World Children’s Day across Europe and Central Asia
World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s annual day of action for children, by children. Every year, to mark the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), UNICEF advocates, raises awareness and raises funds for the most pressing issues facing children. Across the world, including in Europe and Central Asia, children will ‘take over’…, Turkmenistan renews its commitment to children’s rights, Turkmenistan’s Permanent Repesentative to the United Nations in New York, Ms. Aksoltan Atayeva, participated at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the 30th anniversary of the CRC at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The outcome of the one-day high-level meeting is a summary record of interventions from member states…, In North Macedonia, children take over a government meeting, In Skopje, six young advocates took over a high-level government discussion, and spoke passionately about what matters most to them: Quality education, climate change, violence, unemployment, and the participation and engagement of young people in decision-making, among other issues. Throughout the capital on 20 November, buildings and other…, Turkey goes blue… and goes green!, In Turkey, 180 children from 81 provinces participated in a parliamentary session, during which they shared the declaration they had prepared during a 3-day National Children’s Forum. Also, more than 300 new trees were planted as part of UNICEF’s commitment to save the planet under the initiative, “Going Blue, Going Green!” More than 70…, In Albania, kids demand the right to be heard, UNICEF teamed up with international development partners the EU Delegation in Albania , Save the Children, Terre Des Hommes, World Vision and Partners for Children to call for more investment to ensure that every child enjoys the right to a childhood. The celebrations were organized in Korça, an exemplary city for child-friendly policies. More…, Children report news in Croatia, In Zagreb, children took over the most popular news show RTL Direkt, with two high school students producing a special report from the Parliament. At the National Children Summit in the Croatian Parliament, young people presented 11 topics relevant for their future, followed by a discussion with Croatian parliamentarians. @ UNICEF/ Croatia In…, UNICEF Tajikistan launches national SDG programme for children, The National Summit for Children was held in Dushanbe in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The event was attended by government representatives, development partners, international organisations and children. UNICEF Tajikistan and the Government introduced the new National Program for Children 2020…, Kids take over radio and TV stations, In Bucharest, children took over television and radio stations where they brought their energy and creativity to drive change to better protect children’s rights. @ UNICEF/ Romania In Bucharest, children took over television and radio stations where they brought their energy and creativity to drive change to better protect children’s rights. In…, Jane Velkovski from North Macedonia speaks at the UNICEF summit in New York, Jane Velkovski, 11-year-old disability advocate from North Macedonia, joined UNICEF at a global summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. He delivered a strong message to the world leaders. "My disability does not bother me, what bothers me are the barriers in the environment.” Jane Velkovski Jane Velkovski Jane Velkovski, Kids takeover across Montenegro , In Montenegro, there was a children’s takeover of the official residence of the President of Montenegro Milo Dukanović. Young people discussed the children’s rights with the President, who highlighted the crucial role of school and the family in combating violence against children. Other institutions “taken over” by children included the National…, Celebrating 30 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the United Nations in Geneva, Young people, civil society organizations, Government officials, child rights activists and others marked the 30 th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on World Children's Day in Geneva. The commemorations focused on the current state of children’s rights and what can be done to ensure every child and young person's rights…, Children learn from older students in Tbilisi , A few schools in Tbilisi participated in UNICEF’s #KidsTakeOver initiatives. High school students organized lessons for their younger schoolmates, carried out interesting experiments and taught them first aid. Children teach at school Children teach other children, The Acropolis goes blue, The Acropolis in Athens Greece, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the world’s most iconic ancient monuments, has gone blue as a symbol to protect children’s rights. This is the first time ever that the Acropolis has been lit in colour. Acropolis blue for UNICEF's World Children's Day The Acropolis in Athens is lit blue for UNICEF's World…, Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan goes blue for World Children's Day, Buildings along the central river embankment in Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan have gone blue as a symbol to protect children’s rights. Buildings along the central river embankment in Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan have gone blue as a symbol to protect children’s rights. UNICEF/ Kazakhstan Buildings along the central river embankment in Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan have…, In Italy, young people meet with President Sergio Mattarella, A delegation of young people in Italy met with President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in Rome. The delegation included four young migrants and refugees, David Joseph from Nigeria, Bassirou Dembele from Mali, Kader Diabate from Ivory Coast and Hannah Imordi from Ivory Coast. Kader presented President Mattarella with the book he wrote called "…, In Geneva, To mark the 2019 World Children’s Day, Geneva’s iconic Jet d’eau went blue. Famous landmarks around the world are ‘going blue’ as powerful reminders of the importance of protecting children’s rights. To mark the 2019 World Children’s Day, Geneva’s iconic Jet d’eau went blue., UNICEF Kosovo* mobilize children to take over one of the biggest boulevards in Pristina, The UNICEF Kosovo* office mobilized primary school children to take over one of the biggest boulevards in Pristina. Hundreds of children celebrated their rights and engaged through play and singing with UNICEF staff, teachers and parents. Hundreds of children take over the main boulevard in Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo for CRC@30. UNICEF/…, UNICEF Serbia raises $65,000 in special concert marking 30 Years of the Convention, UNICEF Serbia marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child with a benefit concert that included performances by the famous children’s choir Kolibri, and world-renowned violinists, Stefan Milenkovic and Nemanja Radulovic. All proceeds will be used to support preschool education in the country. @UNICEF…, In Turkmenistan, children participate in national team’s football match, At the FIFA World Cup Qualifying match between Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka in Ashgabat, children accompanied players onto the field and a special announcement was made to mark World Children’s Day and the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children in Turkmenistan participate in the national team’s football match.…, Children take over Ukraine’s Parliament, In a historic first, children took over the Parliament in Ukraine just ahead of World Children’s Day on 18 November, 2019. That was the first time children were given the floor in the session hall of Verkhovna Rada (Parliamentar) in front of 450 Members of Parliament. Fifteen-year-old Lidia from Lviv delivered a speech about the importance of…
Europe and Central Asia
