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Lonely children and young people to receive ‘social prescriptions’
Children and adolescents in the UK who are lonely and missing out on a social life are the target of a new project offering ‘social prescriptions’ for activities ranging from gardening to fishing to sports.Read more![EP-119953B_The_Eye_plenary_Closing](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EYE3-128x128.jpg)
European elections: Future policymakers must make child rights a priority
As voters go to the polls in the European elections, there are calls for policymakers to ensure they make children’s needs a priority.Read more![gentstem](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gentstem-128x128.png)
Mobile voting booth will make it easy for Ghent teenagers to vote
In a time where cities need to be acutely aware of the need to involve young people, one Belgian municipality is making it a little easier for them to have their say.Read more![Floodgate - Earth Prize winners 2024](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Floodgate-Earth-Prize-winners-2024-128x128.png)
“Our generation is starting to spark change” – meet the teenage winners of The Earth Prize 2024
As the world faces a climate crisis, it is today’s teenagers – the leaders of tomorrow – who are stepping up to the plate to devise groundbreaking solutions.Read more![CaliforniaSun](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CaliforniaSun-128x128.webp)
After a child’s death, California weighs rules for physical education during extreme weather
Yahushua Robinson was an energetic boy who jumped and danced his way through life. Then, a physical education teacher instructed the 12-year-old to run outside on a day when the temperature climbed to 107 degrees.Read more![Melburnian_Skyline](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Melburnian_Skyline-128x128.jpg)
Hundreds of cities have achieved zero road deaths in a year. Here’s how they did it
It’s National Road Safety Week (Australia) and it comes on the back of a year in which 1,286 people died on Australian roads. The rising road toll – up 8.2 per cent for the year...Read more![Refugee Rights Protest at Broadmeadows, Melbourne](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/refugee-baloons-128x128.jpg)
Nurturing new starts: cities’ crucial role in refugee children’s integration
In the wake of global displacement crises, cities around the world are stepping up to extend a helping hand to refugee children, recognising their unique vulnerabilities and the importance of their successful integration.Read more![Aktiegroep_Stop_kindermoord_bezet_kruispunt_bij_Albert_Cuypstraat_te_Amsterdam,_Bestanddeelnr_926-1050](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Aktiegroep_Stop_kindermoord_bezet_kruispunt_bij_Albert_Cuypstraat_te_Amsterdam_Bestanddeelnr_926-1050-128x128.jpg)
Revolutionising urban spaces: How ‘Stop de Kindermoord’ has influenced Dutch city planners
In the intricate tapestry of urban planning, certain movements stand out as transformative epochs, reshaping cities and redefining societal priorities.Read more![Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner for England](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screenshot-2021-06-29-at-10.19.19-128x128.png)
Dame Rachel de Souza – ‘Children’s views must be central to election manifestos’
The Children’s Commissioner for England hopes the results of her latest survey, The Big Ambition, will convince political leaders that children’s interests need to be top of their agendas.Read more![CFCI Prato Italy.jpg](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CFCI-Prato-Italy.jpg-e1712735109541-128x128.webp)
Prato is Italy’s newest UNICEF Child-Friendly City
A three-year programme of work in the Municipality of Prato, Italy, has brought the reward of formal recognition as a UNICEF Child Friendly City. Prato is the fourth Italian city to achieve the honour since 2019,...Read more![barcelona](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/barcelona-128x128.jpg)
A day set aside for celebrating ‘the power of play’
Save the date – June 11 is the new annual International Day of Play, says the United Nations.. Backed by some 140 countries, the U.N. General Assembly has formally adopted a resolution for this date to...Read more![children-1581769_1920](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/children-1581769_1920-128x128.jpg)
From fun to function: PPGIS unlocks the power of play in cities
Spaces for play in children’s daily-life are essential for their development. However, planning in most cities is limitedly aware of children’s needs for playable-spaces.Read more![Nudgd](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Nudgd-128x128.jpg)
EU Mobility Week – ‘a nudge in the right direction’ towards a sustainable school run
Giving youngsters, parents and teachers ‘a nudge in the right direction’ is behind the success of a Swedish city’s initiative to promote a sustainable school run.Read more![robloxroeselare](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/robloxroeselare-128x128.png)
Being Human in Digital Cities?
Myria Georgiou and Sindhoora Pemmaraju of the London School of Economics consider how digital cities change what it means to be human, and show how Myria Georgiou’s new book Being Human in Digital Cities addresses this question in relation...Read more![SuicaEP](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SuicaEP-128x128.jpg)