For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
FIFA ELECTIONS: ADDRESSING CORRUPTION ALSO MEANS ENDING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS ABUSES Geneva, 29 May 2015 – Responding to the result of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) presidential elections today, in which Sepp Blatter has won a fifth term in office, Terre des Hommes Secretary General, Ignacio Packer said: “In order to ‘root out any […]
CONTINUE READING →ONLY ONE CANDIDATE MAKES FIRM PLEDGE TO TACKLE HUMAN RIGHTS AND CORRUPTION IN WORLD FOOTBALL (Berlin, 14 May 2015) – In response to a survey from a coalition of leading NGOs, sports organisations and trade unions, only one of the four candidates for the FIFA presidency has set out a plan to address human rights, […]
CONTINUE READING →24 April 2015 – Terre des Hommes condemns the short-sightedness and hypocrisy with which the heads of state of the European Union have decided to deal with the humanitarian emergency unfolding before our eyes. The decisions taken during the Summit of yesterday do not respond in the slightest to Terre des Hommes demand to address the […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes Position Paper There is no more time. Fortress Europe has to open its doors to human lives. Terre des Hommes urges the European Council and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to initiate clear and decisive interventions recognizing and protecting the right to life and […]
CONTINUE READING →Migrants Tragedies in the Mediterranean Europe must open humanitarian corridors from departure countries European leaders: political responsibility and concrete actions now! 19.04.2015 – Urgency is to open humanitarian corridors for those fleeing from conflicts and to put in place an adequate and serious rescue at sea operation to prevent tragedies like today. Terre des Hommes […]
CONTINUE READING →Photo by Lynsey Addario/Getty Images Reportage 2015: a year of expected tragedies for migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Terre des Hommes planning to increase support and protection for unaccompanied children in Sicily. EU must operate a radical change of its migration policy. Destination Unknown, a program mobilizing NGOs in Europe to protect children on the […]
CONTINUE READING →First anniversary of the UN communications procedure for children marks time for global action Geneva/ New York, April 14, 2015 – As we celebrate the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure, the International Coalition Ratify OP3CRC, – […]
CONTINUE READING →24th February 2014 –Human and Child rights, labour standards and anti-corruption measures must be central to all stages of the Olympic Games to stop the event becoming a byword for oppression, the Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) said today ahead of a key meeting of the International Olympic Committee this week. The IOC Executive Committee will meet […]
CONTINUE READING →The Hague, January 26, 2015 – Terre des Hommes Netherlands in close co-operation with international specialists will develop advanced software to tackle online sexual abuse of children world wide. The Dutch Postcode Lottery has agreed to donate 3.8 million Euro for this project. This was announced Monday January 26 at the annual Good Money Gala […]
CONTINUE READING →Brussels, 5th December 2014 – Following the IOC’s (International Olympic Committee) announcement of new standards around Olympics events, Terre des Hommes has joint an Action Alliance Group to call the IOC to prevent human rights abuses and lack of transparency in Mega Sporting Events like the Olympic Games. This call was expressed in a joint letter sent to […]
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