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Urban planning and programing

Welcome to Child Utopia

28 December 2020

#ChildUtopia: The story of 5 youths and 1 dream city

Reimagining sustainable and inclusive cities for the future

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21 September 2020

Help UNICEF build a climate-friendly city in Minecraft

Reimagining better, climate-friendly cities for every child

๊์UNICEF Indonesia/Ilham Akbar

Growing Up Urban in East Asia: Summary Report

The report highlighted the main findings and the vision on urban priorities for the region

(PDF, 1,40 MB)

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28 November 2018

The challenge for children of growing up urban

Along with urbanization a great deal of human progress has come to pass, including great leaps in child survival and development

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27 November 2018

Millions of the world’s poorest urban children are more likely to die young and less likely to complete primary school than their rural peers—UNICEF

New report demonstrates ‘urban paradox’— some of the poorest children in cities fare worse in well-being, education or health than poorest rural children

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11 October 2018

UNICEF and ADB Join Forces for Children and Young People

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13 September 2018

Growing Up Urban in East Asia

Experts predict that by 2030, East Asian cities will be home to 800 million children.

(PDF, 6,61 MB)

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Growing up Urban: Surabaya

A meeting of mayors for child friendly cities

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Growing up Urban – Surabaya: Mayors meeting to discuss child friendly cities in East Asia

By 2030, some 30 per cent of children in East Asia – 800 million children - will live in cities. Their lives, and our collective futures, are likely to depend on how well urban environments provide for these children’s development and growth

Child Friendly Cities and Communities Handbook

Child Friendly Cities and Communities Handbook

This handbook contains a step-by-step guide to establishing a Child Friendly Cities Initiative

(PDF, 5,37 MB)