International Day of Innocent children victims of aggression
The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of
Aggression is an annual United Nations observance which occurs on 4th June. The
whole and sole purpose of celebrating this day is to acknowledge the pain
suffered by children throughout the world who are the victims of physical,
mental and emotional abuse.
It was established on 19th August 1982 when The General
Assembly on its 31st plenary meeting held on 19th August 1982 considered the
question of Palestine at its resumed seventh emergency special session. The
nations were appalled at the great number of innocent Palestinian and Lebanese
children, who were victims of Israel's acts of aggression and 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 includes more than two million children killed in conflicts in
the last two decades. About 10 million child refugees are 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 within the family.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides us
with the universal master plan to secure a better future for children. The new
agenda includes for the first time a specific target to end all forms of
violence against children, and ending the abuse, neglect and exploitation of
children is mainstreamed across several other violence-related targets. This
was said by United Nations in 2019
We can help by raising awareness in our community about
the realities of violence and the importance of peace. We have the right to
hold the elected officials accountable. We should exercise our right to freedom
of expression and share our opinions with our elected representatives.
(By Tisya Choudhury, Volunteer, Editorial Department, Advance Health Care Foundation)
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