Project on the field Regional Office | For Central and South Eastern Europe
The double mandate of the Regional office in Budapest is to assist the work of the Tdh Delegations in Albania, Kosovo, Moldova and Romania and to enhance Tdh regional advocacy based on lessons learnt from the field. The final aim of the office is that children in situations of vulnerability access min... Read the project description
Regional Office Project News
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European Union European Family policy website overhauled
25 Nov 2011
The European Alliance for Families website, the European Union's official resource for family policy news, events, and good practices - was re-designed over the Summer. The site is a hub for European families, associations and policy makers with an interest in topics such as demographic change, parenting support and childcare, More
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Switzerland More than 3,700 kids testing the streets
20 Nov 2011
Lausanne, Switzerland, November 20th, 2011: Over 3,700 school kids and members of youth groups in Switzerland experienced the life of children living on the streets on Child Rights Day. Most of the young shoe shiners have benefited from the activities and awareness-raising campaigns of Terre des hommes. More
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Regional Project Delegates send positive message on 11.11.11
15 Nov 2011
Sofia, Bulgaria, November 11, 2011: During their annual meeting, the team of Terre des hommes in Central and South Eastern Europe proposed to mainstream child participation in their work in the region and discussed the specific steps that can be taken both in the short- and mid-term to work towards this goal. On the famous day of 11.11.11, colleagues sent... More
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Switzerland The clients of under-age prostitutes may soon be prosecuted
19 Aug 2011
Terre des hommes (Tdh) has expressed its satisfaction about the revision of the penal code to improve the protection of minors, being discussed today by the Federal Council. For the past three years, the first Swiss organisation for child relief has been demanding that the clients of under-age prostitutes can be taken to court, closing this unacceptable l... More
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Hungary Reviewing the Regional Strategy
17 Aug 2011
August 10, 2011, Balatonföldvár, Hungary: Benefiting from the relative quiet of the Summer, the staff of the Regional Office – together with the recently hired Regional Protection Advisor, Neil Whettam – took some time to review the regional strategy for the office; see what were the achievements so far and what needs to be worked on still. The arrival of... More
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Europe Modern-day-slavery on the OSCE agenda
1 Jul 2011
Vienna, June 21st 2011 – A two-day conference organized by the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Coordinator on the fight against trafficking in human beings, Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro took place in the Hofburg Palace gathering representatives of OSCE participating States and observers, International Governmental and Civil Society Organisa... More
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Europe Safeguarding rights to prevent trafficking for labour exploitation focus of OSCE-hosted Alliance Conference in Vienna
20 Jun 2011
Vienna, Austria, 20-21 June 2011:Social justice as a core element in the fight against human trafficking for labour exploitation will be a main focus of the 11th High-Level Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference to be hosted by the OSCE on 20 and 21 June in Vienna. More
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South Eastern Europe Transnational seminar discusses effective cooperation in trafficking cases
22 Mar 2011
March 17-18, 2011, Budapest, Hungary: Over a hundred representatives from governmental, non-governmental and international organisations from south-Eastern Europe and the EU have gathered to discuss the findings of a recently conducted research on existing mechanisms for transnational referral of trafficked persons. Anti-trafficking experts worked togethe... More
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International Major international organisations and institutions join forces to advocate for children on the move
7 Feb 2011
London, January 20, 2011 (press release): The recently created Working Group on Children on the Move held its first meeting in London. The group gathered high profile representatives from leading international child-focused NGOs - including Terre des hommes - as well as the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child porno... More
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South Eastern Europe Renewed search for Regional Protection Adviser
1 Feb 2011
The position of Regional Protection Adviser is still open. Terre des hommes is looking for candidates with a social worker background and knowledge of child protection systems in Europe. This is an expatriate position, based in Bucharest, Romania, but attached to the Budapest Regional Office. For details, please see the Vacancies section. More
