For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
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 →German gun manufacturers are selling large numbers of light arms to countries where children are recruited as soldiers, deliberately killed or sexually abused, a report co-authored by Terre des Hommes Germany has found. Despite the high risk of these weapons being used to commit atrocities against children and even by children – most arms deals […]
CONTINUE READING →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 →On the occasion of the World Play Day on the 28th May, Terre des Hommes wants to highlight the benefits of using play and sport in children’s development. These activities promote the creative potential of children, facilitate the learning in school and strengthen the personal development. By playing, boys and girls develop social competences, learn how to make contacts, […]
CONTINUE READING →One year ago, Nepal was struck by several earthquakes which caused enormous damage and cost the lives of more than 8.000 people. Terre des Hommes immediately came to the aid of families and children by distributing basic essentials, caring for the injured by means of mobile clinics and repairing drinking water facilities. Children who survive the earthquake continue […]
CONTINUE READING →Five years of war in Syria Five years after the outbreak of violence in Syria, an incomprehensible humanitarian disaster prevails. Around half of the 22 million inhabitants of Syria are on the run inside and outside the country. The life expectancy in the country decreased by 13 years since the beginning of the war. Air strikes […]
CONTINUE READING →On 16-18 November took place the 4th Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights , some 2’000 participants from governments, business, the investment community, NGOs and academia came together to find ways to prevent and address human rights abuses in the economic sphere in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. […]
CONTINUE READING →Migrants children exploited in fishery industry in Thailand Brussels, 11 June 2015 – In the Thai shrimp industry children are severely exploited. Six days a week, ten hours a day. They shell shrimps that end up on the plates of European consumers. Most of the children come from Myanmar, from where they migrate through smugglers. […]
CONTINUE READING →©Terre des Hommes Foundation Lausanne 28 April 2015 – Terre des Hommes has been mobilizing its teams in Nepal immediately after the earthquake. Together with our Nepalese NGO partners, we are providing immediate relief to the population, first aid kits and non-food items, water, hygienic kits, health care and immediate measures of child protection. In the meanwhile, […]
CONTINUE READING →23 March 2015 – One year since the first cases of Ebola were detected. The virus has infected 24,000 people and killed 10,000 (source :WHO), among them a lot of children. It has affected mainly three countries : Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Despite a significant decrease in the number of cases, the epidemic is not over and […]
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