This World Children’s Day, let us listen to children. And let us amplify their voices as they stand up for their rights.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres

My day, my rights

World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s global day of action for children, by children, marking the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on November 20. Around the world, children are standing up and talking about their lives, their hopes, and their rights. 

From the moment the sun rises, children wake up to a world shaped by choices they didn't make. But every child, everywhere, also wakes with rights. Including the right to be protected, to learn, and to have their voice heard. 

It’s time to listen to children. To understand what their lives are like and how their rights are present, missing, or pursued every day. 

Join us! Let’s amplify children’s voices and stand up for the rights of every child. 

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