Analyzing Children's Rights from the Perspective of Citizenship Rights with the Approach of Designing a Child-Friendly City

The concept of citizen and citizenship rights is sometimes considered so general that it gives the impression that all citizens have the same needs or that they have the same ability to demand their desires. However, due to their special characteristics, children cannot defend their rights and benefit and the issues related to their urban life should be prioritized in the society's work.

This present research tries to explain the most important rights of children in cities by studying the different areas affecting children's rights in cities, by means of examining the data through descriptive-analytical method.

Children are citizens who are still unfamiliar with many social issues around them and they are at the beginning of searching and discovering their living environment. The necessity of recognizing children's rights in the field of urban rights is important because they, Because they, as one of the most important pillars of society, are exposed to the most harm and threats and considering the nascent recognition of children's rights in cities at the global level, especially in Iran and international organizations efforts such as UNICEF to further promote these rights, managers and city policymakers are expected to take appropriate measures in this area.

Although needed theoretical steps have been taken by Iran's urban institutions in this area; in practice there is a long way to reach the desired condition of children.