WORK: This section of the site shows the diversity of work that Emma is involved in, from the Foreign Affairs committee at the European Parliament to constituency work in South East England.

ROMANIA FOR EUROPEAN CHILDREN

Statement at launch of Children’s High Level Group in Romania
Bucharest, 13th January 2006
Press release
This mornings press conference was called by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne MEP,  Mr Ion Tiriac and Mrs Theodora Bertzi, representing Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu) in order to announce the following initiatives:

ROMANIA FOR EUROPEAN CHILDREN fundraising dinner, with guest of honour J.K. […]

Romanian child rights experts comment on child welfare reform

Press release
Statement by group of independent Romanian child right experts, issued in response to an interview on RTE (Radio Television Eire) with John Mulligan.
Bucharest, August 3rd 2006
FACTS:
-  Romania’s population is almost 23.000.000 inhabitants;
-  In December 2004 Romania had 82,918 children in the child care system;
- 50,239 of these children live with their families (including 15,834 […]

Launch of Children’s High Level Group

PRESS STATEMENT
25TH JAN 2006
The new NGO will promote child welfare reform across Europe
In the past, the following statements have been made:
“The year 2005 has marked the entry into force of two new laws related to the promotion and protection of child rights and the legal status of adoptions.  These reforms emphasise the primary responsibility of the […]

How the Children’s High Level Group allocated its funds

Press release, 1st November 2006

The funds raised in Romania and UK in 2006 were allocated as follows:

Community Nurses Initiative
The CHLG has agreed, in a matching partnership scheme with the Government, to sponsor the employment and training of 100 community nurses (making a total if 200 nurses altogether) in order to help implement part of the […]

Amar International Charitable Foundation

The AMAR International Charitable Foundation was set up in 1991 to provide emergency aid for refugees in southern Iran and the Iraqi marshlands in response to the acute humanitarian crisis.
The AMAR Appeal was set up in 1992 after the war for the liberation of Kuwait and in response to the plight of the Sh’ia of […]

The Children’s High Level Group

Although huge challenges still remain, Romania has done more to reform its child welfare system than any other country in Eastern and Central Europe . Thanks to the political will of successive Romanian governments (since 2001) as well as generous support from the EU and other donors, Romania has really “turned the corner” in this […]

Implementing Children’s Rights In Romania

Emma led the campaign to protect the rights of the Romanian children. She also led the fight against the trade in children, known as Inter-Country Adoption. This has been a controversial struggle against a large, rich and well-organized lobby, which remains in the shadow and uses well meaning parents and children as their campaigners and […]

Defending The Marsh Arabs

As the European Parliament’s Rapporteur for Iraq , Emma has been leading the campaign to draw attention to the plight of the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq .
The Marsh Arabs have lived in the Mesopotamian Marshlands for over five thousand years, carving out a unique way of life. However from the mid-1980s until its fall, […]

Help For Earthquake Survivors In Iran

The earthquake that struck Bam , Iran , on the 26 th of December 2003 , took the lives of over 40,000 people. Countless more were injured, and their livelihoods destroyed as their habitat was reduced to rubble. Bam’s citadel – a World Heritage Site and the oldest mud brick building in the world at […]

Emergency Relief In Iraq

Emma established the AMAR International Charitable Foundation to provide emergency relief, healthcare and education for the Marsh Arabs in Iraq , as well as those in the process of returning from exile in Iran . Go to the AMAR International Charitable Foundation to find out more about the Marsh Arabs ancient way of life.