World Children’s Day is celebrated every year on November 20. The day marks the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (1989). The day highlights global efforts to protect every child’s rights—without discrimination. UNICEF leads worldwide campaigns urging nations to ensure safety, education, equality, and dignity for every child.
On the eve of World Children’s Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres shared his message for children:
“This World Children’s Day, let us listen to children. And let us amplify their voices as they stand up for their rights.”
Around the world, World Children’s Day 2025 is celebrated through various activities including dance, drama, music, and quiz competitions.
Children’s Day Wishes
- Happy Children’s Day! May your laughter light up the world.
- Wishing you a day full of joy, fun and sweet surprises.
- May you always dream big and chase the stars. Happy Children’s Day!
- Your smile is the purest magic. Happy Children’s Day!
- May today bring you endless happiness and warm memories.
- Stay curious, stay kind. Happy Children’s Day!
- You are special, you are loved — today and always.
- Celebrating the joy you bring into our lives. Happy Children’s Day!
- Childhood is a blessing — wishing you the happiest Children’s Day!
- Shine bright, little star. Happy Children’s Day!
Children’s Day Quotes in English
- “Every child is a different kind of flower, and together they make this world a beautiful garden.”
- “Children carry the hopes for a brighter tomorrow.”
- “The soul is healed by being with children.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky
- “Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.” — Rabindranath Tagore
- “Children are the world’s most valuable resource.” — John F. Kennedy
- “A child’s smile is the heartbeat of a home.”
- “Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.” — W.E.B. Du Bois
- “Let children be little, because they’re only little once.”
- “A child sees magic because it looks for it.”
- “If you nurture a child’s mind, you shape the future.”