Our flagship bi-annual Child in the City World Conference is almost upon us. Tomorrow we begin welcoming speakers and visitors to Dublin for our 10th anniversary event, Making Connections. And there’s just time to introduce...Read more
For the second time this year, tens of thousands of children, young people and their families took to the streets over the weekend as part of a mass movement that is campaigning for safer streets...Read more
UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative has published a study highlighting the value to local governments of formally engaging with young people in helping plan cities’ and towns’ futures.Effective, representative, and inclusive child participation at the...Read more
The United Nations has opened its 91st session, and over the next few weeks will review reports on the efforts of Germany, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Philippines, South Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam to adhere...Read more
Researchers in the Australian state of Victoria have received funding to look further into how where a child lives and plays can have an impact on their future health and wellbeing.
The team at the Centre...Read more
Researchers, policymakers and industry should involve children and their caregivers when designing new policies and initiatives dealing with artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies.
That’s the overriding recommendation of a report by the European Commission on Artificial...Read more
Not content with just enjoying the work of others, two youngsters in the Belgian city of Leuven have been the creative force behind a new children’s museum. Read more
Twenty cities will come together for the first-ever Streets for Kids Leadership programme, aimed at delivering real change for children in urban areas.Read more
Over 13,000 children in 18 countries have participated in one of the world’s largest children’s consultations on climate change, calling for faster action to address the climate crisis during a year marred by unprecedented drought,...Read more
Ahead of a dedicated five-year focus on children and young people, the Austrian city of Graz is launching its ‘largest child participation initiative in history’.Read more
A ‘wish list’ by children and young people in Leeds on how they see their home city develop shows how policymakers can meaningfully involve the next generation.Read more
England’s Children’s Commissioner says that consulting with young people is vital for delivering ‘meaningful change’ when it comes to their mental health. Read more
Children’s charity UNICEF needs your experiences and case studies on the effect of green space on children in developing countries for a workshop later this year.Read more
After the success of our recent international seminar in Portugal, attentions now turn now to our flagship event for 2022 – the 10th Child in the City World Conference in Dublin this October.Read more
