For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
After the terrible earthquake and tropical storm, it’s time for relief efforts in Haiti The most vulnerable children must be protected and not left alone In the aftermath of the terrible earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) that once again devastated the Caribbean country, Terre des Hommes Italy immediately began an activity to assess […]
CONTINUE READING →Today, as part of the Together to #ENDviolence campaign, we are publishing six game-changing actions to end violence against children, calling on leaders everywhere to prioritise protection of the world’s children. Over many months, experts from across the End Violence community developed a prioritised set of policy proposals to end violence against children, informed by evidence […]
CONTINUE READING →On 24 March, the European Commission adopted its first encompassing EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, aimed at mainstreaming children’s right throughout all of its work. Terre des Hommes, alongside 23 organisations greatly welcomes the Strategy as an important step on the journey for children’s rights. We are particularly pleased with the European […]
CONTINUE READING →PRESS RELEASE On the World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June 2021 Terre des Hommes calls for participation of working children in identifying sustainable solutions On the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour, Terre des Hommes underlines the importance of creating spaces for working children to participate in local to global policy […]
CONTINUE READING →Weapons from Germany and Switzerland are used in police violence in Brazil New terre des hommes study reveals serious child rights violations June 1, 2021, Basel / Osnabrück – According to a new study by the child and human rights organizations terre des hommes Germany and Switzerland in cooperation with the Instituto Sou da […]
CONTINUE READING →CONCORD Inequalities between people and countries are continuing to reach staggering heights. The social contract is under unprecedented pressure as witnessed by the multiplication of protests, marches and social unrest against austerity, inequalities and injustice all over the world. Inequalities come in different shapes and can strengthen one another. Not only are inequalities morally wrong, […]
CONTINUE READING →OPEN LETTER: “ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO TO SCHOOL. DO NOT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM”. TO: The Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis The Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Niki Kerameus The President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli The President of the European […]
CONTINUE READING →Read Full Policy Brief here Nearly a year since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, children worldwide continue to grapple with unprecedented hardships. As reported in this fifth policy brief from Joining Forces (of which Terre des Hommes International Federation is a part of), the virus however did not destroy children’s resolve to find […]
CONTINUE READING →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 →Download press release Six global NGOs join forces with the EU to protect children in Africa from pandemic-related violence 718,000 children to be protected from violence in the next three years Hamburg, 20 January 2021 – Joint action for children’s rights in the Covid-19 pandemic: Joining Forces, an alliance of the six largest international […]
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