UNICEF
Building child-friendly cities: A framework for action
Publication date: 2004
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This document provides a framework for defining and developing a Child Friendly City. It identifies the steps to build a local system of governance committed to fulfilling children’s rights. The framework translates the process needed to
implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by national governments into a local government process.
The concept of Child Friendly Cities is equally applicable to governance of all communities which include children – large and small, urban and rural. The framework is intended to provide a foundation for adaptation to suit all localities.
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UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
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50122 Florence, Italy
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Email: florence@unicef.org
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