{"id":61636,"date":"2022-01-30T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T09:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=61636"},"modified":"2022-01-30T15:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T09:40:21","slug":"universal-childrens-day-2019-date-history-objectives-and-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/universal-childrens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Children&#8217;s Day 2019 &#8211; Date, History, Objectives and Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/universal-childrens-day\/#Universal_Childrens_Day_2019\" title=\"Universal Children\u2019s Day 2019\">Universal Children\u2019s Day 2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/universal-childrens-day\/#Universal_Childrens_Day_-_History\" title=\"Universal Children\u2019s Day \u2013 History\">Universal Children\u2019s Day \u2013 History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/universal-childrens-day\/#Significance_of_Universal_Childrens_Day\" title=\"Significance of Universal Children\u2019s Day\">Significance of Universal Children\u2019s Day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/universal-childrens-day\/#Universal_Childrens_Day_-_Objectives\" title=\"Universal Children\u2019s Day \u2013 Objectives\">Universal Children\u2019s Day \u2013 Objectives<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Universal Children\u2019s Day is celebrated every year on 20<sup>th<\/sup> November to spread worldwide awareness among the children, bring them together and take steps for their welfare. Universal Children\u2019s Day was first proclaimed by the United Kingdom in 1954, and has been observed on 20<sup>th<\/sup> November since 1956; though, every country doesn\u2019t stick to the date and celebrate an International Children\u2019s Day on 1<sup>st<\/sup> June.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Universal_Childrens_Day_2019\"><\/span>Universal Children\u2019s Day 2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Universal Children\u2019s Day in the year 2019 will be observed on Wednesday, November 20.<\/p>\n<p>The UNICEF (United Nations International Children\u2019s Emergency Fund) has started a signing petition #GoBlue this Universal Children\u2019s Day, calling for everyone to sign the petition, which would be submitted to the World Leaders on 20<sup>th<\/sup> November.<\/p>\n<p>The petition aims at calling on the world leaders to safeguards the rights of children worldwide in a non negotiable and uncompromising way.<\/p>\n<p>UNICEF India will be working in close collaboration with the Government of India to deal with issues like infant mortality, child education, health and welfare. The agency is in the process of training the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) at block level. These ASHA workers play a crucial role of a bridge between the families with high pregnancy risk and the nearest health centre. They also advise and provide guidance to the family members.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Universal_Childrens_Day_-_History\"><\/span>Universal Children\u2019s Day \u2013 History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Universal Children\u2019s Day was first established by the United Nations General Assembly through a 1954 Resolution. The General Assembly suggested that \u201cUniversal Children\u2019s Day be observed on the date and in a way each considers appropriate\u201d. Since then the Universal Children\u2019s Day has been celebrated on 20<sup>th<\/sup> November; though, some countries observe a similar day \u2013 International Children\u2019s Day on June 1<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Further, on 20<sup>th<\/sup> November 1959, a Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations. The declaration is an international document promoting child rights sometimes also known as the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child. This Adopted Declaration was an extended form of the original Declaration of the Rights of Child (1924) drafted by a British Social Reformer, Eglantyne Jebb and was adopted by the League of Nations in 1924. The exact texts as in the declaration are provided below-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The child must be given means requisite for its normal development, both materially and spiritually.<\/li>\n<li>The child that is hungry must be fed, the child that is sick must be nursed, the child that is backward must be helped, the delinquent child must be reclaimed, and the orphan and the waif must be sheltered and succoured.<\/li>\n<li>The child must be the first to receive relief in times of distress.<\/li>\n<li>The child must be put in a position to earn a livelihood and must be protected against every form of exploitation.<\/li>\n<li>The child must be brought up in consciousness that its talents must be devoted to the service of its fellow men.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The original document is still preserved in the archives of the city of Geneva and carries the signature of various international delegates.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations also adopted a Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on 20<sup>th<\/sup> November 1989. It is an International Human Rights Treaty which sets out the civil, social, cultural, health and political rights of the children.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Significance_of_Universal_Childrens_Day\"><\/span>Significance of Universal Children\u2019s Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Universal Children\u2019s Day is a significant global event that safeguards the rights of children throughout the globe. All the relevant agencies like the United Nations, UNICEF and governments, organize a number of events across the globe to promote welfare of the children and to protect their rights.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the economical and social progresses made in the past decades, the state of children has largely been neglected, mainly in the developing and third world nations. Their rights in almost every field are being compromised and they are being physically and psychologically exploited.<\/p>\n<p>A good number of children work as farm laborers and in factories where they are often exposed to harmful toxic environment. Children are also hired as domestic help or are employed in small road side hotels and eateries. Such children are devoid of essential health, education, social growth opportunities and often spend their whole life in subjugation and poverty.<\/p>\n<p>There are still millions of hungry children across the globe, despite their decline in the past years. According to a report, globally around, half of the children under the age of five suffer from a kind of hidden hunger defined as the deficiency of essential nutrients.&nbsp; The following three forms of malnutrition are common among the children \u2013 under nutrition, hidden hunger and overweight. Moreover, not much progress has been done by even a single country in the past 20 years to tackle this malnutrition.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the Universal Children\u2019s Day is a special and most important event to protect the rights of children and also to provide them adequate growth opportunities. It also plays a significant role in achieving the Sustainable Development SDG 2030.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Universal_Childrens_Day_-_Objectives\"><\/span>Universal Children\u2019s Day \u2013 Objectives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The UNICEF (United Nations International Children\u2019s Emergency Fund) states the following prime objectives of the Universal Children\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Protection and Safety of Adolescent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the children grow older, stepping towards adolescent, they are exposed to entirely new forms of violence and exploitation. At this age they become easy prey to gang violence, bullying and other illegal and anti social activities. Moreover, adolescents belonging to minority and poor families are more vulnerable to such types of violence. UNICEF is committed to protect the rights of such children by organizing several programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Participation of Adolescents in social Engagements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The estimated population of adolescents is 1.2 billion globally and is growing continuously. They are the ones directly affected by government\u2019s education and development policies even then they do not have any involvement in the decision making. UNICEF is committed to let adolescents be a part of the social change they wish to see. Policies and laws encouraging participation of adolescents will be proposed and supported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Child Skill Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Developing the skills of a child will help him to chart out a better future for himself\/herself. This in turn will benefit not only the families but also the communities. It is very essential to instill initial developmental skills in children and also the skills specific to job. These will be extremely essential for a child\u2019s productive and healthy life, when he\/she grows up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Empowering Child Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Education is a very important criterion for overall development of a child. One of the objectives of the Universal Children\u2019s Day is to strengthen the education system that our children are exposed to. It is a complex system that requires regular updates and continuous monitoring. UNICEF is working continuously to strengthen the education system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Educating the Children Caught in Emergencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Education is the lifeline and the only hope for the children caught in emergency situations. Today, more countries are affected by wars and crisis than in the last thirty years. Children are the most vulnerable to such situations and sometimes the crisis spans for their lifetime. UNICEF is working tirelessly to provide uninterrupted education to displaced, refugees and migrant children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Universal Children\u2019s Day Themes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Universal Children\u2019s Day Theme 2018 \u2013 \u201cChildren are taking over and turning the world blue\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Children\u2019s Day Theme 2017 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s#KidsTakeOver\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Universal Children\u2019s Day Theme 2016 \u2013 \u201cStop Violence against Children\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Children\u2019s Day is celebrated every year on 20th November to spread worldwide awareness among the children, bring them together [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Find Universal Children's Day 2019 date, History, Objectives, Significance and Themes of Universal Children's Day. 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