The number of children worldwide dying before their fifth birthday has reached ‘a historic low’, says the United Nations (UN).
More children than ever before are surviving early childhood today, with the global under-5 mortality rate...Read more
Freedom from violence for all children, equal opportunities and social inclusion, access to technologies and their safe use, child-friendly justice and child participation.
Adopted just over two years ago, on 23 February 2022, these the key objectives of the Council of Europe Strategy for the...Read more
Children in cities in Ukraine’s frontline areas have been forced to spend between 3,000 and 5,000 hours – equivalent to between four and almost 7 months – sheltering in basements and underground metro stations over...Read more
It is a year since the Türkiye and Syria suffered the catastrophic, most deadliest earthquakes in their recent history, and still the devastating impacts continue to reverberate for children and young people.Read more
Experts on play and ‘the built environment’ will provide the next round of evidence to a UK government inquiry that is looking at ways to utilise better design processes to improve children’s lives.Read more
A UK government inquiry examining how better planning & design can improve children’s health has been told that ‘the time for change is now’. Read more
The new year may have barely begun but its’ already time to think about the nominations for this year’s 20th International Children’s Peace Prize.
It is awarded annually to a child or young person who has...Read more
Public spaces are crucial for children’s holistic development and wellbeing. A new blog series showcases how public spaces can be made better for children. Using global examples from Cities4Children members and other initiatives, the aim...Read more
The new year will mark the start of a new era for the Child in the City Foundation, as chairman Johan Haarhuis is retiring after more than 20 years of service.Read more
Save the Children has welcomed the release of some Israeli children held hostage in Gaza and some Palestinian children held in Israeli military detention but reiterated a call for all remaining hostages to be released unconditionally, for more to be done to...Read more
“Each year on November 20, we mark World Children’s Day to commemorate the 1989 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the most widely ratified human rights treaty...Read more
Looking for something a bit ‘different’ at next week’s Child in the City World Conference? Then don’t miss the Fanfakids…
The Fanfakids is a wonderfully colourful group of young kids and teenagers from our host city...Read more
Our forthcoming Child in the City World Conference will hear stories of great work being done all over the world to help children live better lives – wherever they are.Read more
The deaths and injuries caused by car drivers are an everyday occurrence. This road violence has become normalised. We take it for granted as the price we have to pay to use our cars.Read more
With thousands of children now either killed, injured or homeless, children’s charity UNICEF is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war, and for sustained and unimpeded access for humanitarian assistance.
Over the past 18...Read more