Celebrating all children everywhere

World Children’s Day by Country

Canada

November 20

United States of America

Second Sunday in June

Afganistan

November 20

Albania

June 1

Algeria

June 1

American Samoa

May Ascension Day

Andorra

November 20

Angola

June 1

Antigua and Barbuda

November 20

Arab World (22 Countries)

November 20

Argentina

Third Sunday in August

Armenia

June 1

Australia

Fourth Week in October

Austria

September 20

Azerbaijan

November 20

Bahamas

First Friday in January

Bangladesh

November 20

Barbados

November 20

Belarus

June 1

Belgium

June 1

Belize

November 20

Benin

June 1

Bhutan

November 20 

Bolivia

April 12

Bosnia and Herzegovina

November 20

Botswana

November 20

Brazil

October 12

Brunei

November 20

Bulgaria

June 1

Burkina Faso

November 20

Burundi

November 20

Cabo Verde

June 1

Cambodia

June 1

Cameroon

November 20

Canada

November 20

Cayman Islands

November 20 

Central African Republic

November 20 

Chad

November 20 

Chile

First Sunday in August

China

June 1

Colombia

Last Sunday in April

China

June 1

Colombia

Last Sunday in April

Cook Islands

Second Sunday in February

Comoros

November 20

Congo

December 25

Congo DR

December 25

Costa Rica

September 9

Cote d'Ivoire

November 20 

Croatia

November 20

Cuba

June 1

Cyprus

November 20

Czech Republic

June 1

Czechia

June 1

Denmark

November 20

Djibouti

November 20

Dominica

November 20

Dominican Republic

November 20

East Timor

June 1

Ecuador

June 1

Equatorial Guinea

December 25

Egypt

November 20

El Salvador

September 25

Eritrea

December 8

Estonia

June 1

Eswatini (Swaziland)

November 20

Ethiopia

June 1

Falkland Islands

May Ascension Day

Fiji

November 20

Finland

November 20

France

November 20

French Guiana

November 20

Gabon

December 25

Gambia

November 20

Georgia

June 1

Germany

June 1 and September 20

Ghana

November 20

Greece

November 20

Grenada

November 20

Guatemala

October 1

Guinea

December 25

Haiti

June 12

Herzegovina

November 20

Honduras

September 10

Hong Kong

April 4

Hungary

Last Sunday in May

Iceland

June 1

India

November 14

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Iran

October 8

Iraq

November 20 

Indonesia

July 23

Ireland

June 1

Israel

June 1

Italy

June 1

Jamaica

Third Friday in May 

Japan

May 5

Kazakhstan

June 1

Kenya

November 20

Kiribati

November 20

Kosovo

June 1

Kurdistan Region

June 1

Laos

June 1

Latvia

June 1

Lesotho

November 20

Liberia

November 20

Libya

March 21

Liechtenstein

November 20

Lithuania

June 1

Luxembourg

November 20

Macau

June 1

Madagascar

November 20

Malawi

November 20

Malaysia

November 20

Maldives

May 10

Mali

November 20

Malta

November 20

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Marshall Islands

November 20 

Maritania

November 20

Mauritius

November 20

Mexico

April 30

Micronesia

November 20 

Moldova

June 1

Mongolia

June 1

Montenegro

June 1 

Morocco

November 20

Mozambique

June 1

Myanmar

February 13

Namibia

November 20

Nauru and Nuie

Secod Sunday in February

Nepal

November 20

Netherlands

November 20

New Zealand

First Sunday in March

Nicaragua

June 1

Niger

November 20

Nigeria

May 27

North Korea

June 1

North Macedonia

June 1

Norway

May 17

Pakistan

December 16

Palestine

April 5

Panama

Third Sunday in June

Papau New Guinea

November 20

Paraguay

August 16

Peru

Second Sunday in April

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Philippines

November is Children's Month

Poland

June 1

Portugal

June 1

Qatar

November 20

Romania

June 1

Russia

June 1

Rwanda

November 20

Saint Lucia

November 20

St Vincent and Grenadines

November 20

Samoa

Second Sunday in October

San Marino

November 20

Sao Tome and Principe

November 20

Senegal

November 20

Serbia

November 20

Seychelles June 1
Sierre Leone November 20
Singapore First Friday in October
Slovakia June 1
Slovenia November 20
Solomon Islands May Ascension Day
Somalia November 20

South Africa

First Saturday of November

South Korea

May 5

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South Sudan

December 23

Spain

April 15

Sri Lanka

October 1

St. Kitts and Nevis

November 20

Sudan

December 23

Suriname

December 5

Sweden

First Monday in October

Switzerland

November 20

Syria

Second Sunday in June

Taiwan

April 4

Tajikistan

June 1

Tanzania

November 20

Thailand

Second Saturday in January

Timor-Leste

June 1

Tobago November 20
Toga November 20
Tongo November 20
Tokelau Second Sunday in February
Trinidad November 20
Tunisia January 11
Turkey April 23
Turkmenistan June 1
Tuvalu First Monday in August
Uganda November 20
Ukraine June 1
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United Arab Emirates

November 20

United Kingdom

May 15

United States of America

Second Sunday in June

Uruguay

Second Sunday in August

Uzbekistan

June 1

Vanuatu

July 24

Vatican

Sept 1, 2026

Venezuela

Third Sunday in July

Vietnam

June 1

Yemen

June 1 

Zambia

November 20

Zimbabwe

November 20

It is not just a day of celebration, but a catalyst for change. The Children’s Hour campaign aims to bring us all together to first of all remind us of the importance of our children, and secondly, to challenge the world’s biggest problems that keep children from being able to reach their full potential — poverty, conflict, food insecurity, the equality of young girls and women, the protection of Indigenous communities, and the global mental health crisis.

By inspiring next-generation leaders,  business leaders and corporations, countries and governments, and the general public, we can all work together to ensure World Children’s Day is not just a date on the calendar, but the greatest world-changing global movement acknowledging, celebrating and investing in all of children all year long.

WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY - A reminder
THAT CHILDREN ARE not only OUR FUTURE BUT ALSO OUR PRESENT.