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National

Child Rights and Sports Alliance Launches Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026  - UNICEF USA Press ReleaseNovember 2024

UNICEF's Child Friendly City Initiative Celebrates Two Years in the U.S.  — Jennifer Sperber and Amber Stone | Forbes 

August 2022

UNICEF's Child Friendly City Initiative Celebrates First Year in the U.S.  — Sarah Ferguson and Amber Stone | Forbes 

August 2021

Q&A: UNICEF’s U.S. Programs Director Explains How the Organization’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative Will Elevate the Needs and the Voices of All Children and Adolescents — Julienne Gage | Progress Report UnidosUS 

January 2021

Young Changemakers Are Shaping A Better World — Jennifer Sperber | Forbes BrandVoice

November 2020

Michael Nyenhuis, UNICEF USA CEO, Interview with Philanthropy News Digest – Philanthropy News Digest

November 2020

UNICEF USA Announces Child Friendly Cities Initiative in the United States – Michael Nyenhuis | UNICEF USA CEO Press Release

August 2020

Amid crises, UNICEF USA Launches Program to Help Kids in US – David Crary | AP News

August 2020

Webcast on UNICEF USA’s First Program to Assist Children in American Cities – Voices of America

August 2020

Is Your City Child Friendly? UNICEF USA to Launch New Initiative Across the Country – NBC

August 2020

UNICEF's Child Friendly Cities Initiative Comes to the USA – Anucha Browne | UNICEF USA

August 2020

UNICEF USA Launches First Child Friendly Cities Scheme – Simon Weedy | Child in the City

August 2020

What Happens When Kids Help Design Our Cities? – Jill Suttie | Child in the City

January 2020

Local

Denver Joins UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative- April 2025

Decatur Achieves Child Friendly City Recognition Through UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative- March 2025

Let’s Talk Boulder Podcast Episode 8: A Child Friendly Boulder – April 2024

Minneapolis Officially Recognized as a UNICEF Child Friendly City – UNICEF USA, February 2024

Decatur Achieves CFCI Candidate City Status through UNICEF USA’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative – UNICEF USA, November 2023

Decatur becomes Candidate City through UNICEF USA’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative – Decaturish, November 2023

UNICEF Child Friendly Cities Begun in Alton – The Telegraph, October 2023 

Alton to Become One of Eight Child Friendly Cities in the U.S. - Riverbender.com, October 2023 

City of Alton Partnering with UNICEF USA to Become a UNICEF Child Friendly City – UNICEF USA Press Release, October 2023 

World Mental Health Day: Young Houstonians help peers address mental health  - KPRC Click2Houston, October 2023 

Why we Teamed Up to Make Houston a UNICEF Child Friendly City – UNICEF USA, September 2023

Empowering Youth, Building a Sustainable Future: Decatur's Commitment – Gael Doyle| City of Decatur, August 2023 

UNICEF Child Friendly Cities Initiative Catalyzes Youth Involvement– UNICEF USA, November 2022 

City of Houston Recognized as the First UNICEF Child Friendly City in the United States of America - UNICEF USA Press Release

August 2023 

City of Decatur Named an All-America City Award Recipient  Zoe Seiler | Decaturish 

June 2023

City of Boulder Launches the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities Initiative to Enhance Lives of Young People  City of Boulder Press Release

April 2023

Young Leaders Cheer As Minneapolis Puts Child Rights Front And Center Jennifer Sperber | Forbes

April 2023

Minneapolis is the second city in the U.S. to become a candidate for UNICEF's Child Friendly Cities Heidi Wigdahl | Initiative Kare

February 2023

City of Houston Becomes the First City in the United States to Become a Candidate for the Child Friendly Cities Initiative – City of Houston Press Release

August 2022

UNICEF Names Houston the First Child Friendly City Candidate in the Country – Alfred Dozier | Houston Chronicle

August 2022

Decatur High School's role in City of Decatur's partnership with UNICEF – Salmoncain Smith-Shomade | 3n CONVERGENCE

June 2022

UNICEF Working with City of Houston to Improve Child Mental Health – Maryan Wanjau, Laura Cuellar and Amber Stone | Forbes

June 2022

Johnson City to present findings from situation analysis on child welfare — David Floyd | Johnson City Press

December 2021

KABOOM! and partners win UNICEF Cities Inspire Award for San Francisco playspace — Kaboom! Press Release

November 2021

Johnson City to host community sessions for improving the lives of children — WJHL-TV

November 2021

Episode 53: Implementation of the UNICEF Child-Friendly Cities Initiative, Houston — Making After-School Cool Podcast

April 2021

Johnson City begins process to be recognized as UNICEF Child Friendly City – WJHL-TV

November 2020

Johnson City Strives to become a ‘Child Friendly City’ – Robert Houk | Johnson City Press

November 2020

Houston Joins UNICEF USA for Benefit of Children – Tracy Maness | CHRON

August 2020

City of Houston Joins UNICEF USA Child Friendly Cities Initiative – City of Houston Press Release

August 2020

Prince George’s Co. Joins UNICEF Initiative Aiming to Help World’s Children – Rick Massimo | WTOP News

August 2020

Prince George's Partners with UNICEF for Program to Make Area More Child-Friendly City – Justin Hinton | ABC7

August 2020

Johnson City to Seek 'Child-Friendly City' Designation – David Floyd | Johnson City Press

August 2020

UNICEF USA Launches Program to Help Kids in U.S., Minneapolis Among First Cities to Commit – Associated Press | 5 ABC Eyewitness News

August 2020

Minneapolis Begins Journey to Becoming Child Friendly City –  Amy Meuers| National Youth Leadership Council

February 2020

Building Child Friendly Cities – Avery Lill | Colorado Matters, CPR News

January 2020

Mayor Breed and President Yee Announce "Child and Youth Friendly Day" Initiative on World Children's Day – City of San Francisco Press Release

November 2019

Sunday’s Editorial: Jacksonville has an Impressive Number of Programs for Kids – The Florida Times Union | Times-Union Editorial Board

May 2019

Sunday’s Editorial: Jax Should be a Child Friendly City – The Florida Times Union | Times-Union Editorial Board

May 2019

Minneapolis Officially Recognized as a UNICEF Child Friendly City | Sarah Ferguson | UNICEF USA February 2024 

Minneapolis becomes 2nd U.S. City to Earn Coveted Child Friendly City Designation | David Drew | B105 

February 2024 

Minneapolis Named ‘Child Friendly City’ by UNICEF | Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul February 2024 

Minneapolis Get a Nod at Being Child-Friendly | Editorial Board | StarTribune February 2024 

Houston Hosts UNICEF Exhibit as the First ‘Child Friendly City’ In the US | Uvie Bikomo | Houstonian Magazine 

February 2024 


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