On World Children’s Day Berkarar centre in Turkmenistan turns blue

The popular shopping and entertainment centre Berkarar in the capital Ashgabat turned blue on World Children’s Day this week. UNICEF partnered with Berkarar on placing World Children’s Day and the 30^th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child messages on billboards and information screens of the Centre.

Iconic landmarks around the world also were lit up in blue to mark World Children’s Day, as UNICEF celebrated the 30^th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history.

In Christchurch, New Zealand, the Al Noor Mosque, the scene of a tragedy in which 51 people lost their lives in an attack on the Muslim Community in March 2019, was lit blue as a symbol of unity.

In Greece, the Acropolis of Athens shined blue. This is the very first time that the UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the world’s most iconic ancient monuments have been lit in colour. 

In New York, UNICEF China Ambassador Wang Yuan will light up the Empire State Building in blue, the second year that the famous landmark has celebrated World Children’s Day.

Other buildings that lit up in blue included the European Parliament in Belgium, Shanghai Tower in China, House of Peoples’ Representatives in Ethiopia, Panthéon in France, Rashtrapati Bhavan in India, Petra in Jordan, Frida Kahlo House in Mexico, Peace Palace in the Hague, Netherlands, Panama Canal in Panama, Monument for African Renaissance in Senegal, Cristo Rei monument in Timor-Leste and Galata Tower and the bridges on the Bosphorus in Turkey.