Universal Children’s Day was first announced by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1954. Originally, there were 2 goals this day was to help achieve: to encourage children of all races, creeds and religions to spend time together, getting to know each other and appreciating each other’s differences, and to prompt governments worldwide to pay more attention to the welfare of their youngest citizens. Although Universal Children’s Day takes place on November 20th, each country that participates in the festivities has its own date set aside for this purpose—in South Sudan, for example, Children’s Day is celebrated on December 23rd, in Cuba on the third Sunday of July, and in Poland on June 1st. Since its establishment as a holiday, Universal Children’s Day has been tied to many different, honourable causes, such as the commitment to stopping HIV/AIDS by 2015. Another one of the goals Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations aspires to reach is for every child to have access to an education and be able to attend school. Promoting peace, respect and concern for the environment among the world’s children are also considered to be of utmost importance. I reckon they deserve a day. I'm pretty sad that my 3 year old granddaughter has Coronavirus amongst her vocabulary.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RtaxyyVnRfR62Cn78 The largest Pinnochio in the world stands 63 feet tall situated in the village of Collodi in Tuscany. Created in 2008 the wooden Pinnochio is dedicated to the UN convention on the rights of a child, an international human rights treaty, a copy of this treaty is stored in the head of the statue.
Ms.T says that every day is Childrens Day in this house ......................................................... especially when she's not here to supervise.
