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
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.
See more:
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Letter dated 20 April 1982 from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait calling upon the
- President of the General Assembly to resume the meeting of the 7th Emergency Special Session
- Resolutions
- Meeting Records
- Secretary-General’s Statement on Occasion of International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (3 June 1983)
Related Links:
- Protegiendo a los más vulnerables: Guía práctica de detección precoz de violencia de género, maltrato y abandono en las consultas de Reumatología
- Cómo conversar con sus hijos sobre las noticias
- Saúde da criança
- Síntese de Indicadores Sociais - Crianças, Adolescentes e Jovens
- Guía de actuación ante el maltrato infantil
