Global partners successfully advocated for the United Nations to establish an International Day of Play to promote and safeguard children’s right to play. The inaugural celebration of this day will commence on June 11th, starting in 2024. A global research survey involving over 25,000 children across 36 countries revealed that 73% of children feel adults do not take play seriously as a means of learning. This initiative aims to highlight the critical role of play in children’s development, which was recognized as a fundamental birth right by the UN in 1989, but has since been overlooked by many adults.
