For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
Founded in 1960, Terre des Hommes strives to empower children to shape the future they want for themselves, their peers and the world around them. We work to create a world which guarantees the rights of all children are respected in their entirety. The Terre des Hommes International Federation directly helped over six million people […]
CONTINUE READING →Brussels – 4 April 2019 Citizens given opportunity to vote for ‘Child Rights Champions’ in European elections. MEP candidates sign pledge to protect and uphold children’s rights if elected. Candidates commit to help create a Europe that delivers for every child. Child rights organisations across Europe today have joined forces to recruit a new generation […]
CONTINUE READING →Libya is a dangerous place for all children, but those suffering through serious illness and from the most vulnerable groups of people often face the highest risks. It is currently extremely difficult for children from specific groups suffering complicated illnesses to get the treatment they need in Libya. Rather than being able to look to […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes has launched a series of cultural events in Italy to raise awareness of violence, gender discrimination and the exploitation of girls worldwide, as part of the Indifesa campaign and in the run up to International Women’s Day on 8 March. Exhibitions, concerts, shows, performances and conferences will be held from 23 February […]
CONTINUE READING →The German government must place a blanket ban on all small arms exports says Terre des Hommes, as over 30,000 pistols made in Germany have been illegally sold to Colombia, where they risk being used to commit crimes against children. The SP 2022 pistols, made by German arms manufacturer Sig Sauer, were traded illegally from […]
CONTINUE READING →Migrant children and young people who live on the streets in Togo face constant insecurity. They can be robbed at any time of the essential money they earn through small jobs – which they need to keep themselves alive. To help them, Terre des hommes (TDH), the Ecobank Group and the Movement for Young African […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes is dismayed and opposed to the Italian government’s latest example of unjustifiable indifference towards human life, by preventing the 47 people aboard the rescue ship SeaWatch 3 from disembarking in Italy. The ship has been prevented by force from entering a safe harbour, where people on board would have access to medical […]
CONTINUE READING →Safe from the violence they experienced in Myanmar, the Rohingya people are now encountering serious problems in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh. In one of the tarpaulin and bamboo huts which form the labyrinth that is Kutupalong camp, Nour* cuddles her eight-month-old daughter Ayesha*. One year ago, this 25-year-old woman was forced to […]
CONTINUE READING →Brussels – 10 December 2018 Interviews available upon request The adoption of the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) is a significant step forward in the fight to protect the rights of children on the move or affected by migration in other ways, said Terre des Hommes today. One in eight migrants […]
CONTINUE READING →One in every four children across the world lives in a disaster zone. Their rights are often violated when a disaster occurs, and they can be affected by any trauma they experience in these situations for the rest of their lives. Children are at risk of having their rights infringed in disaster zones for many […]
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