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Universal Children’s Day November 20 – Facts & Quotes

Universal Children’s Day is celebrated every year all over the world with a view to promoting international togetherness, unity, and awareness among children in every corner of the world. This special day is promoted and coordinated globally by UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund from its creation of the day. UNICEF is also a UN body who works worldwide to improve children’s welfare and lives.

Universal Children’s Day 2024

Universal Children’s Day in 2024 is on Wednesday, 20th November. UN General Assembly on December 14, 1954, realized the value and recommended that all countries should come up with an annual event from 1956. The event was known as Universal Children’s Day and from that day this is celebrated to encourage alliance, cooperation, and understanding between children all over the world. Some important facts and details of Universal Children’s Day are mentioned in the table below.

Universal Children’s Day Facts

Facts Details
Universal Children’s Day Observance 20th November every year
Universal Children’s Day first proposed to Celebrate in 1954
Universal Children’s Day first observed in 1956
Universal Children’s Day was proposed by UNICEF
Universal Children’s Day Hashtag     # UniversalChildren’sDay
Purpose of Universal Children’s Day Observance To promote international togetherness, unity, and awareness among children in every corner of the world.

Celebrate Universal Children’s Day

Universal Children’s Day has been celebrating across the world with an endeavor to make the world a better place for children. To celebrate the day, UNICEF arranges some events in some areas to draw collective attention to children’s rights.

People around the world spend the day arranging and attending events, seminars, programs that are dedicatedly organized to promote children’s welfare. Many schools and other educational institutions arrange children events, competitions, award ceremonies, etc. to celebrate the day.

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Universal Children’s Day Quotes

Many of you look for the best quotes on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day. Considering your needs and demands, we have come up with Universal Children’s Day Quotes so that you can make the day a special one. You can use these quotes to wish children of all ages and tastes. Now take a look at our collection of the best Universal Children’s Day Quotes below.

  1. There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children. — Nelson Mandela
  2. If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. — Albert Einstein
  3. Children make you want to start life over. — Muhammad Ali
  4. Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. — John F. Kennedy
  1. Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. — Rabindranath Tagore

Final Verdict

Celebrating Universal Children’s Day is one of the great initiations by UNICEF as children are the future of the world. The scope of opportunities and rights of children should be broadened in every country of the world to make the world better, safer, and peaceful. Happy Children’s Day to all children out there who are the future of this beautiful earth!

José Vieira

José Vieira has been the event news writer at National Day Zreview since 2024. He researched the days and discovered fun facts. People looking for a reason to celebrate. His passion for helping everyone celebrate with special events, helpful tips, discounts, deals, and plenty of fun.

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