Universal Children’s Day 2021 Theme, History, Significance, Activity Ideas, Quotes and More

Every year, Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November to honour the children. The day is also known as World Children’s Day or International Children’s Day. The day commemorates the anniversary of the declaration of Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959. At the National level, in different countries, the day is observed on different dates. In India, National Children’s day has just passed on 14 November.

History, and Significance

The day has long-back history, as per reports of Wikipedia, the day celebration began in 1857, marking the date of the second Sunday of June. After that, it was first officially declared a national holiday by Republic of Turkey in 1925 setting the date of 23 April. At the global level, Universal Children’s Day was proclaimed at World Conference on Child Welfare in Geneva in 1925. On 14 December 1954, India and Uruguay requested the UN General Assembly to encourage Universal Children’s Day globally to promote mutual exchange and understanding among children. And in last, On 20 November 1959 UN General Assembly declared the Rights of the Child. Since, then every year Universal Children’s Day, World Children’s Day or International Children’s Day is being celebrated on 20 November.

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Universal Children’s Day 2021 Theme

”Investing in our future means investing in our children” is the Theme of World Children’s Day 2021.

Activity Ideas

• YOUNG PEOPLE: Join the Voices of Youth Community.
• PARENTS: Help your children’s know their rights.
• TEACHERS: GET THE WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY Lesson Plan [Click on the Link].
• BUSINESS: Become a partner and host at children’s take over.
• GOVERNMENTS: Five opportunities for children we must sieze now.

Credit: www.unicef.org

Quotes

“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.” – Walt Streightiff

“We cannot fashion our children after our desires, we must have them and love them as God has given them to us.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” – Oscar Wilde

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela

“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

“The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness.” – Jane Smiley