For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
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 →CSOs call on the UN Summit for a change with commitments At the High Level Summit (HLS) of the UN General Assembly on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, which will take place in New York on 19th September 2016, the Heads of State and Government and High Representatives will adopt the Political declaration […]
CONTINUE READING →Twentieth anniversary of the landmark “Machel Study” on “The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children” Twenty years ago, Graça Machel published her landmark study entitled “The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children”. This report has alerted the international community to the suffering of children during armed conflicts and has opened door to robust action from […]
CONTINUE READING →On the occasion of the World Play Day on the 28th May, Terre des Hommes wants to highlight the benefits of using play and sport in children’s development. These activities promote the creative potential of children, facilitate the learning in school and strengthen the personal development. By playing, boys and girls develop social competences, learn how to make contacts, […]
CONTINUE READING →Laxity of industry on child labour in mica products European consumers can not trust that mica-containing cable, paint and cosmetics products are child-labour free. Terre des Hommes has investigated the entire production chain of the shiny mineral, from the largely illegal mining in India to the shop shelves. Only half of the companies surveyed practise careful research into the origin […]
CONTINUE READING →One year ago, Nepal was struck by several earthquakes which caused enormous damage and cost the lives of more than 8.000 people. Terre des Hommes immediately came to the aid of families and children by distributing basic essentials, caring for the injured by means of mobile clinics and repairing drinking water facilities. Children who survive the earthquake continue […]
CONTINUE READING →Balkans, Hungary, Calais, Greece, Sicily… the ‘Lampedusa Tragedies’ now at internal borders Terre des Hommes condemns the violence against migrant children Find our press release below Today, European Commission Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Avramopoulos are visiting the “Calais migrants crisis”. They are both continuing their “European Borders Tour” to Kos (Greece) next Friday, to Traiskirchen […]
CONTINUE READING →“What the world often forgets is that refugees are not failed people even after their birth nations are considered to be failed states. We have dreams and aspirations. We are resilient as a people and we will continue our demand for decency and a place to call home.”- Farah Abdullahi, former child refugee, who reached […]
CONTINUE READING →Migrants children exploited in fishery industry in Thailand Brussels, 11 June 2015 – In the Thai shrimp industry children are severely exploited. Six days a week, ten hours a day. They shell shrimps that end up on the plates of European consumers. Most of the children come from Myanmar, from where they migrate through smugglers. […]
CONTINUE READING →©Terre des Hommes Foundation Lausanne 28 April 2015 – Terre des Hommes has been mobilizing its teams in Nepal immediately after the earthquake. Together with our Nepalese NGO partners, we are providing immediate relief to the population, first aid kits and non-food items, water, hygienic kits, health care and immediate measures of child protection. In the meanwhile, […]
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