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Children's Day is celebrated on November 14, the birthday of Indian ex-prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.
World Children’s Day is on November 20 to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. The UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration and Convention on the Rights of the Child on November 20, 1989. Children’s day for and by children on climate change, education, and Mental health, to end racism and discrimination
It's not about November 14 or November 20.
It’s not the day to celebrate a politician's birthday.
It’s not a holiday for schools.
When it's called Children's Day, there must be a reason for it.
There are various rights written specifically for Children:
Right to Survival:
· Right to be born
· Right to minimum standards of food, shelter, and clothing
· Right to live with dignity
· Right to health care, safe drinking water, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help them stay healthy
Right to Protection:
· Right to be protected from all sorts of violence
· Right to be protected from neglect
· Right to be protected from physical and sexual abuse
· Right to be protected from dangerous drugs
Right to Participation:
· Right to freedom of opinion
· Right to freedom of expression
· Right to freedom of association
· Right to information
· Right to participate in any decision-making that involves them directly or indirectly
Right to Development:
· Right to education
· Right to learn
· Right to relax and play
· Right to all forms of development – emotional, mental and physical
It’s a day to teach and train them to question when their rights are not fulfilled, for themselves and those around them.
It’s a day to get their perspective on the problems around the world.
It’s a day to help them take meaningful actions based on their interests.
It’s a day to help children and lay the path for a better younger generation.
It is a day to teach children to look around the world and form their own opinions and build solutions. Their perspective is much simpler and more straightforward.
It's a day to teach and discuss their rights, as well as to put them into practice on the other 364 days.
--Prashant Penumatsa
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