International children’s charity UNICEF is demanding urgent global investment to bridge a digital divide stopping children and young people from...Two thirds of the world’s school-age children have no internet access at home – report
Coronavirus lockdowns have taught us the importance of having wild areas for children. We should build on this and create a...‘Coronavirus should inspire us to rewild cities to better support our children’
Online child sexual abuse could become harder to detect due to privacy protections set to take effect in the European...EU tech ban ‘putting children worldwide’ at risk of online sex abuse
Playing for participation
If there is one industry that has grown during COVID lockdowns, it’s the gaming industry. Sales, downloads and viewership have blossomed worldwide. But the rise of competitive gaming hasn’t happened overnight.Read more
‘Instagram most recorded platform’ used in child grooming crimes during lockdown
Instagram was the most recorded platform used in child grooming crimes during lockdown, says the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).Read more
Students at this Colorado school are learning to teach themselves new skills
Spending most of 2020 attending school virtually, students at a small charter school in Aurora, Colorado, are enjoying a new kind of class where everyone chooses what to learn.Read more
Johnson City latest to join US Child-Friendly-Cities network
Johnson City in Tennessee is the latest US metropolis to apply to join UNICEF USA’s newly-established Child-Friendly-City network.Read more
Football and dementia: heading must be banned until the age of 18
Alarm bells are ringing in sport about the risk of a group of chronic, neuro-degenerative diseases, commonly understood as dementia. There is an increasingly large body of evidence which has identified that small, repetitive collisions...Read more
COVID’s impact on kids’ health & play habits in Northern Ireland
Play campaigners in Northern Ireland have spoken out on the dramatic impact that the COVID-19 lockdowns have had on the health, well-being and play habits of childrenRead more
Sadat Rahman – International Children’s Peace Prize Winner 2020
Sadat Rahman from Bangladesh has won the International Children’s Peace Prize 2020 for his mobile app designed to help prevent children and young people suffering ‘cyberbullying’.Read more
World Children’s Day: Young Changemakers shaping a better world
In recognition of World Children’s Day, we bring you the stories of five young ‘changemakers’ who are working with international children’s charity UNICEF to build a better future for society. Jennifer Sperber of UNICEF USA...Read more‘Over half’ of teachers have worked with homeless children in UK – survey
More than half of the UK’s state teachers have worked with homeless in the past three years, according to a new study.Read more
Are video games good for your health? Apparently so…
Don’t tell the kids but playing video games is good for their health…OK there’s obviously a ‘but’ coming but researchers at Oxford University have nevertheless put forward a new spin on the whole debate over...Read more
World Resources Institute: Why sustainable cities need to tackle road safety
Can a city where pedestrians, cyclists and children get injured or killed on the roads be a truly sustainable one? Given the rapid urbanization of the world’s population, road safety is a critical development and...Read more