Parents with children at home reach breaking point
As Australia emerges from COVID-19, many have lost their jobs and businesses, resulting in high levels of mental distress, particularly among parents. And the distress extends across all Australia’s states and territories, not just Victoria...Read more
England’s next Children’s Commissioner: “I’ll play my part to level up opportunities for all”
Dame Rachel de Souza has vowed to ‘play her part’ as the next Children’s Commissioner for England in helping ‘level up’ opportunities for children and ensuring their welfare.Read more
UNICEF: Teachers should be prioritized for vaccination against COVID
Vaccinating teachers is a ‘critical step’ towards putting children’s education across the globe ‘back on track’, says Henrietta Fore, executive director of UNICEF, the international children’s charity.Read more
Coroner: ‘Excessive air pollution’ caused death of Ella, 9
A landmark ruling has found that a nine-year-old girl who died in 2013 after an acute asthma attack is the first person in the UK – and possibly the world – to have ‘excessive air...Read more
Finnish city extends use of national anti-bullying campaign
The city of Turku in Finland is stepping up its use of a groundbreaking anti-bullying project initiative that is now being adopted across the country. City leaders say they will continue to use the Someturva service in...Read more
City residents and urban refugees: from shared living to shared futures
Tools used to document the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in one of Nairobi’s largest informal settlements are also being used to chart how the lockdowns disproportionately affected displaced people.Read more
‘Mobile School’ model goes from strength to strength
The Polish city of Racibórz has become the latest in the country to acquire a mobile school, an innovative learning tool which is bringing education right into the heart of urban communities.Read more
Students at this Colorado school are learning to teach themselves new skills
Spending most of 2020 attending school virtually, students at a small charter school in Aurora, Colorado, are enjoying a new kind of class where everyone chooses what to learn.Read more
Johnson City latest to join US Child-Friendly-Cities network
Johnson City in Tennessee is the latest US metropolis to apply to join UNICEF USA’s newly-established Child-Friendly-City network.Read more
World Children’s Day: Young Changemakers shaping a better world
In recognition of World Children’s Day, we bring you the stories of five young ‘changemakers’ who are working with international children’s charity UNICEF to build a better future for society. Jennifer Sperber of UNICEF USA...Read more
World Resources Institute: Why sustainable cities need to tackle road safety
Can a city where pedestrians, cyclists and children get injured or killed on the roads be a truly sustainable one? Given the rapid urbanization of the world’s population, road safety is a critical development and...Read more
Youngsters joined online by celebrities to mark World Children’s Day
Children and young people from around the world are joining some of UNICEF’s most recognisable Goodwill Ambassadors – David Beckham and Orlando Bloom for starters – in virtual conversations in celebration of World Children’s Day. In...Read more
Without sustainable cities, global development goals will fail
Cities have been the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, with little discrimination between more and less developed urban environments.Read more
One million signatures and counting for footballer Rashford’s child school meals petition
Over one million people have signed a petition launched by England footballer Marcus Rashford for children from poor families in England to get free meals during school holidays. The Manchester United striker, 22, has been at...Read more