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United Nations: ‘Governments must strengthen child social protection’

 
The child-focused agencies of the United Nations say that number of children worldwide without access to social protection continues to rise, putting them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination.Read more
02-03-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
01-03-2023

EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK recognises cities for child-friendly work

 
Organisers of the prestigious European Union-backed annual mobility awards have recognised the efforts by three cities to improve their mobility...EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK recognises cities for child-friendly work
01-03-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
28-02-2023

Northern Ireland Children’s Commissioner: ‘We must do much more for our young people’

 
An absolute ‘basic minimum’ is not being done to support children and young people in Northern Ireland, according to a...Northern Ireland Children’s Commissioner: ‘We must do much more for our young people’
28-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
27-02-2023

Doctors with war experience to provide lifesaving child ‘blast injury’ training to medics in Ukraine

 
A team of doctors with frontline experience have joined forces to train Ukrainian medics on how to treat children who...Doctors with war experience to provide lifesaving child ‘blast injury’ training to medics in Ukraine
27-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
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European Environment Agency: what are national authorities doing to improve air quality?

One of the biggest threats facing children in cities across the world is air quality. It is, in some cases, quite literally killing them. It’s a situation that the European Environment Agency (EEA) is intensely...Read more
24-02-2023|Comment|author: Guest author

Soaring costs mean England’s early years providers are ‘in crisis’

England’s nurseries, pre-schools and childminders say that rising costs and a lack of funding are putting ‘unsustainable pressure’ on the early years sector.Read more
23-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

King’s coronation is inspiring more UK Play Streets

This year’s coronation of King Charles III is inspiring one London borough to expand its successful ‘Play Streets’ programme in time for children to celebrate the day in safe surroundings.Read more
22-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

UNICEF USA’s Child Friendly City scheme gathers pace

Minneapolis is working closely with UNICEF USA as it builds towards its goal of being named one of the country’s first official ‘child-friendly cities’. Read more
21-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Putting local communities at the center of public space making in informal settlements

The Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) collaborates with local community groups to transform underutilized risk-prone spaces in Kibera into a resilient and productive network of public spaces. This network of public spaces – comprising toilets, multipurpose...Read more
20-02-2023|Comment|author: Cities 4 Children

‘Urgent need’ to implement changes to play infrastructure in Wales – report

A report on play services in Wales says there is an ‘urgent need’ to deliver key changes like promoting school grounds as community assets and having adequate safeguarding in place.Read more
17-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Children can now report rights violations directly to the UN – it’s progress, but Aotearoa New Zealand still needs to do more

The latest report into the rights of children in Aotearoa New Zealand has painted a mixed picture of how the country treats young people.Read more
16-02-2023|Comment|author: Guest author

Hundreds of thousands of children endure desperate conditions following earthquakes

“As families face the wretched, heartbreaking reality that the focus in Türkiye and Syria is moving to recovery more than rescue, UNICEF fears many thousands of children have been killed. Even without verified numbers, it...Read more
16-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

More London boroughs to become ’20mph zones’

Five more areas of London are to introduce a 20 miles per hour speed limit, following what city leaders call a ‘dramatic fall’ in road traffic collisions in boroughs already with a lower limit.Read more
15-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

‘Cycle trains’ gaining young fans in Portugal’s cities

Strength in numbers appears to be the key to an increasingly popular programme which sees youngsters in Portuguese cities cycling to school in organised groups.Read more
14-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

One week on from devastating earthquakes, millions of children remain in need of urgent humanitarian assistance

Seven days after two devastating earthquakes and more than 1,600 aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria – causing widespread destruction and taking the lives of thousands of people – UNICEF is warning that millions of...Read more
14-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

How to implement ‘School Streets’ safely in our cities

A leading cycling advocacy body has published guidance outlining some of the key benefits of ‘School Streets’ and how they can best be implemented on a global scale.Read more
13-02-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
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‘We demand justice’: Austrian children take their own government to court over climate action

07-03-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy
A dozen children have filed a lawsuit with Austria’s top court seeking to force the government to ensure their constitutional rights are protected by taking tougher action against climate change. A lawyer for the group of...Read more

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