Urban kibbutzim plant seeds for improving city life
The Kibbutz, Israel’s long-established and unique social community, is changing. Stemming originally from the idea of an agriculture-based settlement, today’s kibbutz is just as likely to be city-based. But the family spirit – with children...Read more
Why Canada needs a ‘Children’s Charter’
Canadian kids might not be doing as well as we think they are, according to the recent report, Raising Canada from the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary and Children First...Read more
World leaders unite to provide quality education to young people
World leaders have united to address the basic right of children and young people to receive an education. ‘Generation Unlimited’ is a far-reaching initiative that aims to get every young person prepared for future employment by...Read more
Read all about it…kids’ news website takes NYC by storm
Do children in cities really have the chance to participate? Often this question is centred on urban planning and design, but for one young New York City resident – Waverly Winchester – it was the...Read more
How children’s global city living experiences can help other parents
A new report highlighting global examples of how city living affects children has been designed to help parents in the Israeli city region of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The International Step by Step Association (ISSA), which promotes child development, has...Read more
Film prompts moral and legal debate over children’s decision-making rights
A powerful new film pitting the moral rights of a teenage cancer sufferer and his family against the prospect of legally-enforced medical treatment is stoking a fresh debate. The Children Act stars Emma Thompson as a...Read more
A child friendly election in Norway
Norway’s September 2017 election also saw Save the Children Norway design a children’s election. The aim was to reach 5,000 children aged between nine and 15 years. Yet in the end, over 60,000 youngsters participated...Read more
EU Access City Award 2019 up for grabs
European cities working to improve quality of life for all citizens can apply for the Access City Award 2019. The European Union (EU) award is designed to recognise and celebrate a city’s willingness, ability and efforts...Read more
The effects of city living on a child’s health
The question of whether children raised in cities are more likely to be better informed about exercise and good diet is a complex one. Yet it’s just one strand of the whole conversation about how...Read more
New Zealand school project connects rural and urban children
School children in New Zealand have been working together in an educational project to unlock similarities and differences between urban and rural life. The CLASS-ified Moostery Challenge, organised by DairyNZ, paired 150 rural and 150 urban...Read more
Australia’s children speak up about their rights
Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell has been touring the nation’s cities to hear from children and their advocates about whether child rights are being protected. She has been gathering feedback through data and stories for...Read more
Survey asks children: what do you want from Europe?
A new online survey aims to capture the views of children and young people on the future of Europe. Partners UNICEF and Eurochild say it is a rare opportunity for children living on the continent...Read more
Attentive adults increase children’s ability to empathise
Adults play a large part in helping children to develop empathy at an early age, according to new research carried out in Sweden. Researchers at Lund University found that adults engaging with children in social situations...Read moreEurochild Plan aligns children’s rights with EU policies
Eurochild has adopted a new strategic plan aimed at ensuring children’s rights are a core consideration of EU member states policies. The Strategic Plan of Eurochild for 2019-2021 sets out how this EU-supported network of children’s...Read more