Chamber of Deputies in 2018; Credit: UNICEF

For UNICEF’s #GoBlue campaign, as part of World Children’s Day on 20 November 2019, public spaces, offices and entire buildings in Luxembourg and beyond will light up in blue to draw attention to the main concerns and issues children face. 

Every year on 20 November, to mark the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), UNICEF raises awareness around the most pressing issues facing children and invites children to actively participate. World Children’s Day shines a spotlight on Article 12 of the CRC, which guarantees every child has the right to be heard, to participate and to play a role in the civic life of their society.

Sandra Visscher, Executive director of UNICEF Luxembourg, commented: “World Children’s Day is a fun day with a serious message. It is a celebration of the rights of the child, which allows UNICEF to highlight the concerns of children around the world. This year, on 20 November, UNICEF celebrates the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified treaty in history, which has helped transform the lives of children around the world".

Among the world’s iconic landmarks illuminated in blue for World Children’s Day in 2018 were the Sydney Opera House, the Beijing National Aquatics Center, Petra in Jordan, the Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Residence in India, the Galata Tower and Bosphorus bridges in Turkey, the Empire State Building in New York and many others.

In Luxembourg, the following town halls, public places and buildings will be illuminated in blue, either on 20 November or during the whole week of 18-22 November 2019:

  • Chamber of Deputies
  • Philharmonie Luxembourg
  • Château d’Urspelt
  • Place Saint-Michel in Mersch
  • Aalt Stadhaus in Differdange
  • Town Halls in Belvaux, Bettembourg, Contern, Ettelbruck, Esch-sur-Alzette, Flaxweiler, Frisange, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg City (including Place d’Armes), Mondorf-les-Bains (including the John Grün monument), Niederanven, Pétange, Sandweiler, Strassen, Waldbillig
  • Grand Théâtre in Luxembourg City
  • "Aquatower" water tower in Berdorf
  • Koeppchen Chapel in Wormeldange
  • Markushaischen in Schengen
  • Schungfabrik in Kayl
  • BDO Luxembourg’s office building in Cloche d’Or
  • BNP Paribas’ oKsigen building in Luxembourg-Kirchberg 
  • ING Lux House near the Gare centrale 
  • KBL European Private Bankers’ building in Luxembourg City
  • CFL building’s 10th floor near the Gare centrale
  • Grant Thornton’s building in Luxembourg-Hamm
  • Proximus’ office building in Bertrange
  • Banque et Caisse d’Épargne de l’État’s (Spuerkeess) buildings in Place de Metz and Place des Martyrs
  • RTL’s building in Luxembourg-Kirchberg
  • Inside KPMG’s building in Luxembourg-Kirchberg
  • Inside Melia Hotel in Luxembourg-Kirchberg
  • SES building in Betzdorf as well as various SES offices around the world