World Childrens Day 20 Nov 2023

World Childrens Day

Children are the future, brimming with potential, curiosity, and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Ensuring their well-being and protection is a fundamental necessity for a thriving society. World Children"s Day celebrates that mission and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly"s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1959.

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Today in History

Creating a better world
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland

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1 Nov 2023Haut-Barr Castle
20 Jun 2025Maasai giraffe mother with calf in the Serengeti, Tanzania
25 Apr 2025World Penguin Day
Protecting the gentle giants
8 Aug 2025Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
17 Nov 2025National Hiking Day
Rides above the tide
17 Apr 2024Black bear cub emerges into spring
23 Feb 2026Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
From victory to festivity
A touch of magic
A prickly customer
23 Jan 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
19 Oct 2024International Archaeology Day
Launching hopes and prayers
When life imitates art
17 Jul 2024Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
Heads together
29 Aug 2024Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
30 Dec 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
9 Mar 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
2 Nov 2024American bison in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
17 Aug 2024International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
Farewell Ma’am
Huddled and hunting
6 Nov 2023Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Living in harmony