Universal Children's Day
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| Official name | International Children's Day |
| Observed by | Various countries |
| Date | Varies by country |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Siblings Day, International Men's Day, International Women's Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Parents' Day |
| Children's Day (PRC) | |||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 六一国际儿童节 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 六一國際兒童節 | ||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liù Yī Guójì Értóng Jié |
| Wade–Giles | Liu4-i1 Kuo2-chi4 Erh2-t'ung2 Chieh2 |
| Yale Romanization | lyou4 yi1 gwo2 ji4 er2 tung2 jye2 |
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| Jyutping | luk6 jat1 gwok3 zai3 ji4 tung4 zit3 |
| Children's Day (ROC) | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 婦女節、兒童節合併假期 | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 妇女节、儿童节合并假期 | ||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fùnǚ Jié, Értóng Jié Hébìng Jiàqí |
| Wade–Giles | Fu4-nü3 Chieh2, Erh2-t'ung2 Chieh2 He2-ping4 Chia4-ch'i2 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Hū-lí-chiat, Jî-tông-chiat Ha̍p-pèng Ká-kî |
| Tâi-lô | Hū-lí-tsiat, Jî-tông-tsiat Ha̍p-pìng Ká-kî |
Children's Day is recognized on various days in many places around the world. It celebrates children globally. Children's Day was begun on the second Sunday of June in 1856 by the Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard, pastor of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea, Massachusetts: Dr. Leonard held a special service dedicated to, and for the children. Dr. Leonard named the day Rose Day, though it was later named Flower Sunday, and then Children's Day.
Children's Day was first officially declared a national holiday by the Republic of Turkey in 1929 with the set date of 23 April. Children's Day has been celebrated nationally since 1923 with the government and the newspapers of the time declaring it a day for the children. However, it was decided that an official declaration was needed to clarify and justify this celebration and the official declaration was made nationally in 1931 by the founder and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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 (4 November 1949). Major global variants include a Universal Children's Holiday on 20 November, by United Nations recommendation.
Universal Children's Day takes place annually on 20 November. First proclaimed by the United Kingdom in 1954, it was established to encourage all countries to institute a day, firstly to promote mutual exchange and understanding among children and secondly to initiate action to benefit and promote the welfare of the world's children.
That is observed to promote the objectives outlined in the Charter and for the welfare of children. On 20 November 1959 the United Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November 1989 and can be found on the Council of Europe website.
In 2000, the Millennium Development Goals outlined by world leaders in order to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015. Albeit this applies to all people, the main objective is with regard to children. UNICEF is dedicated to meeting the six of eight goals that apply to the needs of children so that they are all entitled to basic rights written in the 1989 international human rights treaty. UNICEF delivers vaccines, works with policymakers for good health care and education and works exclusively to help children and protect their rights.
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