A similar event, Universal Children`s Day, falls on 20 November. It was established by the United Nations in 1954 and aims to promote the welfare of children around the world.
Children`s Day is recognized on various days in many places around the world to honor children globally. It was first proclaimed by the World Conference for the Well-being of Children in 1925 and then established universally in 1954 to protect an "appropriate" day.
The International Day for Protection of Children is observed in many countries as Children`s Day on 1 June since 1950. It was established by the Women`s International Democratic Federation on its congress in Moscow (22 November 1949).
Major global variants include a Universal Children`s Day on 20 November, by United Nations recommendation.
ORIGIN OF CHILDREN’S DAY
In August 1925, some 54 representatives from different countries gathered together in Geneva, Switzerland to convene the first “World Conference for the Well being of Children”, during which the “Geneva Declaration Protecting Children” was passed.
The proclamation made a strong appeal for the spiritual needs of children, relief for children in poverty, prevention of child labor, reassessing the way that children are educated and other issues related to the welfare of children around the world.
After the conference, various governments around the world designated a day, different in each country, as Children’s Day, to encourage and bring joy to children as well as to draw the attention of society to children’s issues.
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