The Sustainable Child Friendly Cities Initiative (Cidades Sustentáveis Amigas das Crianças) in Mozambique was launched in June 2017 in seven municipalities: Maputo (capital city), Manjacaze, Quelimane, Maganja da Costa, Ribaué, Pemba and Montepuez.
The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Child Friendly Cities initiative began in 2005 when, on the recommendation of the Mayor of Amman, the Executive Agency for a Child Friendly City (EACFC) was created to improve the quality of programs offered to children in greater Amman. That same year, a policy document…
Industrialization, a growing economy and search for better jobs and services have driven the Turkish population to migrate to urban areas. The number of people living in urban areas in Turkey today stands at 90 per cent – this translates to more than 60 million people, approximately 30 per cent of which are children…