The efforts of Korean cities to promote child rights have been recognised in a high-level event held by the Korean...Korea city leaders mark 25 years of ‘continuous commitment for every child’
COP26 is a chance to listen to our young people on climate change, but given recent trends, it may just...The betrayal of our young
In a historic ruling on the harmful effects of climate change on children’s rights, the UN Child Rights Committee has...UN: Countries ‘can be held responsible for impact of carbon emissions on children’
England and Wales are adding fluoride to water – but what effect will it have?
The UK government recently indicated that fluoride would be added to water in England and Wales to cut tooth decay. A bill is proceeding through parliament to support this. And the chief medical officers of...Read more
Children in mind as African cities take on road safety
While road safety is a critical issue across the globe as more cars hit the road and more people move to cities, African cities are disproportionately affected. Africa is the least motorized region globally, yet...Read more
Video-sharing apps face heavy fines if they fail to protect children
Video-sharing apps like Snapchat and TikTok which are hugely popular with young people could be fined millions of pounds if they fail to tackle inappropriate content, under new rules from Ofcom, the UK’s broadcasting regulator.Read more
Historic day as first Malaria vaccine is approved
A groundbreaking vaccine against Malaria that could save countless numbers of children’s lives in Africa has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).Read more
UNICEF: The State of the World’s Children 2021 Report
The effects of the global pandemic on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents may take years to be fully appreciated, says children’s charity UNICEF in a major new report.Read more
Book aims to ‘normalise’ cycling in cities for children
The Magnificent Story of the CyclePlanet is a new book which promotes cycling for children as an essential element to creating ‘more human-centric cities’.Read more
Children face ‘far bigger climate crisis than their grandparents’
Children born over the past year will, on average, face seven times more scorching heatwaves during their lives than their grandparents under original Paris Agreement emission reduction pledges.Read more
‘Too dangerous and unhealthy to cycle to school’, say UK’s kids
The UK’s leading cycle charity says that only a tiny amount of children regularly go to school on their bike – but so would many more if it was safer and healthier.Read more
Concern over record number of child mental health referrals in England and Wales
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Residents & charities give Beirut neighbourhood a child-friendly makeover
A Beirut neighbourhood crying out for safer and accessible public spaces has been turned into a child-friendly area through an initiative by local residents and charities. This example of partnership working has ensured that an unused...Read more
‘Instagram Kids’ is put on pause so that parents’ views can be heard
Popular social media platform Instagram says it has paused work on the planned ‘Instagram Kids’ app so it can have more time to listen to the concerns of parents and experts. The idea was for Instagram...Read more