Question: what do the following statistics have in common?
The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in Europe.
The leading killer of children in both the US and Europe.
A principal cause of stress-inducing noise pollution and...Read more
Young Japanese children portrayed in a TV show walking the city alone as they do chores shines a light on how the country’s young children are encouraged to be more independent than many of their...Read more
As we prepare to host next month’s Child in the City International Seminar, child rights experts from across the world are also getting ready to join us and share their knowledge with all of you....Read more
England’s Commissioner for Children says the government should follow the lead of fellow UK nations Wales and Scotland in banning the smacking of children.
Dame Rachel de Souza has thrown her weight behind growing calls for...Read more
The German city of Regensburg has for years been a shining example of how municipalities can develop sustainable child-focused quality standards that can withstand crises – even a pandemic. One key individual who has been...Read more
In any humanitarian crisis, children suffer first and suffer most. The war in Ukraine has rapidly become a child protection crisis, with the shocking number of at least 112 child casualties that continues to grow, attacks...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
A Dutch court has made a controversial ruling that children do not have a fundamental right to water at home if their parents have failed to pay the bill.Read more
Challenges raised by the rise and exploitation of child self-generated sexual images and videos are at the centre of a new monitoring report by the Council of Europe (CoE).
The report covers 43 European states...Read more
Customers grabbing a cup of chai at Pinwheel Coffee in Denver, Colorado, might notice something unusual: 12-year-old baristas taking orders and steaming milk.Read more
Children’s rights campaigners in the UK say that England should now follow the lead of Wales and Scotland and make any physical punishment of children illegal.Read more
Children fleeing war in Ukraine are at heightened risk of human trafficking and exploitation, and stricter measures are needed to to protect those crossing into neighbouring countries, warns children’s charity UNICEF.Read more
An estimated one million children have fled Ukraine in recent weeks, as the total number of refugees fleeing Ukraine has reached around two million people. A growing number of these children are arriving on their...Read more
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is dominating our screens and conversations. Children and young people are constantly being exposed to images and information about the devastation there.Read more
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