Dance challenge raises public awareness of environmental protection
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on November 13 officially launched a dance challenge on social media to promote World Children’s Day (November 20) and raise public awareness of climate change and the environment.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)on November 13 officially launched a dance challenge on social media to promoteWorld Children’s Day (November 20) and raise public awareness of climatechange and the environment.
Accordingly, UNICEF has cooperated with Vietnamese well-known dancer Quang Dang, who is famous all over worldwidefor the dance in the hand-washing song “Ghen Co Vy” released in March 2020 amid the COVID-19pandemic, to choreograph the moves in the song ‘Let’sAct Together for Nature, a joint product of the Ministry of Natural Resourcesand Environment, singer Quan A.P, and Nguyen Jenda.
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Quang Dang said “We are all concerned about protecting the environment and Iwant to encourage everyone, adults and children, to act together to ensureevery child can enjoy a greener and cleaner future.”
UNICEFRepresentative in Vietnam RanaFlower said children have so many ways ofexpressing themselves and showing that they care about our planet.
By collaborating with Quang Dang, UNICEF wants to encourage children to takeaction to protect the environment, she added.
World Children’s Day is celebrated around the world to mark the adoptionof the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. Thetheme of this year’s celebration in Vietnam is “Reimaging a greener and cleanerVietnam for every child”. The celebration is meant to be a ‘day for children,by children’ and for them to feel inspired to take action./.
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