On November 20, 1959, Declaration on the Rights of Children was adopted and 30 years later, on November 20, 1989, Convention on the Rights of Children was adopted. Then November 20 was stipulated as the World Children’s Day. It is an important occasion to promote friendship and understanding among all children of the globe and to enhance international effort, humanitarian assistance and social interest for the well-being of the children.

On the occasion of this day, international organizations including UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross and many countries are conducting various activities to ensure the observance of the international humanitarian law and human rights laws to stop the criminal acts against children and protect them in war contexts.

Our country has always paid deep attention to fostering and protecting the children who are the symbols of love, happiness and future from long ago and today the issue of nursing the children and educating the school children are the top priority among all state affairs that can never be conceded under any circumstances.

It is clearly seen through the love and care bestowed on the children of the flood affected regions who were brought to Pyongyang, the capital, according to the special measure taken by the state.

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly greeted the flood impacted people in the April 25 Hotel in Pyongyang in August. He stopped at the children’s dining hall and conferred paternal affection to them. He personally comprehended the preparation process of the education for the school children of the flood affected regions and gave precious instructions on the education of the rising generation and sent school uniforms, stationeries, bags, shoes and other gifts filled with deep affection.

While children in many countries of the world are fading away due to war, natural disasters, famine and poverty, our children are realizing their dreams and hopes to the full without any worries under the paternal love of respected Comrade Kim Jong Un .

Many foreigners who visited our country and looked around the facilities for nurturing and educating children which have been built across the country praised the policies of our Republic which puts the affairs for the rising generation in the first place and admired that the children of the DPRK are the blessed fortunate and that they really envy them who are full of happiness.

Indeed, our children will grow up as reliable workers of the future enjoying the happiest life in the warm bosom of the benevolent father who loves the children the most.