Baby steps they may be but the introduction of new speed restrictions means the French city of Nantes is today...Nantes’ new speed limits mean child-friendly roads
The journey to school – on foot or bicycle – for children in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is no longer...New NGO is creating safer streets for Nairobi schoolchildren
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a head-on challenge to even the most solid health systems in the world. In South...South Africa needs a plan to protect children’s health beyond COVID-19
Northern Ireland schools urged to ‘take outdoor play seriously’
Schools in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to promote the importance to children of playing and learning through outdoors activity.Read more
Children born at higher altitude ‘tend to be smaller’ – study
Children who are born in cities at higher altitudes tend to be smaller than those born at lower altitudes, a new study claims. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) concluded that children who live in...Read more
School run: cutting car use will take much more than educating children and parents
As the summer holidays come to an end and children return to school following lockdown, there couldn’t be a better time for us to consider the school commute.Read more
Children raised in ‘green’ urban spaces have higher IQs – study
Urban planners have been given food for thought by a study in Belgium which found that ‘green’ city spaces can have a significant positive effect on a child’s IQ.Read more
World Health Organization: ‘Children over 12 should wear face masks’
Children aged 12 and over should wear face masks, in line with recommended practice for adults in their country or area, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. While little is known about how children transmit...Read more
Two Chicago families, two experiences: how COVID has hit pupils with special needs
As part of a summer program for children with disabilities, Nicole Abreu’s daughter, a rising third grader at Jahn Elementary on Chicago’s North Side, has been able to receive speech language therapy, services for the...Read more
Pandemic puts spotlight on poor housing quality in England
The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought the relationship between health and housing quality into sharp focus. Contagious disease spreads more rapidly in overcrowded housing.Read more
UNICEF USA launches first Child Friendly Cities scheme
Houston, San Francisco and Minneapolis are part of the first cohort of cities to officially work towards the USA’s first-ever UNICEF Child Friendly Cities status.Read more
Designing Streets for Kids guide will be ‘global benchmark’ for change
A major new design initiative aims to establish a global baseline for planning urban streets with the needs of children as number one priority.Read more
Lead is poisoning children ‘on a massive scale’ – report
Children across the world are being poisoned by lead on a huge and previously unknown scale, says a shocking new report from UNICEF and anti-pollution organisation, Pure Earth.Read more
Inside the city run by children
Every two summers since the 1970s, a ‘mini city’ pops up in Munich, Germany. It resembles any other city – except that it is run entirely by children. Whether it’s taking on key government roles, running...Read more