For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
The report focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on inequalities and proposes policy solutions for a fair, just and sustainable recovery. Read Oxfam’s full report and press release here
CONTINUE READING →Μore than 160 Greek and international organizations, academics and other actors from all over Europe urge the Greek authorities to revoke decision to close dignified alternatives in accommodating refugees οn Lesvos. Athens, 30 September 2020 – We, the undersigned, call on the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis, and the local authorities of Lesvos […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes supports the call of civil society organizations for assistance to the people affected by a fire in Moria, on the Greek Island of Lesvos. Following yesterday’s fire in Moria, on Lesvos, which destroyed the Reception and Identification Centre, 30 civil society organizations call on the Greek Government to immediately provide assistance to people who lost their shelter. Those […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes would like to offer its solidarity to all those impacted across the planet by the coronavirus pandemic. The impact of this crisis on communities in poor, fragile and conflict-affected states in particular, is deeply worrying. While fewer cases of Covid-19 have currently been recorded in the world’s least developed countries, Terre des […]
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 →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 →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 – 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 →The digital revolution is already having many effects on our society. Mobile apps and other resources abound with convenient solutions for improving people’s lives – from ordering food to finding a date. But technological advances are also playing a big role in far more crucial ways – helping organisations deliver quality, targeted humanitarian action and […]
CONTINUE READING →The ongoing outbreak of violence in Syria is killing and maiming children in areas of eastern Aleppo. Moreover, airstrikes are hitting the few remaining hospitals and the use of bunker-busting bombs means children cannot even safely attend schools that are underground. This is pointed out by Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Chair of the UN Committee on […]
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