Hundreds of unaccompanied minors are facing violence and abuse as they travel across EU borders, and being illegally rejected from...Hundreds of migrant children ‘face abuse at European borders’
Hand-held air pollution sensors given to the people of Helsinki is the latest weapon in the fight against toxic traffic...Helsinki residents to be given hand-held air pollution sensors
Children spend only half as much time playing outside as their parents did. There are several reasons for this. The...Designing child-friendly streets – a review
Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades
Nine million additional children are at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, say the International Labour Organization and UNICEF. The number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million worldwide – an increase...Read more
We all have to walk across roads – why aren’t pedestrians a focus of road safety?
In May 2021 a B-double truck mounted a kerb when turning a corner in Melbourne, injuring five pedestrians. In February 2020 a drunk driver drove onto a footpath in Sydney, killing four children and injuring...Read more
Social skills suffered during COVID but children in Northern Ireland are more resilient – report
Research into the impact of COVID on early-years classroom play in Northern Ireland points to a significant negative impact on children’s social skills and level of independence, but at the same time they have become...Read more
Jakarta’s anxious wait for ‘dirty air’ ruling
Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia’s densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air. Her young daughter has been plagued by ill health from birth,...Read more
Will NYC’s mayoral wannabes listen to young New Yorkers?
In 16 years, Edward Sanchez wants you to vote for him for mayor. For now, he has to finish high school.Read more
Devastating impact of COVID on children’s lives ‘far worse than first thought’
The devastating impacts of the COVID pandemic on children’s lives globally has been far worse than first feared, says an influential child rights organisation.Read more
European Commission creates new EU Youth Coordinator post
The European Commission has appointed Biliana Sirakova as EU Youth Coordinator, a new post designed to reinforce cross-agency cooperation and knowledge sharing on youth issues across EC services. Ms Sirakova (above), who has taken up the...Read more
UNICEF must ‘look to future with optimism and hope’
After a year for everyone like no other, children’s charity UNICEF must ‘look to the future with optimism and hope’ for what it can achieve together with its partners across the world.Read more
US child poverty rates have risen during COVID
Child poverty rates in the USA have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among Latino and black children, and those in female-headed families, according to research.Read more
Vileika is latest city to join global Child-Friendly City scheme
Vileika in Belarus is the latest city to become part of UNICEF’s global Child-Friendly City initiative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).Read more
Sunshine power transforms Indian schoolchildren’s learning
Not so long ago children in the remote Indian town of Kakdwip had little practical idea of just how much clean, renewable sun-harnessed energy could potentially transform their lives.Read more