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, 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, 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.
Coming to BAFH: Children's books in Persian/Dari
Read more ▶︎In bleak times, the joy of flowers.
Read more ▶︎Boekentip: Misjka, van Edward van de Vendel, Anoush Elman en Annet Schaap
Read more ▶︎Boekentip: Kinderen van ver, van Martine Letterie
Read more ▶︎Books for young readers about refugees and asylum seekers
Read more ▶︎"A book for a refugee," Saturday 12 Nov, at Antiquariaat Colette & Co (in Dutch)
Read more ▶︎Books Away From Home is here at last!
Read more ▶︎The first 10,000 Ukrainian children's books have reached their destination.
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