World Childrens Day 20 Nov 2023

Children are the future, brimming with potential, curiosity, and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Ensuring their well-being and protection is a fundamental necessity for a thriving society. World Children"s Day celebrates that mission and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly"s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1959.

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Today in History

Creating a better world
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland

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Sway with the Amazonian canopy
A future built on the past
Living in harmony
20 Dec 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
12 Sep 2025World Dolphin Day
A world within a world
Something to ‘bee’ thankful for
23 Nov 2023Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
21 Oct 2024Cypress trees in George L Smith State Park, Georgia, United States
Home of the worst-smelling food?
15 Jul 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada, United States
One rare streak
Teeming with trout
Warm light through an ancient forest
7 Jun 2025Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
A legendary islet
On a dark and stormy night...
14 Oct 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
25 Jan 2026Burns Night
14 Dec 2023Boreal owl
Drifting through Kerala
15 Sep 2024Stockholm Public Library, Sweden
8 Mar 2024International Womens Day
5 Aug 2024Hertfordshire, England
27 Jul 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
7 Feb 2025Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
8 Dec 2023La Rocque Harbour, Jersey
Pretty in pink
10 Nov 2024Remembrance Sunday
Pier perfect