Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 10/2021

Children's rights

Greta Thunberg before the US Congress in Washington.
Climate protection

Lawsuits brought by young ­activists worldwide

Young climate activists from all over the world and their successes

Trafficking

Pressed into service

Human traffickers in Burundi find ways to get around child-protection laws

Children in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.
Fleeing from war

Lost boys and girls

Tens of thousands of Sudanese child refugees fled their country to reach safety

More Articles

Child labour for the European market:  A girl in Rajasthan, India.
Child labour

Childhood in a quarry

Many countries fail to enforce their laws banning child labour in quarries

A former child soldier is being taught to work as a cobbler in a Rebound Centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
War crimes

Children at arms

Short- and long-term measures are needed to stop the use of child soldiers

A boy working in brick production in Bangladesh.
Child labour

Exploited minors are denied a school education

In view of wide-spread poverty, child labour is still far too common in Bangladesh

Training of Maa Feew´s health assistants in Podor, Senegal.
Female genital mutilation

“Violence is related to a variety of social conditions”

The organisation Forward for Women assists women in Germany and Senegal who have been affected by female genital mutilation

Young people want to have an impact on politics: Fridays for Future rally in São Paulo.
Democracy

UN Convention is geared to promoting active citizenship

Why some Latin American countries allow young people to vote at 16

This baby girl from Zimbabwe is undernourished because her parents lack food.
Lawsuits

Climate protection is a children’s right

Young activists are taking legal action to demand climate protection from policymakers

Pupil in Burundi.
Our view

Recurring infringements of children’s rights

Children's rights are violated worldwide – poverty is often the reason

Child labour

Facing an uncertain future

Benin’s children face systematic exploitation as low-paid labourers

Children belong in school instead of working: class in Burundi.
Children’s rights

On society’s fringes

Burundi’s legal safety net for children remains full of holes

In Pakistan, girls are less likely to conclude primary school than boys: teacher with pupils in Hyderabad.
Girls

Pakistan is among the worst countries for girls

Where traditional norms prevail, girls’ rights tend to be neglected

Unaccompanied child stuck at the Mexican border to the US in Tijuana, hoping to reach the USA.
Refugee children

A lonely battle

Unaccompanied minors who fled wars face further problems in destination countries