For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
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 →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 →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 →Terre des Hommes’ Secretary General Ignacio Packer took part in two business events last week (commencing 3 April) – at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Latin America in Buenos Aires, Argentina and at the Global Forum on Migration and Development Business Mechanisms (GFMD) in Geneva, Switzerland. World Economic Forum on Latin America Argentinian President Mauricio Macri […]
CONTINUE READING →Worldwide, about 70 million girls aged between 15 and 19 have been victims of some form of physical violence and about 200 million girls have been victims of genital mutilation. Every year, around 15 million girls get married before turning 18 and about 16 million girls aged 15 -19 give birth to a child. Every […]
CONTINUE READING →Ana Paula Oliveira and Maria da Penha, two mothers from Rio affected by police violence and evictions linked to the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games, were among the speakers in a debate on ‘Human rights legacy in sporting events’ during the 32nd Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva. The event, organised […]
CONTINUE READING →The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Ecuador’s Pacific Coast on Saturday (April 16), killing at least 500 people and injuring more than 4,000. This is the worst earthquake to strike Ecuador in decades. The damage to homes and infrastructure are considerable, especially in the areas close to the epicenter (located on the border between the provinces of Manabi and […]
CONTINUE READING →10 priorities for the protection of the rights of refugee and migrant children Protection and care for children during rescue and transfer operations; the need to ban child refugee and migrant children detention; more efforts to step up international protection for every child in fear of being persecuted; new measures to prevent the separation of […]
CONTINUE READING →From left to right: Ester Asin, Director of Save the Children EU Office, Martin SCHULZ – EP President, Seamus Jeffreson, Director of CONCORD , Sendrine Constant, Terre des Hommes Delegate for Eastern Europe Terre des Hommes Delegate for Eastern Europe tells Martin Schulz about dramatic conditions faced by migrant children escaping war and violence. Children,no […]
CONTINUE READING →From September 25th through 27th 2015, heads of state from around the world will meet at the U.N. in New York to agree on a new roadmap for human progress over the next 15 years as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs differ from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) because of: 1. […]
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