Manchester Has Officially Been Recognised as a UNICEF UK Child Friendly City
This is a massive moment for the city and comes after nearly four years of working closely with children and young people to change and improve the child friendliness of key aspects of Council services and more.
The last four years have seen the local authority and its partners taking part in UNICEF UK’s Child Friendly Cities and Communities programme, developing and implementing strategies for advancing children’s rights and working towards achieving ‘Child Friendly City’ status as recognised by UNICEF.
Seven key priority areas were identified for the City Council to work on, including three core badges of Cooperation and Leadership, Communication, and Embedding a Child’s Rights-Based Culture, with four further badges chosen by young people themselves – Healthy, Place, and Safe & Secure – and a ‘golden thread’ badge also chosen by them of Equal and Included, running through each of the priority areas.
Regular scrutiny of the Council’s progress towards achieving Child Friendly City status was carried out by UNICEF UK throughout the city’s journey towards recognition, with children and young people also involved throughout .
The recognition reaffirms our investment in listening to children’s views, respecting their views and protecting their rights.
The recognition proudly sits alongside and in harmony with our OFSTED Outstanding Judgement. Once again, thank you for your work with our children – we all know there is more to do!
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