French Spanish

On the left below, please find an article for the Culture of Peace News Network and on the right the discussion related to this article. You are invited to read and join in the discussion by clicking on any of the questions listed here, or, if you wish, you may enter a new discussion question as described on the bottom of this page. Please take the time to check one of the boxes below as to whether this article should be given a high priority, a medium priority or no priority

by program area by region by category by recency

United Nations and Culture of Peace Global Movement for a Culture of Peace Values, Attitudes, Actions

Rules of the Game Submit an Article Become a CPNN Reporter

	International Children's Day an article by Diana Tashkova The right to play and rest, the right to choose your own friends, the right to good quality education... These are just some of the rights of the child! click on photo to enlarge First of June is a special day for all the children! The International Children's Day has been celebrated for many years in Bulgaria in order to give the attention of society to kids. This year, 2011, young representatives of Leo Club-Sofia and members of the Association of Medical Students in Bulgaria, devoted the day to the childhood. The event took place in front of the famous theater „Ivan Vazov” in the capital city of Bulgaria-Sofia. Youths from both organizations have prepared welcome posts, colorful balloons, drawing materials, games. „ The program includes real fun and smiles! We expect many children to come to play with us today.”- the organizers said. The celebration started with painting and singing songs. More than 15 children on different age were concentrated on making the best drawing ever. Among them there was a queue for the rest of children who wanted to have their faces colorful too.”Painting on a paper is nice but having a butterfly on the face is much more exciting!”- shared one small girl waiting on the queue. Not only the kids have been involved in the celebration but some of the parents were drawing and playing with their children. They showed the spirit of child happiness, spontaneity and creativity! In order to make this day much more special for children, they had the chance to write a wish on a paper and to put it in a red box. They believed that wishes on that day would become a reality!		DISCUSSION Question(s) related to this article: Rights of the child How can they be promoted and protected? Thematic forum(s) in which this article is being discussed: HUMAN RIGHTS - DROITS DE L'HOMME Latest reader comment: The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989, as an important addition to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
This report was posted on June 6, 2011. If you wish to start a new discussion topic on this article, please copy the title of this article which is International Children's Day and its number which is 484 and enter this information along with your discussion question and an introductory response to the question here. A few stories are retained on the main listings if they are considered by readers to be a priority. If you have not already done so, please take the time to check a box below: should this article be considered as a priority?