The majority of thousands of child victims of modern-day slavery in the UK are not getting the support they need, while many more are being lost in the system, says a crisis charity.Read more
While road safety is a critical issue across the globe as more cars hit the road and more people move to cities, African cities are disproportionately affected. Africa is the least motorized region globally, yet...Read more
A groundbreaking vaccine against Malaria that could save countless numbers of children’s lives in Africa has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).Read more
Children born over the past year will, on average, face seven times more scorching heatwaves during their lives than their grandparents under original Paris Agreement emission reduction pledges.Read more
A new guide has been published outlining the role of ‘neighbourhood professionals’ in helping young Dutch people to grow up safely in their cities and towns.Read more
‘Experimenting’ with how children see and experience elements of city life will be the subject of an online workshop being held by the University of Amsterdam.Read more
Promoting cycling in and around schools is the aim of an innovative new project, The Cycling Games, which is bringing together urban mobility experts from across the globe.Read more
In 1978 Colin Ward wrote the widely read and much quoted book ‘The Child in the City’. The book is an attempt to explore the relationship between children and their urban environment. It asks whether...Read more
The postponed Child in the City International Seminar which had been due to start today (9 September) has been rescheduled for 19-20 May 2022.Read more
The Council of Europe, which upholds human rights across the continent, has clashed with Germany over why the country has not formally embedded children’s rights and interests into the national constitution.Read more
Children’s charity UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) say measures must be introduced to help keep European and Asian schools open by being better protected from the highly-infectious Delta variant of COVID-19. Read more
Researchers who explore children’s lives need to carefully design the research to ensure the children can articulate their opinions and experiences in a meaningful way.Read more
End Child Poverty, the UK-based movement which campaigns to ensure every child has the basic living necessities, is still looking for volunteer youth ambassadors – and there are just a few days left to put...Read more
Various issues involving children — learning and development, violence against children, and child labour to name a few — are increasingly discussed in public.Read more
As previously advised earlier this month via our website, the Child in the City Foundation and City of Cascais have taken the difficult but unavoidable decision to postpone this September’s planned international seminar until May...Read more
