Page Resources Discover UNICEF & partners resources related to local governance Global CFCI guidance Report The Child-Friendly Cities Initiative Guidance Note The Guidance Note details the guiding principles, implementing strategies, and the criteria for designation as a child-friendly city. Read now Report Child-Friendly Cities and Communities Handbook A complement to the Guidance Note, the handbook summarizes practices, common challenges and lessons learned in developing child-friendly cities. Read now Document Subnational and local governance framework Local governments play a critical role in strengthening service delivery, ensuring accountability, prioritizing finances, and focusing children's needs. View on UNICEF Global Document Effective, representative, and inclusive child participation Research-based suggestions to enable local governments to establish or strengthen formal participatory mechanisms for children. Read now Resources by topic AllDisaster risk reductionChild-friendly budgetingMigrationEducationCOVID-19Environment & climate changeDevelopment agendaHealth & survivalSocial inclusionParticipationProtectionUrban planningPlay & Leisure Document Impact Evaluation of CFCI in Spain - 2024 Read now Files available for download (1) Impact Evaluation of CFCI in Spain - 2024 (pdf, 3 MB) Document Participation at school How to encourage and implement child participation Read now Files available for download (3) Participation à l'école - FR (pdf, 1 MB) Partecipazione a scuola - IT (pdf, 1 MB) Partizipation in der Schule - DE (pdf, 1 MB) Document Child Participatory Budgeting - A review of global practice Plan International & Queen's University Read now Files available for download (1) Child participatory budgeting (pdf, 1 MB) Document Subnational Governments Budget & Finance Enabling Factors at the National Level - UNICEF Read now Files available for download (1) EN - Empowering subnational governments to improve budget (pdf, 8 MB) Document UNICEF’s Engagements in Influencing Domestic Public Finance A Global Programme Framework Read now Files available for download (1) EN - UNICEF public finance for children (pdf, 3 MB) Programme City of Toronto Growing Up: Planning for Children, City of Toronto Learn more Report Planning & Designing Child-Friendly Living Spaces UNICEF Switzerland & Liechtenstein Read now Report Ethical Cities: Locking in Liveability Urban Thinkers Campus Read now Document Toronto: Growing Up Guidelines City of Toronto 2017 Read now Report Propuestas para una planificación urbana sostenible y respon UNICEF Spain Read now Report Cities Alive: Designing for Urban Childhoods ARUP Read now Programme Design for Play - Play England A guide to creating successful play spaces Learn more First Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 Next Last Learn more Page Convention on the Rights of the Child Find out about the world’s most widely ratified human rights treaty in history View on UNICEF Global Page Resources on the Convention on the Rights of the Child Resources and research about the Convention and child rights View on UNICEF Global Page Initiatives Explore this unique network, active in more than 40 countries Learn more Page News & Events Discover what is happening in the CFCI network Learn more
