For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
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 →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 →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 →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 →“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 […]
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