Antora Shelter Dhaka: On the occasion of Universal Children's Day-2021, Aparajeyo-Bangladesh organizes with the children songs, dances, painting, dramas, discussion meetings, and at the end of the competition, the prizes were handed over to the winners by Wahida Banu, Executive Director of Aparajeyo-Bangladesh.
UN Theme:
"Investing in our future means investing in our children"
Bangladesh Government Theme-2021:
"Invest for Children, Build Prosperous World (Shishur Jonno Biniyog Kori, Somriddho Bishwo Gori)".
Background:
Investing in our future means investing in our children — which is why the United Nations has designated every November 20 as Universal Children’s Day.
It’s a time to promote togetherness around the world, awareness of the problems children face in every corner of the globe, and improve the welfare for all children.
The United Nations' (UN) Universal Children's Day, which was established in 1954, is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. UNICEF,
the United Nations Children's Fund, promotes and coordinates this special day, which also works towards improving children's welfare.
Children’s Day began on the second Sunday of June in 1857 by Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard, pastor of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Leonard held a special service dedicated to,
and for the children. Leonard named the day Rose Day, though it was later named Flower Sunday, and then named Children’s Day.
Children’s Day was first officially declared a national holiday by the Republic of Turkey in 1920 with the set date of April 23. Children’s Day has been celebrated nationally since 1920 with the Turkish government
and the newspapers of the time declaring it a day for the children. However, it was decided that an official confirmation was needed to clarify and justify this celebration and the official declaration was made
nationally in 1929 by the founder and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Though Universal Children’s Day was established by the United Nations in 1954, it wasn’t until November 20, 1959 that the UN General Assembly adopted an extended form of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
Originally acquired in 1924 by the League of Nations, the UN adopted this document as its own statement of children’s rights.
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