The Child Friendly Cities and Communities programme is led by Unicef in the UK (UUK). The programme was launched on the 20th November 2017 following the completion of a three year, five city pilot…
The UNICEF Municipal Seal of Approval (Selo UNICEF) is an initiative to encourage municipalities in the Brazilian Semi-arid and Amazon regions to implement public policies that will reduce inequalities experienced by many children and adolescents living in these two particularly vulnerable regions of Brazil.
The Platform for Urban Centres (Plataforma dos Centros Urbanos – PCU) is a UNICEF initiative dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of children most affected by intra-urban inequalities in major cities in Brazil. The initiative was first launched in 2008 in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
In February 2017, Sharjah was recognized as a candidate city for its ‘Child Friendly Cities’ Initiative– the first of its kind in the region – by UNICEF culminating the emirate’s efforts over the past years in protecting and elevating the status of children and youth…