Today is Universal Children’s Day ….let’s think of what are the values and environment we can leave for the children, the next generation.ย 
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United Nations Universal Childrenโs Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th 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 theย Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is also the date in 1989 when the UN General assembly adopted theย Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Since 1990, Universal 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 Universal Children’s Day relevant for their societies, communities and nations.
Universal 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.
2017: Itโs a #KidsTakeOver
To celebrate this year’s Universal Childrenโs Day, UNICEF has invited children from around the world taking over key roles in media, politics, business, sport and entertainment to voice their support for millions of their peers who are unschooled, unprotected and uprooted on 20th November.
โFrom Auckland to Amman and from New York to NโDjamena, we want children to campaign in their schools and communities to help save childrenโs lives, fight for their rights and fulfil their potential,โ said Justin Forsyth UNICEF Deputy Executive Director. โWorld Childrenโs Day will be a day for children, by children.โ
Itโs a fun day, with a serious message:
- Iconic Childrenโs Takeovers of roles in Politics, Media, Entertainment, Music, Sports and Business
- School Activations
- Global Survey of over 10,000 children on issues that matter most to them
- Les Mills Move the World Gyms Activation
- Music Video by Kids United
- UN HQ Childrenโs Takeover with UN-SG
- And much more!
And to help give a voice to the millions of children whose voices remain unheard, high profile stars and world leaders are lending their support to the initiative, including:
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadorย David Beckhamย will quiz children about their views of the world in a short film to be released for World Childrenโs Day.
- French music groupย Kids Unitedย will release an empowering new music video recorded for UNICEF and World Childrenโs Day.
- Global takeovers of government, sport and business, including legendary cricketerย Sachin Tendulkar, Spanish footballer and New York City FC captainย David Villa, South Korean actor and national ambassadorย Ahn Sung-ki, andย Lego Foundationย andย Qantas.
- Logan actressย Dafne Keenย andย Isabela Monerย from ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ andย Nickelodeonย will join 150 children to take over United Nations Headquarters where singers, songwriters and musiciansย Chloe x Halleย will debut a specially penned track to mark the day.
Sources from:ย http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/