Leaders at COP27 have taken a ‘small but critical step in securing justice for children most affected by the climate crisis’, by formally recognising children as agents of change and setting up a fund for...Read more
A two-year-old boy died from prolonged exposure to mould in his flat in northwest England, a coroner ruled on Tuesday, sparking demands for action over the problem in social housing.Read more
Young people globally are facing unprecedented social, economic, political and environmental challenges related to the restructuring of work, poor access to key welfare services, the decline of democratic practices and the climate emergency.Read more
|Comment|author: Pursuit at University of Melbourne
Alarms are going off nationwide about absenteeism. Many more students than usual missed big chunks of school during the pandemic, with some school districts seeing their chronic absenteeism rates double.Read more
Our flagship bi-annual Child in the City World Conference is almost upon us. Tomorrow we begin welcoming speakers and visitors to Dublin for our 10th anniversary event, Making Connections. And there’s just time to introduce...Read more
Making Connections is the theme for the forthcoming Child in the City World Conference – and it’s a topic which resonates on many levels. One of these is the world of digital technology and how...Read more
The planet’s greatest footballers will take the starring role when the FIFA World Cup starts in Qatar in less than two months’ time – but not before the capital Doha hosts the Street Child World...Read more
The devastating floods that have struck Pakistan – the most severe in its recent history – means that some three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases,...Read more
The United Nations has opened its 91st session, and over the next few weeks will review reports on the efforts of Germany, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Philippines, South Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam to adhere...Read more
Summer holidays are not yet over but we’re busy preparing for our autumn flagship event for 2022 – the 10th Child in the City World Conference in Dublin.Read more
Over 350,000 children in war-ravaged Ukraine have now benefited from a humanitarian cash assistance programme provided by children’s charity UNICEF.Read more
Not content with just enjoying the work of others, two youngsters in the Belgian city of Leuven have been the creative force behind a new children’s museum. Read more