KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- The children and youth in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has a message to the world – that every city should become a child-friendly city as every child have the right to live in a safe place.
The message to the world says: “It is every child’s right to play, be happy, to learn, to be creative, it is every child’s right to live in a safe place like us,” a statement from Sharjah said.
The call was made during the First Sharjah Child and Youth Friendly Carnival recently, coinciding with Universal Children’s Day and celebrating Sharjah’s recent accolade of being named a UNICEF Child-Friendly City.
It was organized by the Sharjah Baby Friendly Office, aiming to protect and elevate the status and wellbeing of children of all ages in Sharjah by creating strategies and plans and implementing them in cooperation with relevant institutions and government authorities.
The carnival saw Sharjah’s streets come alive to the sound of music as street performers and 500-plus families, children and representatives from government organizations took part in a festive 1-km procession along Al Buhaira Corniche Road.
Performances include a parade led by the UAE Military Music Band, The Bubbles Truck with colourful bubble-dressed performers, ‘The Flying Dreams’ and its larger-than-life inflatable creations, including a giant bird and cartoon-style houses that soared high in the sky and culminated with a spectacular fireworks extravaganza -- paying tribute to the city’s future bright stars.
-- BERNAMA
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