International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on 4 June every year to make people aware of the protection of children’s rights and highlighting their suffering.
The day aims to acknowledge the pain suffered by children from around the world who are the victims of physical, mental, and emotional abuse.
It also aims to provide each and every family justice, peace, and freedom in the world.
In 1997, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the 51/77 Resolution on the Rights of the Child. The day was established on 19 August 1982.
The observation of the day originally focused on victims of the 1982 Lebanon War. Many innocent Lebanese and Palestinian children became the victims of the aggression acts by Israel.
The day affirms the UN’s commitment to protecting the rights of children. It is one of the important efforts to improve the protection of children in conflict situations.
