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
The desperate situation facing many children forced to leave war-ravaged Ukraine is dominating the agenda at this week’s gathering of the European Network of Children’s Commissioners (ENOC).
ENOC is a non-profit body of independent children’s rights...Read more
Youngsters in China have given national and city leaders food for thought with their diverse ideas for what child-friendly cities should look like.Read more
A Council of Europe & European Union-led conference is focusing on the right of children to be heard and have their opinions taken seriously.
Child and youth participation for Europe began in the Irish city of...Read more
Cascais, the host city for our upcoming International Seminar, is spreading the word about its child-friendly infrastructure – through the eyes of a child.
I am the size of what I see is a new video...Read more
Teenagers and academics in the English city of Birmingham have put their creative minds together to come up with an innovative new board game to help raise awareness of key issues surrounding climate change.
The Climate...Read more
A landmark new children’s rights strategy has been designed guide the Council of Europe’s member states in protecting and promoting the rights of the child.
Ministers and children’s rights representatives from across the council’s 46 countries...Read more
A new multi-agency study of 19 municipality areas of Brussels shows that schools in the Belgian capital are exposed to toxic nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels exceeding new global air quality guidelines.Read more
A new pan-European project is examining how innovative nature-based solutions in schools can help to to tackle climate change and its effect on children.Read more
