World Children’s Day

Every  year    ,  World Children’s Day  gives us an opportunity to rethink the  importance of children, their rights and our responsibilities towards a better future. Children  are the future of any society and  their    healthy development, education, protection, loveand respect  are among their unforgettable needs.

Childhood   is a sensitive and  decisive stage of human life. Every child    has the  right  to live    in a safe and healthy environment, to receive education,  to have access to health  care and to be free from all forms of violence and exploitation.   It   is     also  important to provide  opportunities for children to use their talents,  express their questions and ideas, and build their future with confidence and security. It is true that the protection of children’s rights is the protection of the future of the society.

  Providing  a safe and conducive environment for children is not just  the responsibility of the parentsor the family. It is the responsibility of the government, community institutions, educational centres and every member of the society     to play     their role in the protection and welfare of children.

        World  Children’s Day  also draws our attention to the bitter  reality that children in different  regions of the world  are still facing problems such as poverty, deprivation of education,  forced labour, violence and inequality. They are doing. Without the elimination of these problems and   the  provision    of equal opportunities for children, the  dream of a healthy, peaceful and just society  cannot be fulfilled.

This year    , the   international community is celebrating International  Children’s Day  at a time when the Israeli occupation regime has committed  genocide and genocide against Palestinians in Gaza  over the past three years.  More   than 20,000 innocent  Palestinian   children  have lost their lives in the aftermath of the crisis,  while humanitarian tragedies continue in Gaza and southern Lebanon.

         Likewise, the Islamic Republic of Iran is  welcoming the International Children’s Day this year at a time when the grief of the separation of 168 young students and dozens of other innocent children in Yemen has sparked outrage in Iranian society and many freedoms throughout the day.Choices have hurt and hurt the   hearts of human beings.   The      massacre of children and students   in the Iranian city of Minab  came on the first day of the  40-day war  launched by  the United States and Israel against Iran.    It was condemned as a crime against humanity.     It is worth mentioning that during the   12-day and 40-day wars  waged by   the U.S.  and Israeli governments against Iran, hundreds of thousands of Iranian children and teenagers lost their lives, while millions of other children were in a safe and secure environment.  They  were deprived  of education and suffered severe mental and psychological trauma.

On the occasion of   World  Children’s       Day  , it is imperative for all of us to pay more attention to the  needs and desires of children and strive to build a day where every child has happiness, security and a future.  To be able to    live with hope, and  to be provided with all the necessary opportunities and conditions for  the development, development of talents and their  all-round development, so that a better dayor a better day can be provided.It   can be remembered.

BY: Writer Majid Mashki, Cultural Counsellor of the Islamic Republic of  Iran in Islamabad

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