Cities pledge €4.3 billion to fight poverty and social exclusion
‘Inclusive cities for all: social rights in my city’ is a new political initiative launched by EUROCITIES today at the European Parliament. This coincides with the publication of a new report that finds inequality is rapidly...Read more
New mobility is coming to a city near you – will it be sustainable?
To harness the benefits of new mobility, decision-makers should establish clear guidelines that prioritize safe, efficient and equitable transportation for all. More than 300 new bike-share services were launched worldwide last year. Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Didi Chuxing...Read more
Study highlights lack of fair access to urban green spaces
People with higher incomes and more education tend to have greater access to urban green spaces than their less privileged neighbours, a new University of British Columbia study of parks and greenery in 10 major...Read more
Vulnerable Dutch children are unhappy
In The Netherlands, the Children’s Rights Tour revealed children growing up in difficult circumstances feel they are insufficiently seen and supported. This is according to the Dutch Children’s Ombudswoman Margrite Kalverboer findings. At least 1,700 children and...Read more
Study links childhood poverty to violent crime and self-harm
A new study shows that children growing up in poverty are seven times more likely to harm themselves and be involved in violent crimes as young adults. This research highlights the importance of providing child-friendly public...Read more
GCSE results: why bright, poor students fail to achieve top grades
The fourth Thursday in August is a day that is anticipated with equal measures of hope and trepidation by hundreds of thousands of young people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, writes Geraint Johnes of...Read more
Who is left behind under the new child care subsidy?
Australian families are increasingly relying on childcare but a change in policy may leave those who need it most locked out. The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey reveals Australians are...Read more
Scotland ‘gets it right’ for children
“Access to play is not equally distributed in Scotland” (McKendrick, 2016). As Chief Executive of Play Scotland, Marguerite Hunter Blair would be anyone’s first choice to share the expansive work it is doing to support...Read more
Students’ test scores rise weeks after families get food stamps
Families receiving food stamps get their benefits once a month. A few weeks later, kids’ test scores tick up. The pattern, revealed by a new study of thousands of North Carolina families, suggests that the...Read more
1.4m children face starvation in ‘biggest crisis since 1945’
Children, as always, are among the most at risk, as Africa faces the world’s worst humanitarian disaster for more than seventy years, reports Adrian Voce. The United Nations has declared that the world is facing its...Read more
UNICEF says 28 million children displaced by global conflict
Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a better life, according to a UNICEF report released...Read more
High levels of child poverty across the EU call for actions
Almost 27 million children in Europe are at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the current economic, financial and social crisis is putting them even more at risk, according to a report by Save the...Read more
EU Child Poverty Report triggers call for action
An influential committee of the European Parliament has issued a call for action on child poverty and social exclusion, following the release of a worrying new report that these are both on the increase in...Read more
Children get to build their own playground
City leaders in the United Kingdom initiated a project, which enabled children from deprived areas to actively participate in the design of a play facility. The project was funded by the UK Big Lottery to...Read more