'discontinue ARV treatment' - 25 Jun 2008
Jamaican govt sponsors workplace HIV initiatives - 25 Jun 2008
Zambia: HIV/Aids poses 'serious challenges' - 24 Jun 2008
Official figures 'understate' Indonesia's HIV crisis
Sponsor a Child
- 22 Dec 2008
Last minute Christmas gift child sponsorships - 22 Sep 2008
Sponsor's update from Tirana - 30 Nov 2007
Child sponsorship update from Angola - 08 Nov 2007
Sponsor's Report from Haiti - 25 Sep 2007
Child sponsorship update from Costa Rica - 25 Aug 2007
Child sponsorship update from Mongolia - 28 Jul 2007
Sponsor's update from Morocco - 28 Jul 2007
Sponsor's update from Uganda - 20 Jul 2007
Sponsor's update Central African Republic - 06 Jun 2007
Child sponsorship update from Guinea Bissau - 01 Jun 2007
Child sponsorship update from Zambia - 06 Feb 2007
Child sposnorship update from Nigeria - 01 Feb 2007
Child sponsorship update from Tunisia - 06 Jan 2007
Child sponsorship update Burundi (Part 2) - 23 Nov 2006
Sponsor a child for Christmas - 06 Nov 2006
Sponsor's update from Burundi (Part 1)