For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
Press release Brussels – 13 February 2020 Children trapped working in mica mines in Madagascar are counting on MEPs to stand up for them by voting for a crucial European Parliament resolution on Thursday (13 February), say Terre des Hommes. Around 11,000 children work in the mica mining sector in Madagascar. Many put their lives […]
CONTINUE READING →An estimated 4,640 children travelled to Iraq or Syria, either alone or with their families, to join the so-called Islamic State. Since the fall of the terrorist group, many of them live in displacement camps under deplorable conditions. They have not only been victims of recruitment or trafficking, but also witnessed extreme violence and indoctrination. […]
CONTINUE READING →Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of people fall into the hands of traffickers, and over 30 percent of all identified victims are children. Almost every country in the world is affected by trafficking, be that places where victims come from, travel through or […]
CONTINUE READING →At least half of the mica from Madagascar is mined by minors between the ages of 5 and 17. Working conditions are harsh and children are continuously exposed to fine particles which can damage their health. Almost all mica from Madagascar goes to China, and research by Terre des Hommes shows there is nothing stopping […]
CONTINUE READING →Children born today are healthier, better nourished, more educated and enjoy greater legal protection than at any other point in human history. But a challenge is looming large on the horizon which is threatening to undermine all of the progress made in protecting and upholding children’s rights in the past thirty years and beyond – […]
CONTINUE READING →Athens – 25 November 2019 Terre des Hommes (TDH) believes the authorities’ new plans for refugees and migrants will put at risk the mental health and well-being of thousands of children and young people. The announcement by the government that it is considering the construction and extension of “Closed Reception and Identification Centers” and closed […]
CONTINUE READING →It is beyond doubt that the lives of millions of children across the planet have improved since 1989. Children today are healthier, better nourished, more educated and more protected in law than at any point in human history. A good thing, considering they make up 30 percent of the world’s population. The UN Convention on […]
CONTINUE READING →Over the past 20 years, significant strides have been made in both getting more children worldwide into school, and in making sure that girls especially can access education. Around 110 million less children were blocked from education in 2015 than the 15 years previously. The ‘gender gap’ – the difference in numbers of girls and […]
CONTINUE READING →Hyperinflation and shortages caused by a political crisis have led more than four million Venezuelans to leave their country in the last few years. 1.3 million of them are in Colombia. Since the Venezuelan authorities re-opened the borders at the beginning of June, thousands of people have been migrating into Colombia every day. In the […]
CONTINUE READING →The good news: nearly 30 years after the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 we have seen ground-breaking progress in children’s health, education and well-being. It was the first time states recognised in an international treaty that children have rights, and this has led to unprecedented gains that transformed […]
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