UNICEF USA, the American chapter of the United Nation’s Children’s Fund, announced Thursday that a city in metro Atlanta was the third overall Child Friendly City in the U.S.

DECATUR, Ga. — bThe city of Decatur was recently recognized as one of the top three most child friendly cities in the United States. According to Georgia officials, Decatur was named the No. 3 ...

For more information on the Child Friendly Cities Initiative and El Paso’s local efforts, please contact Leah Hanany at 915-217-8135 or Jack Loveridge at 915-540-6253.

According to UNICEF, the Child Friendly Cities Initiative incorporates a framework of safety, health, inclusivity and child-responsiveness when applying its designation to its members.