GREAT BAY,– The Department of Social Cultural Development section Youth Affairs and Sports in conjunction with colleagues from the Dutch/French Organizing Committee is working on a number of activities to highlight International Day for the Rights of the Child.
November 20 is the international day set aside by nations around the world to recognize and highlight the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The international convention sets out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. Nations that ratify this international convention are bound to it by international law.
The theme for St. Maarten’s observation of the day is, “Strong Families, Strong Communities, Strong Nation, Strong Children.”
On Monday, November 16, at the Dr. Claude Wathey Legislative Hall, a presentation will take place by Youth Ambassadors from the various secondary schools start at 3.00pm.
Representatives of the Dutch/French organizing committee will also be publicizing the convention using various forms of media during the course of the week November 16 leading up to November 20.
A Sports Day of activities involving approximately 600 young people from Dutch and French St. Martin as well as from Anguilla, Saba and St. Eustatius is scheduled for the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex in Cay Hill on Saturday, November 21 starting at 9.00am sharp with an opening ceremony.
