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International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on June 4 each year. 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.

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What do people do?

The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression celebrates the millions of individuals and organizations working to protect and preserve the rights of children. For example, the Global Movement for Children, with leadership from Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel, is an inspiring force for change that involves ordinary people and families worldwide. The ''Say Yes for Children'' campaign, endorsed by more than 94 million people, calls for 10 positive actions to be taken to improve the lives of children.

This day is a time for individuals and organizations all over the world to become aware of the impact of monstrosity of abuse, in all its forms, against children. It is also a time when organizations and individuals learn from or take part in awareness campaigns centered on protecting children's rights.

Public life

The UN International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is a global observance and not a public holiday.

Background

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 June 4 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 include:

• More than two million children killed in conflict in the last two decades.
• About 10 million child refugees 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 that breaks out within the family.

Child abuse is now in the spotlight of global attention and the UN is working hard to help protect children around the world. One key factor is the process of international negotiation and action centered around the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression Observances

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Weekday	Date	Year	Name	Holiday type	Where it is observed
Mon	Jun 4	1990	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Tue	Jun 4	1991	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Thu	Jun 4	1992	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Fri	Jun 4	1993	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Sat	Jun 4	1994	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Sun	Jun 4	1995	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Tue	Jun 4	1996	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Wed	Jun 4	1997	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Thu	Jun 4	1998	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Fri	Jun 4	1999	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Sun	Jun 4	2000	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Mon	Jun 4	2001	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Tue	Jun 4	2002	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Wed	Jun 4	2003	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Fri	Jun 4	2004	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Sat	Jun 4	2005	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Sun	Jun 4	2006	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Mon	Jun 4	2007	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Wed	Jun 4	2008	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Thu	Jun 4	2009	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Fri	Jun 4	2010	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Sat	Jun 4	2011	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Mon	Jun 4	2012	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Tue	Jun 4	2013	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Wed	Jun 4	2014	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Thu	Jun 4	2015	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Sat	Jun 4	2016	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Sun	Jun 4	2017	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Mon	Jun 4	2018	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Tue	Jun 4	2019	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance
Thu	Jun 4	2020	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	United Nations observance

Quick Facts

The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on June 4 each year.

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 2015

Thursday, June 4, 2015

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 2016

Saturday, June 4, 2016

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Name in other languages

Name	Language
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	English
Día internacional de los Niños Víctimas Inocentes de Agresión	Spanish
היום בינלאומי קורבנות ילדים חפים מפשע של תוקפנות	Hebrew
اليوم الدولي للأطفال الأبرياء ضحايا العدوان	Arabic
침략의 무고한 어린이 피해자의 날	Korean
Internationaler Tag der Kinder, die unschuldig zu Aggressionsopfern geworden sind	German

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