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Torre-Pacheco is the first municipality in the Region of Murcia you get the distinctive 'Child Friendly City'.

The news came Friday recognition, once the jury appointed by reason of the VI Call seal Unicef ​​granted for the period 2014-2018 to examine the dossier prepared by the City and put in value the actions taken and planned to increase the being of children and adolescents in the municipality.

In addition, 30 other towns have renewed the seals obtained in previous years, in recognition of the work of municipalities for the rights of children.

As reported by the Spanish Committee for Unicef, after twelve years of the program, a total of 119 Spanish municipalities have managed to hold this seal, which must be renewed every four years.

The jury awarded these awards are what UNICEF Spanish Committee, the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces and the Graduate Institute of Needs and Rights of Children and Adolescents.

During the month of September, a technical committee visited different localities to assess its policy in relation to children and adolescents.

To become a Child Friendly City is required to promote children's participation in the space reserved for it, support the creation of municipal plans of children, promote policies for the benefit of children and promote networking among members of the initiative .

The Seal of Recognition CAI and distinctions of Practice will be presented at a ceremony to be held on 7 November in Guadalajara, a Child Friendly City from the last edition of the awards in 2012.

Specifically, they have received the seal of approval CAI first: Albacete Alcala de Henares (Madrid), Alcorcón (Madrid), Aljaraque (Huelva), Almonte (Huelva), Alovera (Guadalajara), Arganda del Rey (Madrid), Avila, Azuqueca de Henares (Guadalajara), Barbastro (Huesca), Cabanillas del Campo (Guadalajara), Calatayud (Zaragoza), Camarma of Esteruelas (Madrid), Candamo (Asturias), safflower (Málaga), Castro del Río (Córdoba) Ciudad Real, Sidra (Asturias), Two Towers (Córdoba) and Formentera.

They have also been recognized with the CAI: Ejea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza), El Franco (Asturias), Granollers (Barcelona), Ibiza, Iznajar (Cordoba), La Carlota (Córdoba), Victoria (Córdoba) Ditches (Asturias ), Leganés (Madrid), León, Logroño, Los Realejos (Tenerife), Mahon (Menorca), Manresa (Barcelona), Marbella (Málaga), Meco (Madrid) Mislata (Valencia), Nava (Asturias) and Navia (Asturias) .

Have also received the CAI: Palafrugell (Girona), Parres (Asturias), Piloña (Asturias), Ponferrada (León), Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura), Santa Lucía de Tirajana (Gran Canaria), Santa Marta de Tormes (Salamanca) , Santander, Santanyi (Mallorca), Sevilla, Sigüenza (Guadalajara), Torre-Pacheco (Murcia), Torrejon del Rey (Guadalajara), Torrent (Valencia), Vicar (Almeria), Villanueva de la Serena (Badajoz), Villanueva de la Torre (Guadalajara) and Villaviciosa (Asturias).

Meanwhile, the municipalities that have renewed the seal of recognition are: Avilés (Asturias), Alcobendas (Madrid), Belmonte de Miranda (Asturias), San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), Laviana (Asturias), Tineo (Asturias) , Asturias (Asturias), Cabra (Córdoba), Malaga, Granada, Alcalá de Guadaira (Sevilla), Carrión de los Céspedes (Sevilla), Lora del Río (Sevilla), Olivares (Sevilla) and Conil de la Frontera (Cádiz).

Finally, Vera (Almería), San Bartolomé de la Torre (Huelva), Somiedo (Asturias), Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real), Quart de Poblet (Valencia), San Cristóbal de Segovia (Segovia), Collado Villalba (Madrid) , Coldstream (Ciudad Real), Alzira (Valencia), Barcelona, ​​Palencia, Cáceres, Villamayor (Salamanca), Cornella de Llobregat (Barcelona) and Umbrete (Sevilla) have also renewed the seal.

The public ceremony of awards and diplomas will be held in Guadalajara next day November 7, 2014.

With the Child Friendly Cities program, UNICEF Spain aims to foster and promote the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the field of Local Government and promote networking between them.

The priority objectives of the Child Friendly Cities are:

1 Support the creation of plans Municipal Children.

2 Promote citizen participation of all children in the municipal public life, especially through Childhood Councils set up for that purpose.

3 Encourage all kinds of tending to favor the development of the rights of girls and boys municipal policies.

4 Promote the work of UNICEF Spain Network with Local Authorities and promote among them.

Since 2002, year of publication of the Child Friendly Cities in Spain Program have been recognized as 'Child Friendly City' sixty two Spanish municipalities.

The Seal of Recognition CAI is an instrument of certification by UNICEF and its partners in Spain Program municipal policies for children and adolescents.

Every two years, Friendly Cities Program for Children recognizes municipalities for their outstanding commitment to the development and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the local level.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco