Not only content with being universally recognised as the city of music, Vienna will also this year become the city...Share good practice at Child in the City World Conference 2018
Pollution has been linked to a ‘startling’ 16 per cent of all premature deaths – many of them children –...Ignorance about pollutants is killing children
Government ministers in the UK should reinvest in the landmark Sure Start centres for disadvantaged children as a tribute to...MPs: ‘Reinvest’ in Sure Start as tribute to political architect
In Australia’s Family Court, children want processes explained and their views heard
Where will I live? Who will look after me? Can I stay at my school? Do I have to move house? Can I keep my dog? When parents separate, children are full of burning questions. In...Read more
London’s Mayor plans to ban junk food ads on transport
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, wants to ban all junk food advertising on the city’s transport network to help tackle the ‘ticking timebomb’ of child obesity. Health campaigners are backing the Mayor’s plan for...Read more
Eurochild Plan aligns children’s rights with EU policies
Eurochild has adopted a new strategic plan aimed at ensuring children’s rights are a core consideration of EU member states policies. The Strategic Plan of Eurochild for 2019-2021 sets out how this EU-supported network of children’s...Read more
Register today for Child in the City World Conference
The 9th Child in the City World Conference will be held on 24th – 26th of September 2018 in Vienna. The international conference takes place every two years. It is a key opportunity for children’s professionals, city planners, geographers and...Read more
West Valley is top US city to raise children
You may not have heard of West Valley City in Utah. But it’s a city where US families should be flocking to as it’s apparently the place to raise children. For the second successive year, it’s been...Read more
CPAG: NZ family package ‘will do little’ for worst-off children
New Zealand’s planned Families Package will give some relief for children in poverty but do little for the very worst-off, says the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). CPAG says ‘pockets of hardship’ were identified by the...Read more
Air pollution increases crime in cities
The impact on children’s health from air pollution across the cities of the world can, we all know, be severe. Yet it goes further than that. Gary Haq of the University of York explains how...Read more
Children’s book giveaway schemes boost literacy
US-based book distribution schemes that provide free children’s books in low-income neighbourhoods can greatly help boost literacy levels, says a new study. Researchers at New York University (NYU) looked at community schemes in cities such as...Read more
New child-sized city opens in Johannesburg
Johannesburg will soon be the latest global metropolis to have a KidZania ‘replica city’, using play to show children all about careers. Youngsters visiting these enormous indoor playgrounds – there are 24 worldwide – experience what...Read more
Rural children used to animals have ‘better immune systems’
Children raised away from cities and exposed to animals grow up to have more resilient immune systems, says a new study. They might also be at lower risk of developing mental health problems later in life. Researchers...Read more
Sharjah is Unicef’s newest ‘child-friendly city’
Unicef has named Sharjah as the first ‘Child Friendly City’ in the Arabian Gulf. The accolade recognises the United Arab Emirates city’s commitment to developing strategies with children squarely in mind. To be accepted as child...Read more