For children, their rights and equitable development
Geneva 23 September : UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has accepted the proposal submitted by Terre des Hommes to focus the Day of General Discussion 2016 on “The right of the child to a healthy environment”. The days of general discussion are held on a biennial basis and brings together international experts with children and youth, this […]
CONTINUE READING →CSOs call on the UN Summit for a change with commitments At the High Level Summit (HLS) of the UN General Assembly on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, which will take place in New York on 19th September 2016, the Heads of State and Government and High Representatives will adopt the Political declaration […]
CONTINUE READING →Twentieth anniversary of the landmark “Machel Study” on “The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children” Twenty years ago, Graça Machel published her landmark study entitled “The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children”. This report has alerted the international community to the suffering of children during armed conflicts and has opened door to robust action from […]
CONTINUE READING →THE HAGUE / GENEVA (5 September 2016) – In a hard-hitting speech in the Hague on Monday, UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein called for action to confront European and U.S. demagogues who blend a fictional halcyon past with a classic propagandist mix of half truths and oversimplification, resulting in “the banalization of […]
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