Art exhibition to mark Universal Children's Day

From today, the exhibition ‘I know my Rights’ will display drawings from children in Italy, Albania and Yorkshire to mark the day in 1959 when the United Nations Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is also the 25^th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

Artwork by children from the Eureka! Nursery in Halifax is displayed alongside those by children from the public orphanage of Scutari, Albania, and Tato-o la Casa degli Elementi, a family resort in Bergamo, Italy. Annulliamo la Distanza is an Italian charity committed to fighting hunger, disease and other hardships that are threatening the future of children around the world.

Leigh-Anne Stradeski, Eureka! chief executive said, ‘Universal Children’s Day is a global opportunity to remind ourselves of our duties and responsibilities to the children in our lives, and indeed around the world. Every child should expect certain rights, and for those not able to speak out for themselves it is our duty to make those demands on their behalf. The ‘I Know My rights’ project includes some truly emotive drawings, done by children from very different backgrounds. We’re incredibly proud to be able to display these artworks, and appreciative of the reminder of our duty to all children.’

The project is inspired by the work of Annulliamo la Distanza, an Italian charity committed to fighting hunger, disease and other hardships that are threatening the future of children around the world.

All the pictures depict one of the rights included in the declaration. Above is 'Under the same sky'.

The ‘I know my rights’ exhibition runs from 20 November to 4 December.

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For more about Universal Children’s Day visit http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/

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