UNICEF was born by accident. Within the new organisations put in place after the Second World War, there was no intention to create one dedicated solely to children. However, the winter of 1946-1947 was particularly hard, and children were among those who suffered worst of all. A man, a Polish doctor named Ludwik Rajchman, proposed […]
The Afghan government signed the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on August the 14th 1980, but, because of serious regional conflicts, the convention was only ratified in 2003. Afghanistan has since revised its Constitution so that gender equality is more clearly defined by law. Both sexes now will enjoy legal rights […]
Building a giant library filled with a hundred books and DVDs in all languages: this is the goal of the Human Resource Development Foundation. It wants to create it for the many unaccompanied child refugees that it hosts upon their arrival in Turkey. Thanks to Humanium, this library will not simply be a mirage, but […]
Of the nineteen official refugee camps that make up the West Bank, next to Nablus, Balata is the most densely populated. Created in 1950 following the Arab-Israeli war, it now houses over 23,000 people. Life in Balata is nothing like life in a castle… “Young Palestinians in the camp, discouraged, sometimes approach Israeli check points […]
Since the Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1959, states have acknowledged a moral obligation to act in the best interests of children. Fifty-four years on, the situation for children in France is discouraging. According to Anne Tursz, director of research at the National Institute of Health […]
We hope to carry out our projects in Bulgaria by appropriately training social therapists of children and young adults with disabilities. In 2014, Humanium decided to support one of the Cedar Foundation’s projects which aimed to ensure social therapists received the complex and modern training needed for working with children with disabilities. Many institutions in […]
Rekha Kalindi was 11 years old when the Indian president told her: “I am hopeful and sure that you will be an inspiration to other young girls. So that our country can eliminate this notion of marriage between two children at the cost of their education, their future and ultimately their happiness.” Born on October […]
The 3rd optional protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified on the 14th of January by a 10th country, Costa Rica, which allows this protocol to come into effect starting April 2014 ! We can only welcome this news because this protocol marks a considerable advance for child rights. In […]
The remarkable journey of Rachel Mwanza, who escaped life as a street child through determination and a major boost from cinema. Born in 1997 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), this young actress won the Silver Bear for best actress at the Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the film War […]
In Mali, children make up more than half of the population and hundreds of them have joined armed groups. Like all child soldiers belonging to such groups, they may be subjected to arbitrary executions, torture, kidnapping and sexual abuse. Although the conflict in Mali began in January 2012, it was not until June 2013 that […]
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