In general, birth, marriage, and death represent the three main events in a person’s life. However, marriage is the only one of the three that is a matter of choice. Unfortunately, millions of children in the world (girls and boys) have marriage forced upon them without the chance to exercise their right to choose. In […]

Every year on February 4, World Cancer Day is celebrated throughout the world. This disease remains one of the main causes of death worldwide.                                                                 […]

This year marks the eighth anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Although huge advances have been made in this area, some serious inequalities still exist. . This is not only due to living conditions, but also insufficient governmental support in improving how well these rights are fulfilled. We live in […]

As the end of the year approaches, bringing the Christmas holidays along with it, we decided to highlight all the organizations which put on different events to make the poorest and most disenfranchised children smile during this time of celebration, joy, and wonder. Even in developed countries, some children are still deprived of a good […]

Dear Humanium Friend, Thanks to you 429 village leaders in Rwanda were trained on how to avoid violence in families. On behalf of them and their direct beneficiaries, women, daughters and sons, thank you for saving their lives and their dignity. I recently helped Alfons, one of the poorest boys in Rwanda, getting out of […]

Last month, the Convention on the Rights of the Child counted one more state among the 197 that have ratified the treaty: Somalia. The United States is notable for its absence. President Bill Clinton signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 16 February 1995, but,it has still not been ratified. Today, all […]

The Karama Organisation is an association offering sporting, creative and play activities to Palestinian refugee children in Dheisheh. The camp, situated in Cisjordanie, south of Bethlehem, is providing shelter for 15,000 people, half of whom are younger than eighteen. The children live under difficult conditions.  Not only is the Israeli occupation an ever-present source of […]

20 November is Children’s Rights Day, first established in 1989 with the unanimous adoption of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly. The Convention recognises the civil, economic, social and cultural rights of all children. To date, only the United States is yet to ratify the Convention. […]

Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Somalia… so many countries are victims of violent troubles, generating an unprecedented number of refugees. The record-breaking migratory movements are a source of numerous problems: apart from the deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, the international community is under immense pressure to welcome refugees and provide humanitarian aid. In Turkey, a country […]

Like many children, Cody loves water and going swimming, jumping up and down on a trampoline, exploring the world around him, listening to music, fishing, horse riding, and spending time with his dad and his grandparents. Cody is a unique child with a rare congenital disability called bilateral anophthalmia, meaning he was born without eyes. […]