Child Friendly Cities Initiative
The Challenge, In Viet Nam, urbanization and migration from rural to urban areas have become major trends over the last three decades. With 32 million people (more than one-third of the population) living in urban areas in 2016, with children accounting for 26 per cent, Viet Nam has one of the largest urban populations in East Asia. While urbanization has led to…, Resources, UNICEF Viet Nam The Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) is a global movement led by UNICEF. Since 2019, Da Nang has officially joined the CFCI with support from UNICEF to establish a safer, more just, equitable, inclusive and child-responsive city for all children and adolescents living in the city. The video below reflects city leaders'…, The Solution, Child Friendly Cities Initiative To promote and protect better quality lives for vulnerable children, UNICEF is partnering with the local authorities to create Child Friendly Cities so the voices, needs, priorities and rights of children are an integral part of public policies, programmes and decisions. This will be achieved through providing…