This global guidance is a shortened and adapted version of UNICEF (2022) Effective, Representative, and Inclusive Child Participation at the Local Level: a Study on Child and Youth Councils in UNICEF National Committee Countries written by Gerison Lansdown and Vanessa Sedletzki. This shortened version has been adapted by Claire O’Kane in consultation with Fabio Friscia, Marcy Levy, Reetta Johanna Mikkola and Diana Vakarelska