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22 organisations are urging the EU to call for the respect of international humanitarian law and an immediate ceasefire by all parties as the number of children being killed continues to rise.
We urge the EU to protect these children by speaking in one united voice and:
- Call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the conflict.
- Unequivocally call on all parties to respect international Humanitarian Law, commit no further Grave Violations against children and ensure that there is accountability for those committed to date.
- Ensure the immediate,…
Children in Yemen are facing a daily struggle to survive in what is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. After five years of conflict, around four in five children – 12.3 million – are in desperate need of aid. Tens of thousands of children have died, both as a direct result of the fighting, and from indirect causes like disease and malnutrition. More than 1.7 million children have been forced to flee their homes and are living in camps or improvised settings in other parts of Yemen. Devastating food and cholera crises emerged during the conflict; while violence persistently blights lives,…
This is a Call to Action issued by the Doha International Family Institute commemorating the International Year of the Family. This document calls on governments to: develop policies that promote stable and empowered families; promote gender equality; recognize the contribution and responsibility of men to families; focus poverty alleviation strategies on the family as a unit; adopt policies to ensure work-family balance; value important contributions of all generations within the family; ensure the systematic collection of data and statistics on family well-being; develop and implement…