For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
Over 152 million children are involved in child labour worldwide, with 72 million working in conditions that are seriously hazardous to their health and wellbeing. It is a violation of children’s rights to force them to sacrifice their health, their education and their future to work. To combat this, Terre des Hommes is working with […]
CONTINUE READING →In order to bring the voices of children directly into discussions with the United Nations, Terre des Hommes created a video so children in India and southern Africa could explain how their rights are being infringed. In India, people living on or near the coast are threatened by cyclones, windstorms and heavy rain. Every year, […]
CONTINUE READING →One million children in Gaza are caught up in one of the most politicised conflicts in the world. GazaReal, Terre des Hommes’ new virtual reality film, exposes the challenges they face. According to the UN report ‘Gaza, Ten years later’ an 11-year-old child has only known life under the blockade. That’s an entire generation of […]
CONTINUE READING →Why is Greece forcing asylum seekers to remain on the Greek islands? An EU-Turkey “statement” from March 2016 committed Turkey to accept the return of all asylum seekers who reached the Greek Islands by traveling through Turkey and crossing the sea. In return the EU agreed to provide billions of euros in aid and other […]
CONTINUE READING →Research by Terre des Hommes on the use of child labour in the global mining of mica, a mineral with unique glimmering, heat-resistant and insulating properties, shows that this mineral is widely used in the automotive and electronics industry. At the same time, producers are not aware, or hardly, of the wide use of mica […]
CONTINUE READING →“Strengthening Justice Systems for Children: Challenges, including disengagement from violent extremism” 28th – 30th May, UNESCO house Paris About: From 28th to 30th May 2018 at UNESCO House in Paris, six international NGOs, including Terre des Hommes, in collaboration with UNESCO through the Information For All Programme are organising the World Congress on Justice for Children […]
CONTINUE READING →Media Reaction Brussels – 2 February 2018 Tragedies such as the latest shipwreck off the Libyan coast will not cease until safe and legal routes for refugees and migrants to Europe are opened, child rights organisation Terre des Hommes has warned. Delphine Moralis, Secretary General of Terre des Hommes International Federation, said: “These senseless and […]
CONTINUE READING →PRESS RELEASE Kabul – 26 January 2018 We, the 61 undersigned National and International Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), members of Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development (ACBAR), condemn in the strongest terms the atrocious attack on NGO offices in Jalalabad (Nangarhar) on Wednesday 24 January. It has been reported that there is a loss […]
CONTINUE READING →Brussels – 14 December 2017 European leaders meeting today (14 December) must face up to the human rights horrors they have created at Europe’s borders by cutting funding to Libyan authorities and militias, and moving children and other refugees dumped in heinous conditions on Greek islands to the mainland, says Terre des Hommes. The European […]
CONTINUE READING →African and European leaders wrapped up the African Union – European Union Summit earlier today, commenting on migration to Europe and the human rights abuses taking place in Libya. Lavinia Liardo, Senior Policy Officer at Terre des Hommes said: “The EU’s scramble to stop people crossing the Mediterranean is short-sighted, costing hundreds of millions of […]
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