UNICEF estimates that the number of child soldiers in the Central African Republic has increased significantly since the coup of March 2013. Currently, it is feared there are 6000 among the ranks of the Séléka ex-rebels, as well as among other rebel groups. The fate of these children, sometimes as young as 8 years old, […]
“The representative would spend three years in office and would have independent moral authority in order to “promote and protect the rights of children affected by armed conflicts.” Since the 1990 World Summit for Children, one of the UN’s primary functions has been to make the international community aware of the condition of children in […]
A child is a work in progress. This means that he or she is vulnerable and deserves special attention as well as special protection, according to one of the guiding principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (‘CRC’). Article 3 of the CRC stipulates that the best interests of the child must […]
The conflict in the Central African Republic (‘CAR’) is worsening every day. With over 500,000 people displaced within the country, children are the most affected by the crisis. This particularly vulnerable population has the right to protection and assistance, which creates a major challenge for humanitarian aid workers. Weapons of war in the hands of […]
The conflict in the Central African Republic (‘CAR’) is worsening every day. With over 500,000 people displaced within the country, children are the most affected by the crisis. This particularly vulnerable population has the right to protection and assistance, which creates a major challenge for humanitarian aid workers. Weapons of war in the hands of […]
“Living and working with children, defending their rights, as I’ve always done, is something that builds unique strength. In times of war and unhappiness, it’s always children who get me through the day. You see such hope in their eyes. Children are the architects of hope.” Marguerite Barankitse The Children’s Nobel Laureate and the recipient […]
Good physical and emotional health is essential to a young mother so she can raise her child in peace. Humanium supports a project led by the Alianza organisation in Guatemala City. Thanks to this project, women and their babies have access to healthcare. In Guatemala, many young girls are still the victims of trafficking […]
The Day of the African Child was created by the Organisation of African Unity (now the African Union). It focuses on the lives of young Africans, and every year it proposes an issue for participants to discuss. This day commemorates the 1976 march by African schoolchildren to Soweto, South Africa. These children took to the […]
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) launched the World Day against Child Labour in 2002. The aim was to draw attention to the plight of child workers and also to highlight the action necessary to eradicate child labour. Every year, on the June 12, governments, employers, individuals, members of civil society and work organisations join together […]
Fleeing from dictatorship, hunger, torture and labour camps, North Korean migrants, persecuted in their own country, are far from reaching the end of their suffering, even when they do make it over the border. Some head towards China, but there, they are considered economic migrants, rather than political refugees, and they are forcefully expelled and repatriated back to […]
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