You still have a few days to submit your project, research or case study for the 10th Child in the...Deadline looms for Dublin 2020 paper submissions
Tel Aviv is the latest city to be shown ‘through the eyes of a child’ thanks to the Bernard van...Experience Tel Aviv ‘through a child’s eyes’
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, welcomed around 150 young people to its Dutch HQ to mark international Safer Internet...Europol welcomes pupils and students to mark Safer Internet Day
Helsinki and Oslo cut child pedestrian deaths to ZERO
Not a single child was killed on the roads of two Scandinavian capital cities, Oslo and Helsinki, in 2019. Such welcome news is the culmination of steady decline in road-related deaths in recent years, thanks not...Read more
Brand new website for Dublin 2020 World Conference
A dedicated new website has been set up for this year’s 10th Child in the City World Conference in Dublin. It brings together all of the key details for the conference, Making Connections, being held from...Read more
Play is banned on all Baltimore city streets. A new bill could change that.
A ban on children playing outdoors in the US city of Baltimore has affronted one local councillor so much that he’s launched a one-man mission to change the law. Should Ryan Dorsey be successful in repealing...Read more
Running a mile a day can make children healthier – here’s how schools can make it more fun
Children today spend more time sitting than ever before. And research shows that as they grow up, children tend to become more sedentary and less active. This is where The Daily Mile, a teacher-led running programme...Read more
Italy must invest or face ‘irreversible process of child impoverishment’
Italy must act and put an end to child poverty or face ‘an irreversible process of impoverishment’. That was the stark message from Elena Bonetti, the country’s minister for Equal Opportunities and Family, to the Alliance...Read more
Play access in cities is critical to children’s development – report
Society has ‘an obligation to reclaim play in cities’ because of the ‘critical role’ it plays in child development and learning, says a global play rights alliance. The Real Play Coalition says the evidence is overwhelming...Read more
Broadcast watchdog gets more power over social media firms
Ofcom, the UK’s broadcast watchdog, will be given new powers to force social media firms to take action over content harmful to children. Firms like Facebook, Tiktok, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter have, until now, only been...Read more
Visual arts help marginalized youth learn mindfulness and self-compassion
How do girls feel before and after learning mindfulness? The six girls in our program, aged 11 and 12, drew pictures showing that learning and practising mindfulness helped them feel more in control and compassionate,...Read more
European leaders hold summit with child rights NGOs
The new leadership of the European Union has met with a group of child rights organisations as they look to develop and consolidate child protection and participation policies. A total of six child rights non-governmental organisations...Read more
A quarter of all families with children in Spain live in poverty
Save The Children says more than a quarter of all families with children in Spain are living in poverty, with most of them in three-generation households. The Families at Risk report is based on a detailed...Read more
Andalusia welcomes UNICEF Child-Friendly Cities roadshow
A UNICEF regional roadshow to promote its Child Friendly Cities (CFC) programme will hopefully inspire more cities across the southern Spanish state of Andalucia to get on board. The new exhibition showcasing the opinions and input...Read more