Every child has the right to a healthy environment. But, this is severely threatened! The global environmental crisis, climate change, extinction of species, plastic waste and water and air pollution massively endanger the chances of survival, especially of children: Every year 1.7 million children die before their fifth birthday from drinking contaminated water or breathing polluted […]
The rivers of South-East Asia are vital for the livelihoods of millions of people in terms of domestic use, agriculture, industry and transport (Opperman, 2018). Against the backdrop of development of infrastructure that supports a more urbanised and inter-connected life in all of the partner countries there have been changes in the ecology and bio-diversity […]
“Even when these children are born and before they can say their first word, they are denied their rights to a dignified life” – Baskut Tuncak, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Toxics Osnabrück, 28 October 2020 – Today the child rights organization Terre des Hommes is launching an international campaign “MY […]
Right Beyond Border, with support of terre des hommes Germany in Thailand organized a door-knock activity to “Helping Migrant Children Cope with Stress during the COVID-19 pandemic”. Together with supporting the child’s face masks and hygiene kit (together with some donating) to help children learning about self-protection and the use of hygiene kit. Some painting […]
Gitib Inc, Children, Youth Organization and SK Council in partnership with Barangay Council (village council) implemented “Proteksyon Sukaranan sa Paglaum (PSP) para sa Bata Program” (Protection as a measure of hope for children program) among children below 18 years old. This is a children and youth led response to COVID-19 crisis in six villages: […]
In order to create a healthy environment for children amid COVID-19 threat, child and youth participation, among others, is instrumental and play important role in this process. Therefore, trained child peer educators of the project “Integrated Program to Support Poor and Vulnerable Children and Families through the Development of their Livelihoods and Political Participation” […]
For terre des hommes, the enforcement of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is an integral part of their own actions. terre des hommes therefore undertakes to be vigilant in its own work context against any form of child rights violation, in particular the abuse of children. To ensure child protection, terre des […]
A Second Revolution: Thirty years of child rights, and the unfinished agenda The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) is a landmark in the struggle to recognise children’s rights; a contributor to the unprecedented progress made for children over the last thirty years; and a benchmark against which we can measure […]
Global Initiative on Advancing Children’s Right to a Healthy Environment Outcome Report for the Regional Expert Consultation for East Asia and the Pacific Bogor, Indonesia: 22-23 October 2019 The Global Initiative on Advancing Children’s Right to a Healthy Environment was launched in early 2019. The Initiative aims to build on positive progress made in connecting […]
Why plastic waste? “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible” . Terre des homes Germany launched and is strengthening – and as we speak expanding – its Environmental Child Rights action with its Indonesia partners this year. In 2018 terre des hommes and partners identified the issue […]
