DUSHANBE, May 31, Asia-Plus — More than 5,000 children are expected to attend activities dedicated to International Children’s Day (ICD) that will be held in all Dushanbe’s districts tomorrow.
Ms. Parvina Muhammedkhojayeva of the UNICEF CO Tajikistan said that this year, International Children’s Day will be marked under the motto “Unite for Children, Their Peace and Happiness.”
“The Dushanbe mayor’s office has passed a resolution on celebration of International Children’s Day and more than 2,000 children will gather in Dushanbe’s Central Children’s Park tomorrow to participate in various performances and contests,” said Muhammedkhojayeva. “Besides, the Ministry of Health initiated the competition among mothers on different childhood health topics and some 500 mothers from all districts of Dushanbe participated in the contest.”
According to her, the Committee for Youth, Sports and Tourism Affairs will support organization of sports activities on June 1 and more than 2,000 children aged 5 to 17 together with their parents have been invited to participate in sports activities.
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