It is time for Switzerland to do its part to combat the global climate crisis. The worst effects of global warming are hitting the poorest people in the Global South, who are the least likely to fuel climate change. The climate protection law is a first step towards more climate justice, emphasize in unison the eight executive directors of Alliance Sud and its member organizations. Cyclone Freddy
The "Security 2023" study published today by the ETH once again shows that international cooperation is highly popular among the population: from left to right, a clear majority is of the opinion that so-called development aid should be increased. In contrast, support for an increase in defense spending has fallen again compared to June 2022.
As part of a summer workshop organized by terre des hommes switzerland, young refugees from Ukraine and other countries dealt with the topics of "freedom" and "wearing masks". As a creative realization, land art objects as well as plaster masks were created. Photos of these objects and their creation will be exhibited in the Open Church Elisabethen from March 7 to 26, 2023. What does freedom mean for everyone
With its Climate Roadmap, the terre des hommes schweiz / Terre des Hommes Suisse alliance presents a joint roadmap to halve the organizations' CO2 emissions by 2030 and thus contribute to a safer future and environment for future generations.
On Friday, November 25, an unauthorized demonstration in Basel ended violently. After about 200 people gathered on the Theaterplatz around 7 p.m. on the occasion of the International Day against Violence against Women, the Basel City Cantonal Police used various means such as rubber bullets to break up the demonstration. According to the police, dialogue with the demonstrators had been sought beforehand.
The results of the climate conference COP27 are mixed: With the adoption of a Loss & Damage fund, a historic step towards climate justice was made, but in terms of climate protection, stagnation prevails. Our comment on COP27: "Although the countries of the global South are the ones that have hardly contributed to climate change, they are affected by the climate catastrophe.
On October 30, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will stand for re-election. Whether the opposing candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva can prevail in the second round of voting is still uncertain. From the perspective of human rights organizations, Brazil has experienced devastating regressions under Bolsonaro. The partner organizations of terre des hommes switzerland, which are involved in violence prevention in Brazil, see
Four Swiss NGOs are developing educational teaching materials on the topic of "Equal Opportunities and Equal Rights" to mark International Children's Rights Day.
Media release - terre des hommes switzerland earned almost 10 million Swiss francs last year. This is the best financial result in the history of the Swiss development organization. The healthy finances allow terre des hommes switzerland to continue making a solid contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in favor of the prospects of young people. In the new
Media release - After two years of forced break from Corona, the popular imagine festival is finally taking place again in Basel at the beginning of June, a supra-regional crowd puller with a national message. Grandiose musical acts and a sensitization program to the imagine slogan "For diversity. Against discrimination" await young and old on two days before Whitsun on Barfüsserplatz and the Klosterhof stage. imagine, the self-organized youth project of terre
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