- By Priyanka Munshi
- Sat, 06 Jan 2024 08:22 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
World Day of War Orphans 2024: Today, on June 6, people from all across the globe are celebrating this day. The World Day of War Orphans is very important because it brings attention to the situation of children who have lost their parents in wars and other conflicts all around the world. This day is a somber reminder of the terrible effects that armed wars have on families, leaving a great number of vulnerable and orphaned children. It is vital to acknowledge the World Day of War orphans in order to promote efforts to give impacted children support, empathy, and necessary resources, education, and emotional support.
Not only that, but by celebrating this day, the world's communities hope to address the particular difficulties that war orphans confront and strive toward a future in which every kid, no matter what their circumstances, has the chance to grow up in a loving and safe environment.
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So here we have curated some quotes that you can share on this day with your friends, family, and close ones.
"Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they're not real before you hold them in your arms, but once you do, everything changes." -David Platt
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"There are many in the world dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love." -Mother Teresa
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"You have the power to change the course of an innocent child's life today by giving them access to basic healthcare, education, and guidance so they can move forward in the right direction."
"The answer to 168 million orphans in our world can be summed up in two words, family and church." - Kay Warren
"Orphans are the only ones who get to choose their fathers, and they love them twice as much." - Adam Johnson
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"God is pleased with no music below so much as with the thanksgiving songs of relieved widows and supported orphans; of rejoicing, comforted, and thankful persons."
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"
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"The purpose of having the orphans study all these diverse fields was not for them to just become geniuses, but to become polymaths – meaning they would be geniuses in a wide variety of fields." - James Morcan
"When you lose your parents as a child, you are indoctrinated into a club, you're taken into life's severest confidence. You are undeceived." - Hilary Thayer Hamann
"Families don't have to match. You don't have to look like someone else to love them." -Leigh Anne Tuohy