International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare in 1925.
On, 4 November 1949, 1 June was established as the International Day for Protection of Children by the Women's International Democratic Federation in Moscow. Also called Universal Children's Day.
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
Children's Day was first officially declared a national holiday by the Republic of Turkey in 1920 with the set date of 23 April.
Children's Day has been celebrated nationally since 1920 with the government and the Newspaper 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.
In 1954, Children's Day was proclaimed by the United Kingdom to encourage all countries to institute a day, firstly to promote mutual exchange and understanding among children and secondly to initiate action to benefit and promote the welfare of the world's children. That is observed to promote the objectives outlined in the Charter and for the welfare of children.
On 20 November 1959, The United Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
World Children's Day is celebrated on 20 November to commemorate the Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly on 20 November 1959.
May 27 is traditionally the Children’s Holiday in Nigeria. The day remains important in the lives of many Nigerian kids. On this day every year, children are granted a holiday while several social activities are centred on them. Excused from school, most kids converge at stadiums and centres to commemorate the event.
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