Vulnerable children in the UK’s towns and cities are increasingly at risk of being criminally exploited, yet police forces and other agencies often lack the training and skills to effectively protect them.Read more
Nine cities and municipalities in Belgium’s Flanders region can now officially call themselves ‘child-friendly’.
Benjamin Dalle, the Flemish Minister of Youth, visited towns in the successful provinces of Limburg and Antwerp, which are in the Dutch-speaking...Read more
‘The climate crisis a child rights crisis’ – that’s the critical message to world leaders at COP26 as more countries are urged to make their climate policies more child-centred.Read more
The 32nd edition of the European Union Contest for Young Scientist (EUCYS) Awards Ceremony was unlike any of its predecessors.
Combining both 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19, this hybrid event gathered 158 of the...Read more
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Rotterdam has joined forces with Dutch national travel association, the ANWB, for an initiative that collects, refurbishes and will donate around 500 unused bicycles to children in the city.
Though The Netherlands is rightly regarded as...Read more
A mother whose nine-year-old daughter died from air pollution exposure has delivered a powerful message to a global audience to be aware of the ‘invisible killer’ – toxic air.Read more
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
