The Mayor of New York City has set out an extensive plan for revamping dozens of long-neglected closed and dilapitated playgrounds.
Bill Blasio said that many planned repairs and new projects had been delayed because of...Read more
Popular video app TikTok has been fined 750,000 Euros by the Netherlands’ data protection watchdog for only offering a privacy statement in English, meaning many native Dutch-speaking children would not have been able to understand...Read more
Hundreds of unaccompanied minors are facing violence and abuse as they travel across EU borders, and being illegally rejected from entering some countries, says the Save the Children charity.
The children move on foot, hide under...Read more
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
A leading Dutch road safety organisation is urging parents and carers to stop driving children to school when walking or cycling is a safe option.Read more
The Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO) has launched a new website offering information related to its programmes and projects that are aimed at promoting and elevating children’s rights in the United Arab Emirates.Read more
Vietnam: Ho Chi Min City embraces child-friendly principles
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City and the UNICEF in Vietnam have teamed up for a campaign aimed at expanding awareness of environmental...Read more
There is good reason to fear that this spring’s school closures hurt students’ academic progress. But how much learning, exactly, did students lose?Read more
Regional and city policies, ranging from family housing to climate action, will be the focus of one of Europe’s biggest annual forums over the coming weeks.Read more
Parents with children of school age (4-18 years) in the UK are in support of safer crossings, lower speed limits (and car-free zones outside schools.
A YouGov survey commissioned by Living Streets, the UK charity for...Read more
Children aged 12 and over should wear face masks, in line with recommended practice for adults in their country or area, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
While little is known about how children transmit...Read more
After a remarkable success in flattening the COVID-19 curve, Australia’s States and Territories are now charting the course back towards school-based learning.Read more
|Comment|author: David Browning and Christopher McCraw
Free school meals will be available to more than a million children in England over the summer holidays thanks to the efforts of a young England footballer.
Marcus Rashford, 22, had written an impassioned letter to...Read more
Four European cities have been recognised as ‘powerful examples’ of how cities can be made safer for pedestrians and cyclists, including several innovations designed specifically for children.Read more