World Children’s Day is observed on November 20, to promote feeling of togetherness among children.

Significance of the day

• The day raises awareness on children’s welfare.
• It lays emphasis on importance of child rights and seeks to build better future for them, since they are our leaders of tomorrow.
• It also creates an understanding of how societies, communities and nations play a significant role in creating a safe haven for children.
• It advocates dialogue around child rights, exploitation, discrimination and child safety.

Campaigns by UNICEF

To celebrate this day, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has worked on campaigns for bridging digital divide in education amongst children in the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic. Campaigns were also carried out to safeguard and improve well-being of children.