Landmarks around the world are lighting up in blue every 20 of November to mark World Children’s Day, as UNICEF celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history.

The Empire State Building in New York, European Parliament in Belgium, the Acropolis of Athens in Greece, Shanghai Tower in China, House of Peoples’ Representatives in Ethiopia, Panthéon in France, Rashtrapati Bhavan in India, Petra in Jordan, Frida Kahlo House in Mexico, Peace Palace in the Hague, Netherlands, Panama Canal in Panama, Monument for African Renaissance in Senegal, Cristo Rei monument in Timor-Leste and Galata Tower and the bridges on the Bosphorus in Turkey.

World Children’s Day – celebrated on 20th November every year – aims to raise awareness and funds for the millions of children that are denied their right to adequate health care, nutrition, education and protection.