World Children's Day 2023
World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November to mark the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This year again, hundreds of Child Friendly Cities worldwide organized events to promote and celebrate children's rights. Discover what happened in Italy, Korea, Greece, Poland, Portugal, France, Finland, Romania, United States of…, ITALY, 311 cities participated in the Go Blue campaign with the National Association of Municipalities and more than 140 of them illuminated numerous landmarks in blue - see pictures here . Numerous initiatives have been organized by several municipalities, including ones in the city councils and schools with children, in partnership with UNICEF…, KOREA, The ‘UNICEF Blue in Busan’ event was held in Busan, one of the UNICEF Child Friendly cities in Korea. To raise interest in child’s right around the world, 8 major landmarks in Busan were illuminated in blue. During the official opening event, children from Busan Children's Volunteer Corps read the declaration 'Busan as Child Friendly City'. The…, GREECE, As part of the celebrations for this year, town halls, institutions and central squares turned blue in the CFCI candidate cities of Athens, Komotini and Volvi. Larisa organized an event titled “Cycling for my rights”, whereby 200 high school students participated in a cycling race and a painting game, to raise awareness about their rights…, POLAND, UNICEF Poland invited all schools, kindergartens and CFCI municipalities to participate in the educational project, " World Children's Day with UNICEF ", to build children's and young people's knowledge of children's rights & raise awareness among adults. More than 2,600 schools and kindergartens joined the project, conducting activities with…, PORTUGAL, UNICEF Portugal launched the results of Tenho Voto na Matéria 2023 (“ I have a say in the matter ”), a public consultation towards 11,834 children. 70% of respondent say that adults never or rarely ask them their opinion. The environment emerges as a priority for children and young people, with 42% indicating caring for the environment as the main…, MALAYSIA, In Kuching South City Council (MBKS), a tree planting activity with children below 12 years old was organized. The objective was to create awareness of World Children’s Day, and for children to cultivate the love for environment and patience to wait for the plants to grow, and to understand the basic needs of plants. A poster competition on “ What…, FRANCE, 2023 World Children’s day was dedicated to child rights’ implementation in the French overseas territories, aiming to highlight the alarming situation of children in these collectivities, with the publication of an advocacy report – see the child-friendly version . In Saint-Paul – La Réunion, elected representatives made speeches, child rights…, FINLAND, Finland celebrates World Children’s Day (called Children’s Rights Day ) since 1990s on the initiative of UNICEF Finland by raising Finnish flags everywhere in the country to celebrate children. In 2023 the theme of the day was the right to wellbeing, and the rights of the child were highlighted in many ways. Most cities organized events for…, ROMANIA, Child Friendly Cities organized several events to celebrate World Children’s Day: Bacau - Three members of the Local Children's Council shadowed the Mayor of Bacau as part of Kids Takeover Day. Bacau City Hall was illuminated in blue - see more . Brasov - Four children from the Brasov Children's Local Council organised a workshop on children's…, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNICEF USA staff, Child Friendly Cities Initiative partners and youth leaders across the United States celebrated World Children's Day in the following ways: UNICEF USA’s Municipal Partnerships team presented a Child Rights 101 workshop to over 100+ youth delegates who serve on their city’s youth councils at the National League of Cities Summit .…, ANDORRA, UNICEF Andorra made a video to invite all Andorran stakeholders (companies, schools, shops, communes, ministries, associations and federations, sports clubs) to join the World Children’s Day celebration. All collaborators were invited to made a video or photographs around the Child Rights icons and post it on their social networks, and to light up…, UNITED KINGDOM, Candidate UNICEF Child Friendly Cities and Communities from UNICEF UK’s Child Friendly Cities & Communities programme marked World Children’s Day in the following ways: In Nottingham , the council and its partners launched their UNICEF Child Friendly City Action Plan – detailing how they will put children’s rights into practice across the city…, CANADA, Municipalités amies des enfants hosted an event to recognize the newest Child Friendly Municipalities (MAE). Nine cities and municipalities were granted recognition (6 new recognitions and 3 renewals). In addition, the two regional municipalities involved in a pilot project had their recognition renewed. In total, 37 municipal communities are…, PARAGUAY, UNICEF Paraguay held an event to award the Child and Adolescent Friendly Municipality recognition to five cities that participated in the initiative by drawing up plans and developing actions in favor of these populations. The five recognized municipalities are Ciudad del Este, Fernando de la Mora, Mariscal Estigarribia, San Juan Nepomuceno and…, SPAIN, UNICEF Spain proposed an educational activity to the local children’s councils, el Mural de los derechos (the wall of the rights). The activity toolkit was downloaded more than 550 times, and more than 50 councils already sent feedback and photos of the activity. Among other, local media reported on the local event in Pamplona , Ávila and Soria .…, GEORGIA, 30 years of UNICEF in Georgia and Introduction of the National Ambassadors: UNICEF marked its 30th anniversary in Georgia by emphasizing the importance of accelerating the implementation of the Code of the Rights of the Child of Georgia and the need for building a truly inclusive society. During the event attended by government partners,…
