The Government published a video for Children’s Day with a message against “those who promote gender ideology”

The Government’s message for Children’s Day

In the framework of the celebration of a new Children’s Day in Argentina, the national government published this Sunday a video in which it greeted children from all over the country. At the same time, the Casa Rosada also pointed out against the “gender ideology”, in order to distance itself from the “Children’s Day” that the previous Kirchnerist administration promoted.

“On this Children’s Day, we send our warmest greetings to all the children of the Argentine Republic. We firmly believe that they are the future of our nation and that is why we work tirelessly for their well-being and the fulfillment of their rights,” begins the narrator of the spot, which lasts less than a minute.

The message then emphasized: “Our goal is for all children to grow up in a healthy and safe environment, far from those who promote gender ideology, attacking their integrity.”

“Let’s build a better world for them, because today’s children are the future that we will all share. Happy Children’s Day,” concludes the compilation of images of children from all over the country.

Foreign Minister Diana Mondino expressed the same sentiments, posting a picture with one of her grandchildren a few minutes after 12 noon, with the message: “Happy Children’s Day!” Likewise, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni and national deputy José Luis Espert were other government leaders who greeted the children on their day.

Vice President Victoria Villarruel also greeted the children on their day. Through a message posted on her social media account X, she asked for “an Argentina where every child can eat, be educated, clothed and live their childhood surrounded by the love and shelter of all the Argentine people.”

Vice President Victoria Villarruel’s message for Children’s Day.

“For the construction of a country where our treasure is the children. Happy Children’s Day to my 6 godchildren who will always be little children in my heart!” concludes the lines of the head of the Senate.

In Argentina, until 2020, this day was known as “Children’s Day”. However, starting that year, the then-called Ministry of Social Development of the Nation – an area that is currently under the orbit of Human Capital -, through the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and Family (SENAF), proposed changing it to “Children’s Day” or “Children’s Day”.

SENAF promoted this modification with the purpose of taking into account the different ways of living childhood and celebrating it in its diversity. The new and correct name urges to abandon the androcentric notion of “child” as a universal and homogeneous subject.

Subsequently, the Office of the Chief of Ministers called on all national public bodies to rename this day, thus adopting the name “Children’s Day”.

According to the now defunct Ministry of Social Development, this amendment “recognizes, through public policies, the diversity of childhoods in our country, affected by gender, disability, linguistic, regional, and other issues, and from a human rights perspective.”

The modification was promoted by the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and Family (Illustrative Image Infobae)

Children’s Day is a celebration deeply rooted in the country, officially established in 1958 by the Argentine Chamber of the Toy Industry. This commemoration has as its main objective to promote and safeguard the rights and well-being of children.

The Argentine initiative was implemented several years after the United Nations (UN) recommended dedicating a special date to celebrate and protect childhood.

In 1960, the UN again issued a global call for each nation to designate a specific day dedicated to the welfare of children. In response to this recommendation, Argentina adopted the tradition of commemorating a day that highlights the importance of childhood, celebrating it every third Sunday in August from that year onwards.