{"id":30631,"date":"2018-11-27T15:58:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T15:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=30631"},"modified":"2018-11-27T15:58:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T15:58:24","slug":"cardiff-aims-to-become-a-un-champion-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/27\/cardiff-aims-to-become-a-un-champion-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff aims to become a UN champion for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_30634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30634\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30634\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3.png 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30634\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/child-friendly-4-3.png 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/noscript> Courtesy of Cardiff Council<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCARDIFF has taken significant steps to become one of the UK\u2019s first Unicef Child Friendly Cities.<br \/>\nThe council launched its Child Friendly City strategy on World Children&#8217;s Day last week to make the needs and voices of children central to its public policy and decision-making.<br \/>\nCouncil leader Huw Thomas said: \u201cOur ambition is for Cardiff to be the first in Wales recognised as a Unicef Child Friendly City.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m pleased that our partners across the public services share this ambition.\u201d<br \/>\nYoung people are said to make up 30% of the population in some areas of Cardiff \u2013 particularly the deprived areas in the south of the city.<br \/>\nThe rights of every child will be embedded in local services, programmes and policie, particularly in the area of education, family and health.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are already seeing progress in all three of these areas,\u201d said Sarah Merry, Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skill.<br \/>\nIt is said that more than 50 schools are working toward Unicef UK Rights Respecting Schools status.<br \/>\nInitiatives such as a Street Play pilot are being introduced, in which applications for road closures can be made to enable children to play safely on residential streets.<br \/>\nCoun Merry said: \u201cCardiff has also adopted a \u2018Think Family\u2019 approach, making sure that public services are joined up and that children and families are given the right support in the first 1,000 days of a child\u2019s life.\u201d<br \/>\nUnicef\u2019s UK director of programmes, Anna Kettley, said: \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to seeing this strategy put to work over the next few years, transforming Cardiff into a city where all children, including the most vulnerable, feel safe, heard, nurtured and able to flourish.\u201d<br \/>\nThe strategy is outlined by five goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every child is valued, respected and treated fairly<\/li>\n<li>Every child and young person have their voice, needs and priorities heard and taken into account<\/li>\n<li>All children and young people grow up in a safe and supportive home<\/li>\n<li>All children and young people have access to high quality education<\/li>\n<li>Children have good physical, mental and emotional health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Cardiff is a city of young people is a huge opportunity.\u201d added Coun Thomas.<br \/>\n\u201cIf we want young people to be ambitious, successful and responsible citizens, we have a responsibility to them.\u201d<br \/>\nThe collaboration with Unicef for Child Friendly status is a three to five-year journey, in which the progress and development of key areas are monitored and evaluated.<br \/>\nUnicef says there are about 1,000 Child Friendly cities around the world. 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