Children have participated in protests against nuclear weapons, wars, the loss of Māori land and customary rights, racism and child poverty. Young people themselves led the School Strike 4 Climate marches.Read more
|Comment|author: The Conversation Global Perspectives
Are children and young people being heard when it comes to developing national and local policies? What measures can and should be taken to protect their rights and participation in a post-pandemic time? These are...Read more
Denser cities and fewer green areas. What is left for the children when the cityscape changes? That is an important element in the architecture education at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, but also the...Read more
Are children and young people being heard when it comes to developing national and local policies? What measures can and should be taken to protect their rights and participation in a post-pandemic time? These are...Read more
More than 3000 young people and international guests gathered in the Albanian capital, Tirana, to celebrate the city’s new status as European Youth Capital 2022.Read more
Want to end obesity among teenagers? Then listening to their solutions is an important first step, says an international team of researchers working with young people to design new policies.Read more
|Comment|author: Horizon EU Research and Innovation Magazine
A European Union & UNICEF-led scheme in one of Bangladesh’s major cities is seeing local communities provide a safe and reassuring welcome to refugee children and young people.Read more
Today, 9 February, is Safer Internet Day, and an opportunity for everyone who works for children – from policymakers to health professionals to media outlets – to raise awareness of children and young people’s online...Read more
City mayors from around the world are going back to the (virtual) classroom to learn how to make their communities as child-friendly as they can be.Read more
‘Making Connections’ will be the theme of the 10th Child in the City World Conference in Dublin later this year – and we’re inviting you to be a speaker.Read more
Children in the Scottish city of Aberdeen have accepted, – and are thriving under – the responsibility of influencing local leaders’ plans for tackling climate change.Read more
The South London borough of Lambeth is hoping to become a UNICEF UK Child Friendly Community, as a stepping stone towards becoming one of the country’s best places to grow up.It’s a shining example of...Read more
Urban95, the child-inspired design project of the Bernard van Leer Foundation, has joined forces with the the non-profit United Way’s Latin America branch, to share leadership knowledge of making cities there more child-friendly.Read more
Never underestimate the power of youth – that’s the clear message from the Indian capital, Delhi, where two brothers’ pollution-fighting exploits have spurred the government into action.Read more
A small town in Belgium is putting its young citizens firmly at the heart of its urban planning process by giving them a dedicated annual spending pot.Read more
