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SOS families in Mogadishu return to the SOS Children's Village - Fighting continues in other parts of the city

October 27 2009 - 27/10/2009 - SOS families, evacuated from the SOS Children's Village Mogadishu in Somalia last July, moved back to the children's village on 10 October. They had been staying in a temporary camp for internally displaced persons while insurgents fought with government soldiers in the area around the village. The SOS mothers and children were happy to be back in their homes and to meet up with other co-workers who had remained in the village compound.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visit SOS Children's Village in Jordan

October 19 2009 - 19/10/2009 - The famous couple had been invited by Her Majesty Queen Noor. While it was Brad Pitt's first visit to an SOS Children's Village, Angelina Jolie was glad to return.

Conference on leaving care in Lithuania: Keeping the door open

October 16 2009 - 16/10/2009 - On 7 and 8 October 2009 the Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour and the Council of the Baltic Sea States in partnership with the Council of Europe, UNICEF and SOS Children's Villages International organised the conference "Keeping the door open - Support to young people leaving care" in Vilnius aimed at improving the services provided to young people leaving alternative care.