- Every year, the 20th of November is observed as World Children's Day
- Celebrated worldwide to harness the welfare of children
- The 2022 theme for World Children's Day is 'Inclusion, For Every Child'
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Significance of the Date!
The date November 20th also signifies a remarkable point as it was when the Declaration of (resolution 1386 (XIV) and Convention on (international treaty for the protection of human rights) the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1959 and 1989 respectively (1✔ ✔Trusted SourceWorld Children's Day 20 November
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The date further marks the anniversary of the adoption of both Declaration and the Convention of children's rights by the UN General Assembly in 1990 (1, 4). Global day thereby offers a hopeful permit to the campaign, uphold the rights of every child and build a healthier future for them (1✔ ✔Trusted Source
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Convention on Rights of the Child
The convention includes the following range of children’s rights (5✔ ✔Trusted SourceWorld Children's Day: celebrating the right to education and taking action to unlock a better future
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- Right to an education
- Right to be treated with dignity and respect
- Right to be cared for, allowed to develop, and be part of their communities
- Right to express their own opinions and take part in decisions that affect them
- Right to be protected against violence and discrimination regardless of their ethnic or social origin, ability, birth, or another status
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The 2022 World Children’s Day Theme
This year 2022, the theme for World Children’s Day is ‘Inclusion, For Every Child’. The day is observed as an opportunity to raise voices against racism, discrimination, and other issues among children (1✔ ✔Trusted SourceWorld Children's Day 20 November
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‘Every child stands up for an equal, inclusive world’. One may join the campaigns on social media with hashtags like #IFeltIncluded, #We All Have Rights, and #WorldChildrensDay to secure one team for the rights of the children (2✔ ✔Trusted Source
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History of Child’s Fate
The European children were destined to grave during the aftermath of World War II. It was then that a new agency by the United Nations was created to afford the basic needs of the children — food, health care, and clothing (1✔ ✔Trusted SourceWorld Children's Day 20 November
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Ever since 1953, UNICEF had then become an enduring measure of the UN. Currently, the organization is functional in over 190 countries and territories, with a foremost goal of reaching out to the most excepted and helpless children, thereby securing their future (1✔ ✔Trusted Source
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More than Just a Day!
More than ever, the challenging situations of the COVID-19 pandemic have also publicized the inequalities confronted by the rights of every child. This warrants securing more resilient and healthy entitlements for children (6✔ ✔Trusted SourceWorld Childrens Day
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Organizations like UNICEF reflect World Children’s Day as an ‘annual day of action for children, by children’ (1✔ ✔Trusted Source
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POP-UP Festival — in collaboration with UNICEF is celebrated in over 200 countries to aid the emotional intelligence and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for kids. Free kits like games, resources, and playful, meaningful activities, translated into 34 languages are shared (online or offline) with an aim of reaching 3.5 million people from 212 countries and territories (3✔ ✔Trusted Source
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Children all over the world are involved in the celebration of this international day. They are spotlighted for their roles in all walks of life — sport, media, business, politics, or entertainment and bring out the issues of their concern (1✔ ✔Trusted Source
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Paint it Blue!
The day is also signified by its code of color BLUE. All the global landmark buildings are lit up blue to express the upkeeping of child rights (2✔ ✔Trusted SourceWorld Children's Day
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One may also wear blue to signify their support or change their profile picture to blue on social media to promote awareness or donate/ raise funds to bring a change in a child’s life (2✔ ✔Trusted Source
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As children depend on society (that includes caregivers, educators, and government agencies) primarily for their life’s safeguard, all of us must synergize in letting them explore their fullest potential, thereby unlocking a better future (7✔ ✔Trusted Source
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This time, ensure to give every child a fair chance in life!
Happy World Children’s Day 2022!
References:
- World Children's Day 20 November - (https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-childrens-day)
- World Children’s Day - (https://www.unicef.org/world-childrens-day)
- UNICEF World Children’s Day - (https://www.6seconds.org/popup/)
- International About the World Children's Day, November 20th - (https://childhub.org/en/child-protection-news/international-about-world-childrens-day-november-20th)
- World Children’s Day: celebrating the right to education and taking action to unlock a better future - (https://theirworld.org/news/world-childrens-day-celebrating-the-right-to-quality-education/)
- World Childrens Day - (https://butterfliesngo.org/world-childrens-day/)
- 2022 Children's Day Message - International theme: “A better future for every child” - National Theme: Mon Fanmir, Mon Leker”, (My family, my heart) - (https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/messages/5552/2022-childrens-day-message-international-theme-a-better-future-for-every-child?-national-theme-mon-fanmir-mon-leker?-my-family-my-heart)
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