Cities across the United Kingdom are truly embracing UNICEF’s drive to create a global network of child-friendly municipalities, says the charity.Read more
Global children’s charity UNICEF has been highlighting some of the innovations which brought it the title of the UK’s first Child Friendly City.Read more
Manchester has ramped up its bid become a UNICEF child-friendly city after what it calls a ‘record-breaking’ consultation with local young people.Read more
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
The US city of Houston, in partnership with UNICEF USA, says it is ‘proud’ to be named as the country’s first official Child Friendly City, joining more than 3.500 municipalities in over 40 countries.Read more
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
Municipal leaders in Manchester have reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the city does all it can in 2023 and beyond to realise its hopes and goals for local children and young people.
This ‘New Year Resolution’...Read more
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
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
The South London borough of Lambeth is hoping to become a UNICEF UK Child Friendly Community, as a stepping stone towards becoming one of the country’s best places to grow up.It’s a shining example of...Read more
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
A year-long campaign will be the springboard to transforming the lives of youngsters in Manchester and propel it towards achieving Child-Friendly City status.Read more
Nine cities and municipalities in Belgium’s Flanders region can now officially call themselves ‘child-friendly’.
Benjamin Dalle, the Flemish Minister of Youth, visited towns in the successful provinces of Limburg and Antwerp, which are in the Dutch-speaking...Read more
A new student council set up by the Romanian city of Brasov is kick-starting the municipality’s child-friendly status with UNICEF.
The new council aims to ensure that young people can play an active role in the...Read more
