Initiatives

Romania is home to more than 3.7 million children who live across the country in 103 municipalities, 320 towns, and in 2.859 communes. Despite the significant progress in the past 30 years, three in ten children in Romania are affected by severe material and social deprivation. Besides, Romania has the highest rate of children at risk of poverty…, List of child friendly cities in Romania, 7 cities & communities engaged in CFCI, Bacau (municipality) Brasov (municipality) Bucharest (municipality) Deva (municipality) Moinesti (municipality) Colonesti (commune) Corbasca (commune) CFCI Romania CFCI Romania CFCI Romania

The Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) has been active in the Netherlands since March 2022. With the CFCI, the Dutch Committee for UNICEF brings together local governments to establish safer, more just, equitable, inclusive and child-responsive cities and communities. CFCI uses the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a framework to…

The Otrokom prijazno UNICEF-ovo mesto (UNICEF Child Friendly City) initiative in Slovenia was launched in 2002. The model for the initiative was originally exported from neighbouring Italy and is led by the Slovenia National Committee for UNICEF. Currently, 15 municipalities are participating in the initiative, including the capital city Ljubljana…, List of child friendly cities in Slovenia, 15 child friendly cities, Domžale Hrastnik Kamnik Kidričevo Ljubljana Maribor Nova Gorica Piran Postojna Ptuj Radlje ob Dravi Ruše Trbovlje Velenje Zagorje ob Savi

The Ciudades Amigas de la Infancia (Child Friendly Cities) initiative in Spain was launched in 2002 and has the support of the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda, the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and the University Institute of Needs and Rights of Children and Adolescents (IUNDIA). The initiative drives…, List of child friendly cities in Spain, 277 recognized cities, Albacete Alcalá De Guadaíra Alcalá De Henares Alcázar De San Juan Alcobendas Alcorcón Alhaurin El Grande Aljaraque Almonte Alovera Alpartir Alzira Andújar Arganda Del Rey Arnedo Ávila Avilés Azuqueca De Henares Barbastro Barcelona Belmonte De Miranda Bolullos De La Mitación Brenes Burgos Cabanillas Del Campo Cabra Cáceres Calatayud Camarma De…

UNICEF is pioneering the Child Friendly Cities Initiative in Sri Lanka with the Batticaloa Municipal Council in the Eastern Province. The pilot initiative commenced mid-2018, and the Batticaloa Municipality is on route to become the first Child Friendly Municipality in Sri Lanka and in South Asia. UNICEF Sri Lanka contributes its financial and…, List of child friendly cities in Sri Lanka, 1 candidate city, Batticaloa

During 2017-2019 UNICEF Sweden started a pilot project together with five municipalities in Sweden to adapt and develop the methodology to the conditions of Swedish municipalities. In 2020 we launched CFCI as a strategy to support municipalities with the implementation of the CRC. Today we have three recognized municipalities and one new…, List of child friendly cities in Sweden, 3 recognized cities, Skellefteå kommun Karlskoga kommun Degerfors kommun , 1 candidate city, Tomelilla kommun

In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the UNICEF initiative “Child-Friendly Cities” has been active since 2004, operating under the name “Kinderfreundliche Gemeinde”, “Commune amie des enfants” and “Comune amico dei bambini” in its different linguistic regions. The initiative aims at ensuring the rights of children to participate, be protected,…, List of child friendly cities in Switzerland & Liechtenstein, 51 recognized cities in Switzerland, Aarau Arbon Arlesheim Baden Basel Beringen Bern Blauen Boningen Egnach Fehraltorf Flawil Frauenfeld Freienwil Genève Grenchen Hitzkirch Knutwil Knonau Kriens Laupersdorf Lausanne Locarno Luzern Lyss Magden Martigny Muhen Neuenkirch Pratteln Rapperswil-Jona Rekingen/Bad Zurzach Reinach Riehen Rüdlingen Sion Stein am Rhein Sursee Teufen Thayngen…, 3 recognized cities in Liechtenstein, Eschen Mauren Ruggell, Child Rights Newsletters, 2020: COVID-19 special (2020): DE / FR / IT 1/2020: DE / FR / IT 2/2020: DE / FR / IT 3/2020: DE / FR / IT 4/2020: DE / FR / IT 2021: 1/2021: DE / FR / IT 2/2021: DE / FR / IT 2022: 1/2022: DE / FR / IT 2/2022: DE / FR / IT 3/2022: DE/FR/IT 4/2022: DE/FR/IT

[Past initiative], Industrialization, a growing economy and the search for better jobs and services have driven the Turkish population to migrate to urban areas. The number of people living in urban areas in Turkey today stands at 90 per cent – this translates to more than 60 million people, approximately 30 per cent of which are children. UNICEF Turkey’s Çocuk…, LIST OF CHILD-FRIENDLY CITIES IN TURKEY, CHILD-FRIENDLY MUNICIPALITIES, Expanding to about 150 municipalities in 2016-2020 Number of children targeted: 10,000 directly; 2,000,000 indirectly Çocuk Dostu Şehirler

UNICEF first piloted the Child Friendly Cities Initiative in Ukraine in 2009-2010. In 2017, the Government of Ukraine requested that UNICEF re-establish the initiative, noting its importance in the context of decentralization reform that is being undertaken in the country. Since 2018, UNICEF Ukraine has included the initiative as one of its…, List of child friendly cities in Ukraine, 23 candidate cities, Vinnytsia Khmilnyk Vakulivska Novoukrainska Kremenchuk Novoznamianska Uman Cherkasy Bilozirska Novoborivska Berezivska Mena Odessa Beliayevska Volodymyr-Volynskyi Rogatyn Lviv Ternopil Kamianets-Podilskyi Druzhkivka Bakhmut Shyrokivska Klesiv, 11 participating cities, Barska Myrhorod Kaniv Bila Tserkva Nova Vodolaga Kharkiv Mykolaiv Kherson Uzhorod Mariupol Tokmak

Sharjah is the third largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates, with a population of over 1.79 million (2022). Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, the emirate has striven for over 50 years to build a city where children and young adults live in a…, 1 recognized emirate, Sharjah Children participating in the CRC 50-metre-long wall for Guinness World Records – 2019 Children participating in the second Sharjah Child Friendly Carnival 2019 Sharjah picture 2

The Child Friendly Cities and Communities initiative is led by the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK).  The programme was launched on 20 November 2017 - World Children’s Day - following the successful completion of a three year, five-city pilot. Today, almost 700,000 children in the UK are growing up in a city or community taking part in the…, List of child friendly cities in UK, 10 candidate cities, Aberdeen Cardiff Derry City & Strabane District Lambeth (London) Liverpool Manchester Nottingham Redbridge (London) Southampton Wokingham

On August 12, 2020,  International Youth Day , an annual observance to celebrate young peoples’ voices, actions and meaningful, equitable engagement, UNICEF USA launched the Child Friendly Cities Initiative in the United States . Houston, TX; San Francisco, CA; Minneapolis, MN, Prince George’s County, MD, Decatur, GA, Johnson City, TN and Boulder…, List of child friendly cities in the USA, 1 recognized Child Friendly City, Houston, Texas, 7 pilot communities, Boulder, Colorado Decatur, Georgia Johnson City, Tennessee Minneapolis, Minnesota Prince George’s County, Maryland San Francisco, California CFCI Houston UNICEF USA Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announces the city's official designation as a candidate in the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities Initiative on August 11, 2022. CFCI Minneapolis UNICEF USA…