The prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize has been awarded to two brothers for their inspiring efforts to radically tackle pollution...Prestigious prize for young brothers who are tackling Delhi’s pollution
The International Child in the City Foundation is happy to bring experts together again and would like to announce the...Child in the City events: Cascais & Dublin 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to affect the lives of children even after transmission of the virus is contained. And...Why children must be involved in research in the aftermath of COVID
World Children’s Day – a guide for for teachers
World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness and well-being amongst children worldwide.Read more
Kids cycling to school in Belgian city rewarded with digital cash
Students who walk or ride their bikes to school in the Belgian city of Genk are being rewarded with ‘digital money’.Read more
Indian cities begin embracing Safe School Zones
Bangalore, one of India’s biggest cities, is doing its bit to embrace a global road safety movement by testing out a series of ‘Safe School Zone’ areas.Read more
Urban planning ‘may affect a child’s cognitive and motor development’
A new study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has provided further scientific evidence of the health benefits of well-designed urban planning. It suggests the built environment, green space and air pollution can...Read more
Child poverty: Countries backing European Child Guarantee
A taskforce of some of the EU’s most prominent child rights organisations has thrown its weight behind the European Child Guarantee, aimed at making sure impoverished children have access to the most basic human rights.Read more
Child Friendly Cities Inspire awards are celebration of global excellence
Six of the world’s most child-friendly cities have been rewarded for their innovation in a prestigious awards ceremony celebrating urban creativity for the benefit of young people.Read more
UN agencies back radical plan to ensure every child can get a healthy meal in school by 2030
United Nations agencies are behind an international coalition aimed at rapidly improving the nutrition, health and education of school-age children around the world following pandemic-driven school closures.Read more
Action needed to protect vulnerable children targeted by crime gangs during pandemic
Vulnerable children in the UK’s towns and cities are increasingly at risk of being criminally exploited, yet police forces and other agencies often lack the training and skills to effectively protect them.Read more
Belgium: Nine Flemish cities given ‘child-friendly’ status
Nine cities and municipalities in Belgium’s Flanders region can now officially call themselves ‘child-friendly’. Benjamin Dalle, the Flemish Minister of Youth, visited towns in the successful provinces of Limburg and Antwerp, which are in the Dutch-speaking...Read more
More parks and waterways in cities could prevent premature deaths, study finds
For city dwellers, having access to green space is generally touted as a guardian of good health. Research shows that spending time in parks and urban woodlands, green streets and gardens contributes to fewer mental-health...Read more
Play Wales: Weighing up risks and benefits in children’s play
Play Wales has published a new information sheet aimed at helping children’s play organisers take the right approach in decision-making over play infrastructure.Read more