2023 Theme: For every child, every right
"World Children’s Day was first established in
1954 as Universal Children's Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to
promote international togetherness, and awareness among children worldwide, and to improve 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, World 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 World
Children's Day relevant for their societies, communities, and nations.
World 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."
https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-childrens-day
