Sarah Sabry and Anupama Nallari at the Urban Hub @ Save the Children , October 28, 2025, 10 min
Millions of children face unsafe, unequal, and unhealthy city environments. This blog outlines 24 compelling reasons why cities and towns must do better for children. Today, most of the world’s children are growing up in cities and towns. Yet for too many children in low- and middle-income countries, urban life means inadequate housing, unhealthy living Read more →
Anupama Nallari and Sarah Sabry at the Urban Hub @ Save the Children , April 29, 2025, 9 min
Children in urban poor neighborhoods often face hidden inequalities in health, education, and safety that go unnoticed in citywide data. This blog highlights how cities and organizations are using localized, disaggregated data to uncover these gaps and implement targeted solutions—from mapping childcare deserts and reintegrating out-of-school children to improving air quality around schools—ultimately creating more Read more →
Urban Hub Team at Save the Children International and Save the Children Egypt WUF Team, December 18, 2024, 6 min
Children and youth make up the majority of urban populations. Yet, their voices and priorities and the priorities of their caregivers are often missing from urban policies, decisions, plans, and actions. The Global Alliance Cities4Children and our members made considerable strides in bringing children and youth voices and issues and solutions relevant to them to Read more →
Urban Hub Team at Save the Children International, October 24, 2024, 7 min
Where to find Cities4Children at World Urban Forum 2024? The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. The WUF is the premier global conference on Read more →
Anupama Nallari and Sarah Sabry at the urban Hub @ Save the Children, July 25, 2023, 9 min
The world is getting warmer. That much is clear. Recent reports highlight that 2023 is likely to be the hottest year on record, with heatwaves and extreme heat affecting people globally. Extreme heat is a genuine threat to life and impacts the vulnerable – the very young and the elderly – most of all. A Read more →
Cities4Children, May 9, 2023, 5 min
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children and young people aged 5 to 29 years. One of the most effective strategies to reduce road traffic crashes is to reduce speed limits to 30 km per hour or lower in areas where vulnerable road users Read more →
Annika Lundkvist , December 14, 2022, 7 min
Pedestrian Space is a media and advocacy platform that celebrates and promotes walkability in cities. In the last two years, Pedestrian Space has grown exponentially. We spoke with the founder Annika Lundkvist to find out more about her journey, why she feels pedestrian solutions are so critical, and how one person can generate content at Read more →
Nzisa Kioko and Sarah Sharpe, November 10, 2022, 7 min
Parents in Nairobi tell their stories about how climate change and air pollution are affecting the health of their children – and share their vision for a healthier, cleaner future. Children are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change, including the effects of heat and air pollution. African cities, including Nairobi, are facing Read more →
David Satterthwaite, October 31, 2022, 9 min
In the latest from our Ask an Expert series, we sit down with David Satterthwaite to hear more about his vast years of experience in the urban and environment space. David’s impressive research and writing has been cited more than 32,000 times. We would love to hear about your journey into urban planning and poverty Read more →
Tim Gill, March 29, 2022, 5 min
If current trends continue, the future of humankind is in cities, and urban childhoods are set to become the global norm. Yet, as they grow, few cities work well for their inhabitants. Too many – in high-, middle- and low-income countries – are polluted, car-dominated and inequitable. How might we improve the built form of cities Read more →
Cities4Children , February 15, 2022, 8 min
We speak to Tim Gill, the founder of Rethinking Childhood and author of bestselling RIBA book Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities, about how he thinks children should be able to access cities as part of our Ask an Expert series. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m Read more →
Cities 4 Children , January 18, 2022, 6 min
There are plenty of benefits to engaging young people in contests and competitions. They provide space for creativity and for those who rarely have a voice to share personal reflections and knowledge. But running a contest with input from young people across the world, spanning language and cultural barriers, isn’t always straightforward. Here’s what ICLEI Read more →
