World Childrens Day 20 Nov 2023

World Childrens Day

Children are the future, brimming with potential, curiosity, and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Ensuring their well-being and protection is a fundamental necessity for a thriving society. World Children"s Day celebrates that mission and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly"s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1959.

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Today in History

Creating a better world
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland

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Nature’s blue wonder
2 Jun 2024Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
2 Nov 2023Death Valley National Park, California, USA
Wind powered ice racing
Hovering over harmonious horticulture
Angel of the sea
Masterpiece of acoustic engineering
11 May 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
22 Dec 2023December solstice
19 Jun 2025Cinque Torri, Dolomites, Italy
A glimpse of the grandest of canyons
10 Apr 2025Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales
27 Sep 2025Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
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Time to make an impression
A world within a world
A scented sea of purple
9 Aug 2024Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
15 May 2025Palace of Westminster, London, England
A peck between penguins
Mountains of sand
22 Aug 2025Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington, United States
17 Nov 2024Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scotland
A gorge-ous place to drop in
Why is this cliffside ablaze?
7 Nov 2025Polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Go with the flow
Teeming with trout
7 Jun 2025Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
1 Jun 2025World Reef Awareness Day