As we prepare to host next month’s Child in the City International Seminar, child rights experts from across the world...Child in the City International Seminar 2022 – Introducing…keynote speaker Regula Flisch
A defining feature of South Africa is the level of inequality in almost all spheres of society. Nowhere is this...South Africa’s no-fee school system can’t undo inequality
England’s Commissioner for Children says the government should follow the lead of fellow UK nations Wales and Scotland in banning...Time to ban smacking in England, says Children’s Commissioner
Crisis in Lebanon ‘threatening children’s health’
The ripple effects of the global economic situation – with heightened prices and increased inflation – are exacerbating Lebanon’s calamitous crisis, with grave consequences for children’s health, said children’s charity UNICEF in a report marking...Read more
Hydrogen-powered kindergartens on the way for Sofia
The Bulgarian capital, Sofia, is showing off its green credentials with innovative plans to power hundreds of its schools and kindergartens with hydrogen.Read more
Child in the City International Seminar 2022 – Meet Anna Schledorn, City of Regensburg
The German city of Regensburg has for years been a shining example of how municipalities can develop sustainable child-focused quality standards that can withstand crises – even a pandemic. One key individual who has been...Read more
Impact of social media on adolescents’ mental wellbeing varies by age – study
Scientists say that boys and girls could be more vulnerable to social media’s adverse effects at different times during adolescence. A team at Cambridge University found that boys are more likely to suffer a negative link...Read more
UNICEF: Five ways that business can support children in Ukraine
In any humanitarian crisis, children suffer first and suffer most. The war in Ukraine has rapidly become a child protection crisis, with the shocking number of at least 112 child casualties that continues to grow, attacks...Read more
Urban95 ‘phase two’ up and running in Pune
The Indian city of Pune is rolling out the next part of the acclaimed Urban95 programme that looks at cities’ infrastructures through the eyes of a young child.Read more
Cascais in 2022 – a city through the eyes of a child
Cascais, the host city for our upcoming International Seminar, is spreading the word about its child-friendly infrastructure – through the eyes of a child. I am the size of what I see is a new video...Read more
Dutch children have ‘no unconditional right’ to water’ if their parents don’t pay the bill
A Dutch court has made a controversial ruling that children do not have a fundamental right to water at home if their parents have failed to pay the bill.Read more
Council of Europe’s guidance to governments on child self-generated sexual images
Challenges raised by the rise and exploitation of child self-generated sexual images and videos are at the centre of a new monitoring report by the Council of Europe (CoE). The report covers 43 European states...Read more
Let’s play…how a new board game devised by teenagers is tackling climate change
Teenagers and academics in the English city of Birmingham have put their creative minds together to come up with an innovative new board game to help raise awareness of key issues surrounding climate change. The Climate...Read more
New Children’s rights strategy signals a new way forward for Europe
A landmark new children’s rights strategy has been designed guide the Council of Europe’s member states in protecting and promoting the rights of the child. Ministers and children’s rights representatives from across the council’s 46 countries...Read more