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Today is the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child, or UNCRC. The UNCRC is a treaty that grants children under the age of 17 more than 40 rights, including the rights to survive, to education, to health, to protection from harm, and to be heard. The treaty has been signed by almost every country in the world.

To celebrate the anniversary, World Photography Organisation, Sony, and UNICEF will be sending six young photographers to Ethiopia with National Geographic photographer and humanitarian Reza.

Learn more about UNCRC on the UNICEF website.

Visit the Sony World Photography Awards website.

Read an interview with Reza on National Geographic Kids.

Photograph © Sharon Lovell/UNICEF

Sesame Street's first episode aired on November 10, 1969. It was one of the first educational TV programs for kids. The idea behind Sesame Street was to help kids learn and to have fun while doing it. The show was specially directed towards inner-city kids who had fewer educational advantages. The Sesame Street set was designed to look familiar--it could be any street in New York City.

Today, 40 years later, kids are still watching Sesame Street, and in more countries than ever before. There are 140 different versions of Sesame Street broadcast around the world. Each edition is specially adapted reflect the lives and cultures of kids living in that area.

Do you watch Sesame Street, or did you when you were younger? Who is your favorite character?

Visit the Sesame Street website on PBS.

Learn more about Sesame Street around the world on National Geographic News.

Even Sesame Street is going green! Learn more on National Geographic News.


Photograph by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Alamy

It's hard for most of us to imagine life without the Internet! The phenomenon, originally known as the ARPANET was born September 2, 1969, when one computer passed information to another through a cable. Soon other researchers and scientists connected their computers to this network and shared information over long distances. Watch this video to learn more about the birth of the Internet.



Read the video transcript on National Geographic News.

Play Pluto's Secret on National Geographic Kids.

Photograph courtesy NASA


July 20 is the 40th anniversary of humankind's first steps on the moon. On July 16, 1969, the world watched as the Apollo 11 rocket Columbia lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The trip to the moon took three days, and on July 20, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped off of the Eagle, Apollo 11's lunar module. People back home on Earth watched the astronauts take their first steps on the moon, and heard Neil Armstrong say "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The astronauts spent a total of 21 hours on the moon before the Eagle returned to the Columbia for the trip home.

The Apollo 11 crew safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. NASA plans to send another mission to the moon within the next decade.

Get the story behind the moon landing on National Geographic News.

Check out the Man and the Moon features on National Geographic Channel.

How much do you know about the moon? Quiz Your Noodle and find out!

Watch a video of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon.