June, 1 - International Children's Day
The International Children's Day had its origin in Turkey in 1920 (April 23, 1920) and later in the World Conference for the Well- being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925. It is not clear as to why June 1 was chosen as the International Children's Day: one theory has it that the Chinese consul-general in San Francisco (USA) gathered a number of Chinese orphans to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in 1925, which happened to be on June 1 that year, and also coincided with the conference in Geneva. November 20 is also the anniversary of the day when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was then signed on the same day in 1989, which has since been ratified by 191 states. Children's Day is celebrated on 1 June each year. It is usually marked with speeches on children's rights and wellbeing, children TV programs, parties, various actions involving or dedicated to children, families going out etc
National Children's Day in USA
Children's Day, was proclaimed by President Bill Clinton in October 2000. He declared that it be held on October 8. "National Child's Day" was proclaimed by the former President of the United States of America, George W. Bush, as June 3, 2001 and in subsequent years on the first Sunday in June. In 2003, he proclaimed June 1. In 2004, he proclaimed June 6. In 2005, he proclaimed June 5. In 2006, he proclaimed June 4. In 2007, he proclaimed June 3. The White House Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, 2001 Nowhere in any of the proclamations did the President refer to the United Nations or the UN Resolution about Universal Child Day. United States of America is one of only two countries in the world that have not ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. As of November 2007, 193 countries have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, (UNCRC). The only other country that has not ratified the UNCRC is Somalia.
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