Preparations for the World Regional Children’s Day Commemorations at advanced stage

Elita Chikwati in Victoria Falls

Preparations for the World Regional Children’s Day Commemorations to be held at Baobab Primary School in Victoria Falls on Saturday are at an advanced stage as delegates have started arriving.

Namibia’s Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa has arrived ahead of the event. He was welcomed by Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare Minister July Moyo.

The World Children’s Day is commemorated every year on November 20. Zimbabwe is hosting the regional event on Saturday with delegates from South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi also expected to attend.
This year’s commemorations are running under the theme “Educate and skill an African child for posterity”.

The concept of commemorating Children’s Day started in 2021 with four countries; Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, and Botswana.

This year Zimbabwe has invited three more countries Mozambique, Malawi, and South Africa.

The celebrations are done in commemoration of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) adopted in 1989.

The Government ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990.

By so doing, it committed to protecting and promoting all children’s rights in Zimbabwe.

Section 81 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe includes a unique component, a Children’s Bill of Rights, that outlines children’s rights as a fundamental part of the guiding principles of Zimbabwe.

The event was celebrated in Botswana in 2021, Zambia in 2022, and Namibia in 2023. Meanwhile students from Botswana and Namibia are expected to arrive at Kazungula Border post on Thursday afternoon.