Page News & Events Discover what is happening in the CFCI network Upcoming events World Children's Day - Sunday, 20 November 2023 Past events Report 01 August 2022 New study on local child participation - August 2022 Discover the study "Effective, representative & inclusive child participation at the local level" built on interviews in 11 countries Files available for download (1) Child participation at local level - study (PDF, 18 MB) Article 14 September 2021 Korean mayors promise continuous commitment for every child at 25th Anniversary Ceremony of Child Friendly Cities - September 2021 The Korean Committee for UNICEF organized a high-level event with mayors & local governments to celebrate the efforts to promote child rights Page 17 November 2021 Inspire Awards 2021 The Child Friendly Cities and Local Governments Inspire Awards were back in 2021! Page 18 September 2019 Cologne Mayors’ Declaration for child-friendly cities - October 2019 More than 180 mayors commit to action for children and youths Page 18 September 2019 Child Friendly Cities Summit - October 2019 Mayors commit to action for children at the Child Friendly Cities Summit in Cologne, Germany Page 18 September 2019 Child and Youth Manifesto - October 2019 Child Friendly Cities Summit - Cologne, October 2019 Report 01 November 2018 Advantage or Paradox: The challenge for children and youths of growing up urban - November 2018 A new report by UNICEF reveals that not all children in cities benefit from the so-called ‘urban advantage’ Report 01 May 2018 Launch of UNICEF Shaping Urbanization for Children: A handbook on child-responsive urban planning - May 2018 Recognizing the importance of the New Urban Agenda, it underlines the value of having urban stakeholders to make children’s rights & needs central Article 10 April 2018 Launch of CFCI website and handbook - April 2018 UNICEF has launched a new CFCI website and the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities and Communities Handbook Article 02 April 2018 First European Symposium of Child and Youth Councils assembles in Spain - April 2018 Adolescents from UNICEF Child Friendly Cities from Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Belarus & Czech Republic, gather in Avilés Blog post 01 March 2018 How cities can use dashboards to make better decisions about early childhood ; Bernard Van Leer Foundation - March 2018 The Bernard van Leer Foundation works with city governments to find new and scalable ways to make cities child friendly as part of its Urban95 programme Report 01 October 2017 New report on how to engage young children and families in building child-friendly cities ; Bernard van Leer Foundation - October 2017 "Building Better Cities with Young Children & Families" looks at how to engage pregnant women, children & caregivers in matters related to their environment