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
Cities can work to enhance access to public parks, gardens and open spaces, with dedicated and semi-dedicated areas for young children that incorporate natural, play and sensory stimulants.Read more
Six EU cities are promoting a new e-book aimed at helping share innovative ways to involve young people in digitalisation and promote the sense of European citizenshipRead more
As the world today – 22 April 2021 – marks Earth Day, there is a stark warning from the Save the Children charity that drastic action is needed to ensure children and their families can...Read more
A design charity has reacted to last year’s devastating explosion in Beirut by launching several collaborative ‘spatial interventions’ to rehabilitate public spaces vital to children’s health and development.
With a focus on children and play, the...Read more
Even before Greta Thunberg launched her school strike for climate at age 15, youth activists have been key players in public action on the climate crisis. Now they’re breaking new ground in court.Read more
