United Nations Universal Children’s
Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th each year to
promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and
improving children's welfare.
November 20th is an important date
as it is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration
of the Rights of the Child. It is also the date in 1989 when the UN General
assembly adopted the Convention
on the Rights of the Child.
Since 1990, Universal Children's
Day also marks the anniversary of the date that the UN General Assembly adopted
both the declaration and the convention on children's rights.
Mothers and fathers, teachers,
nurses and doctors, government leaders and civil society activists, religious
and community elders, corporate moguls and media professionals as well as young
people and children themselves can play an important part in making Universal
Children's Day relevant for their societies, communities and nations.
Universal Children's Day offers
each of us an inspirational entry-point to advocate, promote and celebrate
children's rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will build a
better world for Children
(www.un.org)
