WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY

EVENT BY PUBLIC RELATIONS & AWARENESS

WING

IN COLLABORATION WITH SOS VILLAGE,LAHORE

 WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY - INTRODUCTION

World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November each year to

promote international togetherness, awareness among children
worldwide, and improving children's welfare
 BACKGROUND

World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal

Children's Day.
November 20th is an important date as it is the date in 1959 when the
UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the
Child.
It is also the date in 1989 when the UN General Assembly adopted the
Convention on the Rights of the Child.
 TOP 5 CHILD RIGHTS

 Top 5 child rights according to Save the Child USA:

1. Every child deserves to grow up healthy
2. Every Child deserves an education
3. Every child deserves protection
4. Every child deserves a voice
5. Every child deserves a world where every child’s rights
are realized
 SIX POINT PLAN TO PROTECT CHILDREN BY UNICEF
 UNICEF is calling on governments to adopt a Six Point Plan to Protect our
Children:
1. Ensure all children learn, including by closing the digital divide.
2. Guarantee access to health and nutrition services.
3. Support and protect the mental health of children.
4. Increase access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene and address
environmental degradation and climate change.
5. Reverse the rise in child poverty and ensure an inclusive recovery for all.
6. Redouble efforts to protect and support children and their families living
through conflict, disaster and displacement.
 PAKISTAN’S ACTION FOR CHILDREN RIGHTS

 According to a 2018 report by the Human Rights Commission of

Pakistan (HRCP), Pakistan has a big problem with child labor: an
estimated 12 million children work in the country.
 The new law was implemented in response to the death of Zohra
Shah, an 8-year-old girl and domestic worker who was brutally
beaten and died.
 PAKISTAN’S ACTION FOR CHILDREN RIGHTS

 On Aug. 6, 2020, Pakistan banned child domestic labor for the first
time, passing an amendment that makes it illegal for children to
participate in domestic labor.
 The government recognized the consequences of this labor, such as
trauma and abuse, among young domestic workers.
 PAKISTAN’S ACTION FOR CHILDREN RIGHTS

 Iconic landmarks, monuments go blue in support

of children’s rights across Pakistan to raise
awareness on the need to help millions of
children realize their rights under the Convention
on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
 WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY

Reimagine a better future for every

THEME
child.

EVENT DATE/DAY November 2021,

VENUE SOS Children’s Villages, Nishtar Town Lahore

 EVENT ACTIVITIES

Health Camp
Food Competition in collaboration with
COTHM
Puppet Show
‫‪• Suggestions are most welcomed‬‬

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