The Federal Council's proposed Sustainable Development Strategy 2030 is urgently needed, but does not adequately take into account the global importance of Swiss domestic and foreign policy: it is non-binding, vague and unambitious. In its response to the consultation, Alliance Sud calls for fundamental improvements. Alliance Sud media release.
What is the health situation in Zimbabwe and what are the consequences of the pandemic for the population? What do the Covid 19 restrictions mean for the rampant sexual violence against girls and women in South Africa and what is the NGO LifeLine doing about it? The big interview with Tayson Mudarikiri (36) in Harare, project coordinator of terre des hommes switzerland for Zimbabwe and
On June 13, 2021, the CO2 law will be put to the vote, which terre des hommes switzerland supports in the Climate Alliance Switzerland. With the federal law on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, Switzerland can take a pioneering role for international climate justice. Because the consequences of climate change are also clear for the young people in our projects in the global south
The ceasefire between Morocco and the Frente Polisario, the political representation of the Sahrawis, lasted almost thirty years. In mid-November, the conflict escalated and now the signs point to war. The young Sahrawi Laila Fakhouri is campaigning for a peaceful solution to the conflict and for the rights of her people. Since March, the
An astounding 50.7 percent of Swiss voters say yes to the Corporate Responsibility Initiative, which was voted on 29 November 2020. For terre des hommes schweiz this is a historic success for a cause of international solidarity. However, due to the higher proportion of "no" votes in the cantons (Ständemehr), the indirect counter-proposal will be put forward, provided that no referendum is held against it.
What are good solutions for people with legally rejected asylum applications in emergency aid? Five experts from politics, authorities and civil society discussed this question on 11 November in Basel at the invitation of terre des hommes schweiz. The report of the event with video live streaming.
Media release - People whose asylum applications have been rejected often live in precarious conditions. The Swiss emergency aid system is not working, criticises terre des hommes schweiz. The development organisation has commissioned a study to examine the situation in the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft in particular. It will be presented at a panel event with a prominent panel and live video streaming.
Media release by GSOA and the Young Greens - The War Business Initiative, which will be put to the vote on 29 November, has broad social support. More than 40 organisations now belong to the JA Alliance. The initiative's concern to stop the financing of producers of war material mobilises in particular church circles. terre des hommes schweiz supports the petition for a referendum.
Alliance Sud media release - The Federal Council today sent its Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) out for consultation. The Swiss strategy for the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda leaves it at nice, but completely non-binding words. It is already more than five years since Switzerland signed up to the SDGs in New York.
In Mozambique, several armed groups are threatening the peace. In the north, Islamist fighters attack innocent people under the flag of the so-called Islamic State (IS). In the center, a splinter group of the opposition party refuses to sign a peace treaty with the government. Once again, poverty and a lack of prospects provide the best breeding ground for violent gangs and their recruiters. International aid turns out to be
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