Universal Children's Day is usually held on 20 November, the date on which the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention of the Rights of the Child (1989). Some countries celebrate the Day on different dates. The Day was first recommended by the General Assembly in 1954 when it was envisaged as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children and of active promotion of the welfare of the world's children.