International Children’s Day

Children in a Yemeni IDP camp

International Children’s Day should not be celebrated just on 1st June. It should be celebrated 365 days of the year, to make us realise that without them, there is no future for humanity. Children represent a bond between generations, cultures and society. They are a link to what was before and what will be when we are gone.

We need to end abuse, trafficking and the practice of child soldiers, keep children safe, healthy and in school. We are not on this planet just to produce children, but to prepare them for life and nurture them until they can spread their wings and fly on their own.

In my opinion, we should look at children’s issues all the time, instead of raising them one day of the year and burying them at the back of our minds the rest of 364 days of the year.