Universal Children’s Day
国际儿童节
Universal Children’s Day is on 20 November every year. Some people call it World Children’s Day. On this day in 1989, the United Nations promised to protect children all over the world with an important agreement called the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
国际儿童节每年的11月20日。有些人称之为世界儿童节。在1989年的这一天，联合国承诺通过一项重要的协议，即《儿童权利公约》，来保护全球的儿童。
What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
什么是《儿童权利公约》？
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a list of all the rights that children have. Rights are what we need to live a safe and happy life. Everyone in the world has rights, but children have special rights!
《儿童权利公约》是儿童拥有的所有权利的清单。权利是我们过上安全幸福生活所需的。世界上的每个人都有权利，但儿童有特殊的权利！
What rights do children have?
儿童有哪些权利？
Children have lots of very important rights. Here are some of them.
儿童有许多非常重要的权利。以下是其中一些。
- Children have the right to have a name and a nationality.
儿童有权拥有姓名和国籍。 - Children have the right to be healthy. They must have help when they’re ill, clean water, healthy food, clothes and a safe place to live.
儿童有权健康成长。他们在生病时必须得到帮助，拥有清洁水源、健康食物、衣物和一个安全的居住地。 - Children have the right to be safe. Nobody should be allowed to hurt them, and adults need to protect them. If someone hurts you, don’t be afraid to tell someone. Talk to an adult you trust.
儿童有权安全成长。任何人都不应该伤害他们，成年人需要保护他们。如果有人伤害你，不要害怕告诉别人。找一个你信任的成年人谈谈。 - Children have the right to say what they think. But be careful that what you say isn’t rude and doesn’t hurt others.
儿童有权说出自己的想法。但要小心说话不要无礼，不要伤害他人。 - Children have the right to rest and to play and take part in activities like music and art.
儿童有权休息、玩耍，参与音乐和艺术等活动。 - Adults must look after children, love and protect them. It could be your parents or another adult that looks after you.
成年人必须照顾儿童，爱护并保护他们。可能是你的父母或其他成年人照顾你。 - Adults must listen to what children say and take their ideas and opinions seriously. Children often have very good ideas to share.
成年人必须倾听儿童的意见，认真对待他们的想法和观点。儿童通常有很好的想法可以分享。
Every child has rights
每个儿童都有权利
The Convention on the Rights of the Child explains that every child in the world should have the same rights. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a boy or a girl, how old you are, where you live, what you look like, whether you’re rich or poor or whether you have a disability.
《儿童权利公约》解释说，世界上的每个孩子都应该拥有相同的权利。无论你是男孩还是女孩，年龄多大，居住在哪里，外表如何，无论你富有还是贫穷，是否有残疾，都不重要。
Sadly, a lot of children in the world don’t have everything they need to be safe and happy. Adults still have a lot of work so that every child has these rights.
不幸的是，世界上有很多儿童并没有所需的一切来过上安全幸福的生活。成年人仍然有很多工作要做，以确保每个孩子都能享有这些权利。
What do people do on Universal Children’s Day?
国际儿童节这一天要做什么？
On Universal Children’s Day, lots of children take over jobs that adults usually do! For example, a girl in Bangladesh read the news on TV, and people in the whole country listened to her! Or in Malaysia, some children announced the players in a football match at a huge stadium and walked onto the pitch with the players.
在国际儿童节这一天，许多儿童接管了通常由成年人做的工作！例如，孟加拉国的一名女孩在电视上宣读新闻，整个国家的人都在听她的！或者在马来西亚，一些儿童在一个大型体育场里宣布足球比赛的球员，并与球员一起走上球场。
Schools and important buildings around the world light up in blue to celebrate this special day and remember child rights. Why not get involved and wear something blue this 20 November, and talk to your friends about children’s rights?
世界各地的学校和重要建筑都会用蓝色灯光来庆祝这个特殊的日子，并纪念儿童权利。为什么不参与其中，在11月20日穿上蓝色的衣物，并与朋友们谈谈儿童的权利呢？
