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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Bungle beehives
27 Dec 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
30 Jan 2024Aýna, Albacete, Spain
10 Nov 2025Black-tailed prairie dogs, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Boardwalk over Balkan lakes
Where Asia meets Europe
Just a couple of know-it-owls
West of Windermere
13 Oct 2025Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
30 Dec 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
Teeming with trout
31 May 2024Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
Launching hopes and prayers
29 Sep 2025Rainbow houses, Houten, Netherlands
Castle in the sky
An island crossroad of culture
2 Jul 2024Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
Waterborne wizardry
2 Dec 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Turtle-y nice day for a swim
10 Dec 2025Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland
12 Aug 2025World Elephant Day
Behold the architectural marvel
29 Dec 2024Borobudur temple, Java, Indonesia
2 Jun 2024Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
16 Oct 2024Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England
15 Jul 2024Marine Day, Japan
24 Sep 2023World Rivers Day