Every year on June 1, many countries, and with it Ukraine, celebrate International Children’s Day. It is held under the auspices of the United Nations and symbolizes one of its priority goals – the protection of the rights, life and health of children.
GLOBAL HAPPENINGS talks about how this holiday came about. As it is celebrated in Ukraine and other countries of the world.
History of Children’s Day
Established the holiday of the Women’s International Democratic Federation, at a congress that took place in November 1949 in Paris. Already in June 1950, the date was celebrated in 51 countries of the world. The original purpose of the holiday was to draw attention to the protection of children left without parents after the Second World War.
The UN quickly supported the initiative of women activists, because the rights of children are among the main priorities of the organization. In December 1954, she supported the initiative of India and Uruguay to introduce an appropriate holiday, and on November 20, 1959, the UN adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
From that moment on, a large number of European countries, as well as some countries in Asia and Africa, began to celebrate Children’s Day on November 20th. Moreover, on the same date in 1989, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. But on June 1, this date is celebrated by countries that were once part of the Soviet Union and many countries in other parts of the world. There are also other dates when children’s rights are celebrated on a special day in different states.
How Children’s Day is celebrated in Ukraine
The official holiday on June 1 was made in 1998 by the then President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma. The initiative to introduce it was made by public organizations and political institutions.
As for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Ukraine ratified it on September 27, 1991. Since then, this document has been part of the legislation of our state. It defines the rights of children to education, the enjoyment of cultural achievements, the right to rest and leisure and the provision of other services to children by States Members of the United Nations.
Earlier, GLOBAL HAPPENINGS published a calendar of church holidays for June 2023.
Source: Obozrevatel
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