For city dwellers, having access to green space is generally touted as a guardian of good health. Research shows that...More parks and waterways in cities could prevent premature deaths, study finds
Play Wales has published a new information sheet aimed at helping children’s play organisers take the right approach in decision-making...Play Wales: Weighing up risks and benefits in children’s play
Three more of Beirut’s public parks have been revitalised and made child-friendly as part of an ongoing programme led by...Charities give three more Beirut parks given a child-friendly makeover
Deep concerns by UNICEF about ‘pushbacks of children’ on Europe’s borders
UNICEF says it is ‘deeply concerned’ at spiralling reports of refugee children being pushed back or held along Europe’s borders. The charity says that in 2021, children have been repeatedly caught the midst of political and...Read more
Child-friendly Vienna in running for major urban innovation award
Vienna’s child-friendly policies could see the city rewarded with a major global honour that celebrates urban creativity.Read more
Free To Play Outside campaign makes air pollution in cities visible with big grey bubble
Watch out for a big grey bubble at COP26 in Glasgow in the coming days. The grey inflatable, which represents air pollution, has been touring cities in Brazil to raise awareness of the importance of reducing emissions...Read more
Looking out for our kids through lockdowns
“Last year things felt different: it was new; there was a sense of perhaps relief from busy life, when we were able to fill time doing things that we wouldn’t otherwise have done as a...Read more
Outdoor play in Canada ‘should continue beyond the COVID pandemic’
An important incidental change that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic has been our collective rediscovery of the outdoors. As we begin building back better, we have an opportunity to leverage this re-engagement to enhance our...Read more
COP26: ‘The climate crisis is a child rights crisis’
‘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
Road Safety: ‘Right to safe mobility puts people at heart of global plan’
The newly-launched Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 is a major milestone in the continued effort to halve road deaths and injuries – many of which involve children – within...Read more
Dubai Expo 2020: Sharjah to put children at the heart of urban planning
The United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah has set a global benchmark in best practices with the launch of the Sharjah Principles for Child-Friendly Urban Planning.Read more
Could cutting emissions and air pollution in cities improve children’s health?
Reaching net zero could improve child health in cities stretching from Dhaka to Los Angeles, according to a major study of how greenhouse gasses shape young urban lives.Read more
Ensuring families aren’t left behind in the recovery
A child’s formative years are critical to laying the foundations for opportunity across their entire life.Read more
Young scientists shine at EU contest for outstanding projects
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