Gambia: PASTEF The Gambia Marks Children’s Day –

By: Isatou Sarr

PASTEF The Gambia has joined national and international partners in commemorating Universal Children’s Day, observed annually on November 20th to promote unity, raise awareness of children’s rights, and strengthen efforts to advance their welfare.

The day set aside in 1954 also marks two landmark UN milestones: the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, which The Gambia ratified on 8 August…