For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
Brussels – 29 November 2017 The European Union must cease using development money to send children back into horrific conditions in Libya, said Terre des Hommes as the African Union – European Union Summit begins today (29 November 2017). Children on boats intercepted by Libyan coastguards are being transported back to squalid detention centres, where […]
CONTINUE READING →When the Colombian government and Farc rebel group signed a peace deal exactly one year ago today, it was hoped Colombia’s children would not know the violence their parents and grandparents suffered through. Fifty years of conflict between guerrillas, paramilitary forces and the army have had devastating consequences for the country. A quarter of a […]
CONTINUE READING →Children working throughout the world have listed verbal, physical and sexual abuse as what they feared the most about their jobs, in a comprehensive new study carried out by Terre des Hommes and German child rights organisation Kindernothilfe. Children from 25 different countries in all corners of the globe told the ‘Time 2 Talk’ survey […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes launches Nonscuoterlo! (Don’t shake the baby), the first Italian national awareness campaign to prevent the Shaken Baby Syndrome. Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)/Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in infants and young children. SBS/AHT describes symptoms resulting from violently shaking a child, direct blows to […]
CONTINUE READING →Ahead of the 2017 European Forum on the Rights of the Child, which is focusing on children deprived of liberty and alternatives to detention, Terre des Hommes has coordinated a position on paper detailing why European Union member states must end child immigration detention for good. The paper also details alternatives to detention which help both child […]
CONTINUE READING →An entire generation of children could grow up in preventable poverty across the world before European Union countries reach their development aid targets. This was the conclusion reached by CONCORD’s 2017 AidWatch report, which lifts the lid on how much EU countries are spending to help the world’s poorest people – and what they are […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes is delighted to announce the appointment of Delphine Moralis as the organisation’s new Secretary General. Delphine is currently Secretary General of Missing Children Europe, where she has worked since 2008 and held the Secretary General position since 2013. She has worked in the NGO sector since 2002 with policy and public affairs […]
CONTINUE READING →On the International Day of the Girl, Terre des Hommes is launching the Orange Revolution across Italy to stamp out violence against girls and gender discrimination – and instead spread a culture of respect across the country and beyond. Over 100 Italian municipalities will paint themselves orange in support of the campaign – saying “NO!” […]
CONTINUE READING →Every anniversary is special, but not every anniversary can be a catalyst to create a just, peaceful and sustainable society. However, this week is the second anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a set of targets decided by the United Nations in 2015 which aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure […]
CONTINUE READING →The fight against child labour across the world has stalled. This is the stark conclusion to be drawn from a new report released by the International Labour Organisation on Tuesday (19 September) – showing how 152 million children across the globe are forced to work in exploitative conditions. That’s one in ten of all children […]
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