On 18 and 19 April 2008, the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Ankara organized two get-togethers hold with the help of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spouses Association. Fifty children who are under the protection of Social Services and Child Protection Institution where hosted on the occasion of Children’s Day in Turkey. Representatives from other UN agencies, including UNICEF, UNDP and UNFPA, joined the event and briefed the children about their activities as well as children's rights.
The children took also part in interactive games and in a question-and-answer session about the UN. As some of the teachers stated, the children cherished this event which took place outside their school.