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Universal Children's Day on November 20 commemorates how 35 years ago, the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) entered into force, after the United Nations General Assembly adopted and ...

International (MNN) — Today is World Children’s Day! This year marks the 36th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, when governments worldwide agreed on 54 rights every child ...

At the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV blessed and signed a flag bearing the official logo of the 2026 World Children’s Day. “My thoughts go to children, whom I will have the joy of ...