International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
UN, 04 June 2013: The United Nations' International Day of Innocent Children Victims
of Aggression is observed on Tuesday, June 4. The purpose of the day is to acknowledge
the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical,
mental and emotional abuse. This day affirms the UN's commitment to protect the rights
of children.
The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
celebrates the millions of individuals and organisations working to protect and preserve
the rights of children. It is a time for people all over the world to become aware
of the impact of monstrosity of abuse, in all its forms, against children. It is also
a time when organisations and individuals learn from or take part in awareness campaigns
centred on protecting children’s rights.
On 19 August 1982, at its emergency
special session on the question of Palestine, the General Assembly, “appalled at the
great number of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese children victims of Israel’s acts
of aggression”, decided to commemorate 4 June of each year as the International Day
of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. According to the United Nations in
China, the statistics of child abuse include:
■More than two million children
killed in conflict in the last two decades. ■About 10 million child refugees cared
for by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). ■In the Latin America and in the Caribbean
region about 80 thousand children die annually from violence that breaks out within
the family. Child abuse is now in the spotlight of global attention and the UN
is working hard to help protect children around the world. One key factor is the process
of international negotiation and action centered around the Convention on the Rights
of the Child.Source: UN