Play campaigners in Northern Ireland have spoken out on the dramatic impact that the COVID-19 lockdowns have had on the...COVID’s impact on kids’ health & play habits in Northern Ireland
Sadat Rahman from Bangladesh has won the International Children’s Peace Prize 2020 for his mobile app designed to help prevent...Sadat Rahman – International Children’s Peace Prize Winner 2020
In recognition of World Children’s Day, we bring you the stories of five young ‘changemakers’ who are working with international...World Children’s Day: Young Changemakers shaping a better world
‘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
Milan cuts CO2 emissions – by making school dinners healthier
The Italian city of Milan has risen to the challenge of cutting CO2 emissions by targeting an unexpected crucial place – the dinner plates of schoolchildren. Read more
Youngsters joined online by celebrities to mark World Children’s Day
Children and young people from around the world are joining some of UNICEF’s most recognisable Goodwill Ambassadors – David Beckham and Orlando Bloom for starters – in virtual conversations in celebration of World Children’s Day. In...Read more
Barcelona launches city-wide school and green transformation projects
Civic leaders in Barcelona have embarked on an ambitious new project to transform school environments and turn them into safe, healthy and less-polluting spaces.Read more
Exposure to urban air pollution in pregnancy may increase a child’s blood pressure – study
Exposure to an urban environment characterised by high levels of air pollution and noise in areas with a high building density during the foetal period and in early childhood may contribute to higher blood pressure.Read more
Child in the City: News round-up 13 November 2020
Brain imaging ‘can predict childhood weight gain’ A greater density of cells in a key reward centre of the brain is associated with obesity in children and predicts future weight gain, says a new study by...Read more
‘The kids still need somewhere to go’: Charters, community sites balance need for supervised learning with rising COVID rates
After closing down in the spring, Namaste Charter School in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighbourhood decided to open its usual summer academy to support South Side families with working parents.Read more
Millions of children with pneumonia desperate for oxygen
Severe pneumonia leaves an estimated 4.2 million children under the age of five in 124 low- and middle-income countries with critically low oxygen levels each year, new analysis shows.Read more
Trinidad & Tobago aims to train 60 Child Rights Ambassadors
The government of the West Indian island of Trinidad and Tobago is asking children to apply to become Child Rights Ambassadors (CRA) to help shape policies affecting their lives.Read more