From kids’ takeovers to iconic landmarks going blue - it’s World Children’s Day 2018
Highlights from around the world as UNICEF and friends turn the world blue for every child.
World Children’s Day 2018 saw the world turn blue for children everywhere! Catch up on what happened and add your voice to thousands of others who are calling on world leaders to fulfil the rights of every child.
🔵 Children are going blue
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) November 19, 2018
🔵 Buildings are going blue
🔵 Statues are going blue
🔵 Even pets are going blue
This #WorldChildrensDay go blue in support of children’s rights! Sign our petition to demand a world where every child is safe and supported: https://t.co/tqJoAOPEzH pic.twitter.com/ovAi6fyTQw
Happy #WorldChildrensDay!
— Henrietta H. Fore (@unicefchief) November 20, 2018
Today is a global day of action for children, by children. This year, the world is going blue in support of children’s rights. Join us https://t.co/0xhH5Kl1yd #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/dR7Ysrosm8
This is what Millie Bobby Brown, our newest and youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador, had to say about her new role. #WorldChildrensDay pic.twitter.com/hdbdcrX5qW
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) November 21, 2018
Going blue around the world
#GoBlue: We lit the Abuja City Gate blue for #WorldChildrensDay - a sign & reminder that the rights of children in #Nigeria should be respected & protected! pic.twitter.com/TPUBaxYzRA
— UNICEF Nigeria (@UNICEF_Nigeria) November 20, 2018
Count the minutes to the World Children’s Day. Atakule is the first building to light up BLUE for World Children’s Day! 💙 Join the celebration by sharing your message with hashtags #GoBlue #DünyaÇocukGünü @atakuleofficial pic.twitter.com/r8eR2vptQH
— UNICEF Türkiye (@unicefturk) November 19, 2018
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— UNICEF India (@UNICEFIndia) November 19, 2018
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Time to #GoBlue #India
Are you ready for #WorldChildrensDay?
Starting in #Delhi with #RashtrapatiBhavan thank you @rashtrapatibhvn #PresidentKovind pic.twitter.com/vmAk5AsGQX
Sydney Opera House on #WorldChildrensDay. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/DwjnQJGXWk
— UNICEF Australia (@unicefaustralia) November 20, 2018
Amazing to see Petra lit up in blue to celebrate #WorldChildrensDay. What a tribute to children in the country and globally. pic.twitter.com/AoW202WQ0R
— Robert Jenkins (@RobertG_Jenkins) November 19, 2018
#Ukraine's capital downtown is turning blue to mark #WorldChildrensDay and celebrate #ChildRights #GoBlue #ForEveryChild pic.twitter.com/MSk31IJAvi
— UNICEF Ukraine (@UNICEF_UA) November 20, 2018
ICYMI: This week @comunefi joined the @UNICEFInnocenti and the @MuseoInnocenti in lighting up the Loggia dei Lanzi and the historic Innocenti facade in BLUE 🔵
— UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti (@UNICEFInnocenti) November 23, 2018
READ our story about #WorldChildrensDay: https://t.co/RFkwAbl7Qw #GOBLUE
The slogan of the #WorldChildrensDay #GoBlue focuses on adolescents & young people, so in #Serbia on this day, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, the Palace of Albania, the bridge on Ada, the fountain on Slavija & the bridge on the corridor 10 are illuminated in 🔵. pic.twitter.com/GPbKYs5egZ
— UNICEF Srbija (@unicefsrbija) November 20, 2018
Operation blue in Lao PDR
#KidsTakeover
“This #WorldChildrensDay my wish is that children with disabilities are treated just like other kids. Do not discriminate against us.”
— UNICEF Kenya (@UNICEFKenya) November 20, 2018
14 yr Angel speaks passionately about children’s rights on @Hot_96Kenya with @KoinangeJeff @HamoProf #GoBlue on #JeffAndHamoOnHot pic.twitter.com/GMvKUyB40g
Four-year old Eric Cowell is taking over his dad’s @SimonCowell job for the day in celebration of World Children’s Day! Watch out @robbiewilliams @radioleary @davidwalliams! #childrentakeover #WorldChildrensDay pic.twitter.com/14bDaRu7ab
— UNICEF UK (@UNICEF_uk) November 20, 2018
#KidsTakeover in Uzbekistan! Embassies, businesses and #UN organizations are going 🔵 this #WorldChildrensDay and putting child rights first.
— UNICEF Europe C.Asia (@UNICEF_ECA) November 20, 2018
Join us and #GoBlue in support of children around the 🌍 → https://t.co/o7NXwLj1d9 pic.twitter.com/eNC3vxG8Sb
— UNICEF Office for Relations with EU Institutions (@UNICEF_EU) November 20, 2018
Over 300 children in #Moldova gathered to #TakeOver a shopping mall, sing along, and #GoBlue on #WorldChildrensDay to show support for child rights! @UNICEF_ECA pic.twitter.com/Zzl6JdWzQN
— UNICEF Moldova 🇲🇩 (@UNICEFMoldova) November 19, 2018
On #WorldChildrensDay we bring #children from all #Ukraine and top #Ukrainian influencers in #Kyiv to create #Youth Video Manifesto Against #Violence #GoBlue #ENDviolence pic.twitter.com/3hhkRnFNVU
— UNICEF Ukraine (@UNICEF_UA) November 20, 2018
A worldwide celebration
#FacebookDown, ¡#WorldChildrensDay UP! ⬆️🔵 This year, we are breaking the internet and the world is going blue in support of children’s rights.
— UNICEF Latin America (@uniceflac) November 20, 2018
Join us ➡️ https://t.co/njkSNzyg2L 🔵#GoBlue
📷 Via @UNICEFMexico pic.twitter.com/ffnXpboVtr
Made for Children, with Children 💙💙
— UNICEF Tanzania (@UNICEFTanzania) November 20, 2018
For #WorldChildrensDay, @UNICEFTanzania teamed up with Tanzanian musician @GraceMatata and created a music video that celebrates the power of children!
Check out the full video here: https://t.co/czv4ZxdyhU#GoBlue#ForEveryChild, A voice pic.twitter.com/IxR3HZtCmf
Today is #WorldChildrensDay 💙
— UNICEF Bangladesh (@UNICEFBD) November 20, 2018
Watch how #Bangladesh is going BLUE with the rest of the world 🙌🏽#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/JdeoLZgBGi
Beautiful smiles from today's #WorldChildrensDay celebrations in the IDP camps of Mogadishu and Afgooye. Thank you, our partner @soydasomalia, for organizing such amazing events! You are not only saving lives but also bringing happiness to so many children. pic.twitter.com/a5AJKoQEUa
— UNICEF Somalia (@unicefsomalia) November 20, 2018
School Students of Stella Maris Primary School in Suva, Fiji, are calling on the world to come together, & make the world a better place for children. Happy #WorldChildrenDay
— UNICEF Pacific (@UNICEFPacific) November 20, 2018
Sign our petition today! https://t.co/KkzlBCRJdS
#GoBlue #ForEveryChild, #KidsTakeover pic.twitter.com/UulFSkaEbE
These children tell it like it is for #WorldChildrensDay!
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) November 20, 2018
Sign our petition to stand for children's rights → https://t.co/tqJoAOPEzH pic.twitter.com/zIJQHS3QHT
#PassItOn: The All Blacks’ campaign from New Zealand
Adults ask children for advice in the UK
"My wish for every child..."
Have you gone blue yet today? Don't wait, sign unicef's #GoBlue petition calling on world leaders to improve health and education #ForEveryChild → https://t.co/2R9eY0hoD7 #WorldChildrensDay… https://t.co/Xvd8jJv0xy
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 21, 2018
Today is #WorldChildrensDay!
— Shakira (@shakira) November 20, 2018
Over 260 million children and young people are out of school globally.
Please sign @UNICEF’s petition calling on world leaders to improve education for every child.
Together, we can change this. https://t.co/2MbwHJyn5Z
Shak pic.twitter.com/NCzRsv6dgN
En este #DíaMundialDeLosNiños yo también me uno #DeAzul con @unicef_es. Por un mundo en el que todos los niños tengan derechos: a ser inscritos en un registro al nacer, a un nombre y una nacionalidad, a conocer a sus padres y a ser cuidados por ellos.https://t.co/aM3H7T7sHn pic.twitter.com/FFHeINoMRj
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) November 20, 2018
Friends of UNICEF celebrate World Children's Day
Happy #WorldChildrensDay. A day to celebrate children’s rights and give children a voice on issues that are important to them. https://t.co/aBO012DsKT pic.twitter.com/WZxkyVqWqo
— The LEGO Foundation (@LEGOfoundation) November 20, 2018
Super cute! This is what happened when kids took over Johnson & Johnson offices for an exciting #WorldChildrensDay announcement! https://t.co/tqJoAOPEzH
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) November 20, 2018
Thank you @JNJCares! pic.twitter.com/AlC2jhkEeJ
All children have the right to an education in a safe and peaceful environment. Today we celebrate children around the world and highlight the importance of helping all children reach their full potential. Happy #WorldChildrensDay! pic.twitter.com/sDbWuQE8Ak
— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) November 20, 2018
Join the Barça Foundation🔵🔴 and @UNICEF to help guarantee the rights of every child. #WorldChildrensDay 🌍@mterstegen1 & @Rafinha 👏
— Barça Foundation (@FundacioFCB) November 20, 2018
➡️ https://t.co/ky7QVNgc3h pic.twitter.com/ByCJI0CQWq
It’s #WorldChildrensDay and we’re inviting families to show how they eat healthily to raise awareness about childhood obesity 👨👩👧👦👨🍳🥑🍅
— Beko (@Beko) November 20, 2018
Comment your own 4-3-3 emoji line up below, tag @beko and use #EatLikeAPro for a chance to win the ultimate @fcbarcelona experience @unicef pic.twitter.com/K1RcZyzJl3
We're going blue with the Westfield Matildas for UNICEF #WorldChildrensDay and we want to see you #GoBlue too! ⚽💙#PackForTheFuture pic.twitter.com/071hUSGjnZ
— Qantas (@Qantas) November 19, 2018
Paddington Bear goes blue
Join @paddingtonbear, our champion for children, and #GoBlue for #WorldChildrensDay tomorrow to put children’s rights back on everyone’s agenda. pic.twitter.com/mG9MHTTV5M
— UNICEF UK (@UNICEF_uk) November 19, 2018