A global children’s charity says the vast majority of young people it surveyed about climate change ‘know very little’ about what their own government is doing to combat the issue. Read more
Showcasing excellent practice of child-led participation, children & young people were the themes of the day, as Eurochild held its General Assembly and Members Day.Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) is part of a new programme aimed at giving children and teenagers the skills and knowledge needed to support their friends during traumatic events.Read more
Generation Alpha – or the young generation – is inheriting pressing global challenges that will decide the future of cities.
Sustainability is top of young people’s agenda regarding urban development, and, in one striking example, Amsterdam...Read more
Schools in the Danish city of Aarhus are introducing ‘intelligent’ napkin dispensers that will alert students and teachers when surfaces need disinfecting.The city council has teamed up with the Zurface Group to provide 12 schools...Read more
No parent would ever say ‘this is a great neighbourhood – but I won’t let my child walk to school or play in the local park’. Former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa grasped this insight when...Read more
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, says there has been a ‘stunning response’ to her generation-defining survey of children, The Big Ask.Read more
If you spend just five minutes thinking about young children, how do you see them? Where do you see them? Playing on the playground? Being rocked to sleep? Holding hands with an adult as they...Read more
Hand-held air pollution sensors given to the people of Helsinki is the latest weapon in the fight against toxic traffic fumes that are choking populations – not least children. Read more
Children spend only half as much time playing outside as their parents did. There are several reasons for this. The way we have organised our cities is one of them. How to turn this tide?...Read more
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
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
