Once a year, on June 4th, the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is acknowledged. It is a painful reminder of the torture and suffering that children who are victims of physical, mental, or emotional abuse encounter. The United Nations organized this day in 1982 to spread knowledge about the rights of children that are being violated in conflict areas and to support efforts to secure those rights. To stop violence against children and to provide a secure and supportive environment for their growth and development, it highlights the necessity of international collaboration. These inspirational sayings underline how important it is to protect kids from violence and aggression.
Quotes on International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela
“In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again.” – James Agee
“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” – John F. Kennedy
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” – Margaret Mead
“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” – Oscar Wilde
“Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.” – Wess Stafford
“Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded.” – Jess Lair
“The soul is healed by being with children.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
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“The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family.” – Mother Teresa
“Protecting children from abuse means building a safer, more just society for everyone.” – Carolyn Maloney
“Children need models rather than critics.” – Joseph Joubert
“The first duty of society is to protect the children.” – Meir Kahane
“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” – Stacia Tauscher
“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children.” – Kofi Annan
Conclusion
The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is a call to action as well as a day for meditation. It serves as a reminder of our shared obligation to safeguard society’s most defenseless members—our children. We may strive toward a time when no child has to worry about violence or aggressiveness by raising awareness, advocating for change, and providing education. Let’s all pledge to create settings where kids can develop to their greatest potential in a secure, respectful, and dignified manner.