Dutch island of Statia becomes a UNICEF Child Friendly Cities candidate
Statia – population 3,242 (approx) – has become the first island in the Dutch Caribbean to become a candidate for UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative.Read more
Young democracy in action in Northern Ireland
If you’re looking for the embodiment of young people and democracy, then you need look no further than the youth of Derry and Strabane in Northern Ireland.Read more
Child in the City Brussels 2023 – Q&A with keynote speaker Mona Meienberg of UNICEF
As we count down to our eagerly-awaited Child in the City World Conference in Brussels in November, child professionals from across the globe are preparing to join us and share their knowledge.Read more
Child Friendly Cities Initiative USA looks to add Boulder to its community
Boulder, Colorado, is the latest U.S. city to put in motion plans for being formally recognised as a UNICEF Child Friendly City.Read more
Child Friendly Cities Initiative – how to learn from local participation
UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative has published a study highlighting the value to local governments of formally engaging with young people in helping plan cities’ and towns’ futures.Effective, representative, and inclusive child participation at the...Read more
UK cities and towns moving towards Child-Friendly City status
Manchester’s bid to gain child-friendly city status is gaining momentum after the city was formally accepted onto UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities and Communities programme.Read more
Johnson City moves closer to UNICEF Child-Friendly City status
As it works towards UNICEF Child-Friendly City status, Johnson City in Tennessee is hosting a series of community sessions to give feedback on its analysis of child well-being.Read more
China to pilot 100 child-friendly city schemes
China is to pilot child-friendly city schemes in around 100 cities that have a population of more than a million people and a solid economic base.Read more
Korea city leaders mark 25 years of ‘continuous commitment for every child’
The efforts of Korean cities to promote child rights have been recognised in a high-level event held by the Korean Committee for UNICEF (KCU) with mayors and local government leaders.Read more
UNICEF USA marks first year of Child Friendly Cities Initiative
It’s been a year since six local government authorities became the USA’s first cohort of UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) – and started collaborating with young people to identify and implement child rights-based policies...Read moreJohnson City latest to join US Child-Friendly-Cities network
Johnson City in Tennessee is the latest US metropolis to apply to join UNICEF USA’s newly-established Child-Friendly-City network.Read more