November 20 marks the day the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959, and the day the Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed in 1989.
Universal Children’s Day is one of the first World Days voted by the UN (voted in 1954).
Its aim is to promote global brotherhood and understanding between children, and activities that foster the well-being of children worldwide.
The Declaration of the Rights of the Child, while not yet spelling out the right to peace, emphasizes the specific rights of children:
- a name and a nationality
- to family love
- education
- care
- protection against abuse and discrimination
- to make its voice heard
- to reach its full potential.
With this founding text, children acquire rights, rights adapted to their realities.
Quality education includes education about these rights in the classroom.
UN site: Universal Children’s Day.