For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
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 […]
CONTINUE READING →European Union spending on overseas development aid decreased in 2017 for the first time in 5 years, showing the bloc is neglecting its commitment to fight poverty across the globe, a new report from European development confederation CONCORD reveals. The CONCORD AidWatch Report 2018 shows how despite the EU collectively remaining the world’s largest aid […]
CONTINUE READING →In humanity’s efforts to empower children and create a world where every child is treated fairly, levelling the playing field between boys and girls is crucial. Girls all over the word are systematically discriminated against, with those born into poverty and lacking the opportunities to improve their circumstances at the most risk. Exploitative child labour, […]
CONTINUE READING →August 23, 2018 Twenty-seven migrant children were finally allowed to disembark from the Italian coastguard ship Diciotti yesterday, after being refused permission to leave for almost a week by Interior Minister of Italy Matteo Salvini. A Terre des Hommes employee at the scene describes what she experienced watching them leave the ship. In the last […]
CONTINUE READING →European leaders agreed today to explore opening ‘disembarkation platforms’ at the European Council summit in Brussels. Delphine Moralis, Secretary General of Terre des Hommes, said: “This decision to look into exploring ‘disembarkation platforms’ could put children and other migrants in grave danger. The European Commission must keep the best interests of children front and centre […]
CONTINUE READING →European Union leaders must respect the asylum claims of migrant children attempting to reach Europe and not outsource these obligations to other countries, Terre des Hommes and the Destination Unknown campaign said today (27 June) ahead of a European Council meeting on migration. EU leaders are meeting in Brussels tomorrow (28 June), with leaked conclusions […]
CONTINUE READING →Brussels – 14 June 2018 Children, including some who are unaccompanied, are being endangered by uncertainty in the Mediterranean caused by the Aquarius incident, children’s rights organisation Terre des Hommes warned today. Both Italy and Malta’s refusal to allow the boat, which carried 629 people rescued at sea, to dock in either country forced migrants […]
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