09/10/2018

Children’s Day Around the World


In 1954 the United Nations General Assembly recommended that all countries around the world should set aside a day to celebrate children. The aim was that Children’s Day would be seen as a symbol of worldwide fraternity and understanding, and also be an opportunity to promote the welfare of children.

The Assembly suggested that Children’s Day be observed on the date which each country considers appropriate.

The 20th of November — International Children’s Day — marks the day in which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.


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Children’s Day around the world

Country
Date
Themes
Organisational
Characteristics

celebrated

Structures

Samoa
Second Sunday
White Sunday
Church-based
Parents give

of October


special honour to




their children.




Children dress in




white and parents




serve them




National holiday




on the following




Monday
Tokelau
Second Sunday
White Sunday
Church-based
Children dress in
Islands
of October


white and parents




serve them
Niue
Second Sunday
White Sunday
Church-based
Children dress in

of October


white and parents




serve them
Tonga
First Sunday in
White Sunday
Church-based


May
(Fakame)




follows Mother’s




and Father’s Days,




which are also held




in May


Cook
June
White Sunday


Islands




Australia
Children’s
Focus national
National Secretariat
State committee

Week, last
attention on the
local State
support local

week of
chosen theme, e.g.
committees
organisations to

October
‘A Caring World
community groups
run activities to


Shares’. National
like schools,
benefit children


Council sets
libraries, relevant



common goals
Government




Departments etc

Aboriginal,
4 August
Different themes
Challenges

Torres

each year to draw
organisations and

Strait

attention to the
individuals to think

Island

needs of and issues
about the example



facing these
they set children



children e.g. child




poverty, access to




education


Canada
20 November,
Respect Children
National Child Day is
National Child Day

matching UN

a mechanism to help
Act

Convention on

communities and


the rights of

families pay tribute


the Child

to children

United
First or
Celebrate children
Proclamation from
Also celebrates
States
second Sunday
as the hope of the
president calls for
Family Week

of June
nation
appropriate




ceremonies and




activities for




children

Ireland
First Sunday in
Draws attention to
National recognition
Children of Ireland

October
children deprived
Community
Awards


of a happy life




organisations



Theme: ‘children
celebrate Children's



are doing it for
Day



themselves’


Norway
17 May
Links Norway’s
National Structure


http://www.childrensday.org.nz/activity-ideas/


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