{"id":136708,"date":"2025-05-31T11:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/?p=136708"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:53:01","slug":"300-children-dance-kushtdepdi-a-symbol-of-peace-and-trust-to-the-international-childrens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/?p=136708","title":{"rendered":"300 children dance Kushtdepdi \u2013 A Symbol of Peace and Trust, to the International Children\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate the 1st of June, the International Day for Protection of Children and in the spirit of 2025 \u2013 a year of Peace and Trust, UNICEF Turkmenistan, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, the Office of the Ombudsman, and the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, brought together 300 children in a vibrant choreographic dance at Alem Park in Ashgabat.<br \/>\nThe event featured the beloved traditional dance Kushtdepdi, presented as a joyful expression of children\u2019s rights, unity, and cultural pride to sending a powerful message of peace and trust.<br \/>\n\u201cKushtdepdi is more than a dance,\u201d said Alexandru Nartea, UNICEF Deputy Representative in Turkmenistan. \u201cIt is a circle of unity, happiness, and shared joy \u2014 just like the world we want to create for children. On this important day, we celebrate the universal rights of every child \u2014 to grow, to dream, to thrive, and to be heard.\u201d<br \/>\nIn the lead-up to June 1, UNICEF Turkmenistan in partnership with the Office of Ombudsman conducted an information campaign to raise awareness about the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and children\u2019s rights. Over 170 schoolchildren participated in creative activities and interactive sessions, learning about their rights through dance, discussion, and play.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNICEF-11-kushdepdi-629x420.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>UNICEF extends heartfelt thanks to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, and the Office of the Ombudsman for their partnership and unwavering support.<br \/>\nMoreover, to the children, whose energy and spirit lit up Alem Park \u2014 thank you. You reminded us that when children come together, the world has hope to become a more peaceful and joyful place. Let this celebration echo beyond today \u2014 into homes, classrooms, and communities across Turkmenistan.<br \/>\nWith tune in to Yashlyk TV Channel throughout the day on 1 June and UNICEF Turkmenistan digital pages, you can witness to this incredible performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate the 1st of June, the International Day for Protection of Children and in the spirit of 2025 \u2013 a year of Peace and Trust, UNICEF Turkmenistan, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, the Office of the Ombudsman, and the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, brought [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10914],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136708"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136711,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136708\/revisions\/136711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zamanturkmenistan.com.tm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}