Child friendly cities: good governance in the best interests of the child

Riggio, Eliana

doi:10.1630/095624702101286313

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“…3 The obligation to meet the needs and fulfil the rights of children lies with the state. However, if practice is not developed locally, state-level commitments risk remaining mere declarations of intent.…”

Section: What Is the Child Friendly Cities Initiative?mentioning

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The Child Friendly Cities Initiative

Schulze¹,

Moneti²

2007

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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Over the last 15 years, numerous local, regional and national initiatives to make cities more child friendly have been launched worldwide. Experience has shown that the implementation of children's rights at local level goes hand in hand with improved living conditions for all age groups within society. This applies not only to developing countries but to industrialised nations as well. This paper describes the development and background of the Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI). In support of the initiative, the International Secretariat of the CFCI at the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre in Florence, Italy, produced documentation and tools that are being used worldwide by individuals, institutions and organisations committed to promoting children's rights and realising child friendly environments at local level. The paper outlines the key elements of a child friendly city, as determined by the Secretariat in consultation with a wide range of partners. This article also describes the efforts of the Swiss Committee for UNICEF in implementing the initiative in Switzerland. The main aspects of the Swiss programme are the self-assessment of communities with the help of a questionnaire, the implementation of workshops with children and young people, and the elaboration of a work plan.

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Section: What Is the Child Friendly Cities Initiative?mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Child Friendly Cities Initiative

Schulze¹,

Moneti²

2007

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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Urban Inequities; Urban Rights: A Conceptual Analysis and Review of Impacts on Children, and Policies to Address Them

Stephens

2012

J Urban Health

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This paper explores current conceptual understanding of urban social, environmental, and health inequality and inequity, and looks at the impact of these processes on urban children and young people in the 21st century. This conceptual analysis was commissioned for a discussion paper for UNICEF's flagship publication: State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World. The aim of the paper is to examine evidence on the meaning of urban inequality and inequity for urban children and young people. It further looks at the controversial policies of targeting "vulnerable" young people, and policies to achieve the urban MDGs. Finally, the paper looks briefly at the potential of concepts such as environment justice and rights to change our understanding of urban inequality and inequity.

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Child friendly cities: good governance in the best interests of the child

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Urban Inequities; Urban Rights: A Conceptual Analysis and Review of Impacts on Children, and Policies to Address Them

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