Art from the Heart

This is the digital exhibition of artworks and message from children all over the world prepared by the Children's Advisory Team of Child Rights Connect. The goal is to support the discussion at the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child at the UN Human Rights Council about children in armed conflict by showing how children see the world, how conflict affects them, and what they want adults and decision makers to do to protect them.

Children’s voices matter. Their views matter. Even, and especially, in times of war. When children are listened to, peace becomes possible.

غزّة من العنفِ خالية

غزّة من القتلِ خاوية

غزّة من الخيمِ نقيّة

عن الفسادِ مترفّعة قويّة

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غزّتنا…

هي هويتُنا،

هي كرامتُنا،

هي عزّتُنا.

في أزقتها نشأنا،

وبين حاراتِها كبرنا.

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نريدُها غزّة العزّة

بمبانيها الشامخة

بمتنزّهاتها الخضراء

بطُرُقها المعبّدة،

وبأنوارٍ لا تنطفئ

نريدُها بمدارسها، بجامعاتها

بمساجدها ومستشفياتها

بمطارها المفتوح

ومعابرها الحرّة

وبشاطئ بحرها الخلّاب

ومينائها الجميلة

وطيورها الحذابة

غزّة التي تنهض،

وتنهض …..

حتى تلامسَ العلياءَ في سُحبِ السماء.

نريدُها محيانا،

نريدُها ملهانا،

نريدُها جنة

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يا غزّة، يا أجملَ البلاد،

يا وطني لكلّ الثقافات،

يا ملتقى الأخيار،

ويا أحسنَ الديار…

غزّتنا الخضراء،

على أملِ إعادتها إلى الحياة…  من جديد.

غزة …

فلتصبحي أجمل البلاد

فلتصبحي قلعة في السماء

فلتصبحي محراب الحياة…

English Translation

Gaza, free from violence Gaza, empty of killing Gaza, pure and without tents Above corruption, lofty and strong.

Our Gaza… It is our identity, It is our dignity, It is our pride. In its alleys we were raised, And among its neighborhoods we grew up.

We want it to be the Gaza of Glory With its towering buildings, with its green parks, with its paved roads, and with lights that never go out. We want it with its schools, its universities. With its mosques and its hospitals, with its open airport, and its free crossings. With its breathtaking seashore Its beautiful port, and its captivating birds.

Gaza that rises, and rises… Until it touches the heights in the clouds of the sky. We want it as our life, we want it as our playground, we want it as a paradise.

O Gaza, O most beautiful of lands, O my homeland for all cultures, O meeting place of the good, and O best of homes… Our green Gaza, in the hope of bringing it back to life… once again. Gaza… May you become the most beautiful of lands. May you become a fortress in the sky. May you become the sanctuary of life…

The Gaza We Want غزة التي نريد

First Name: Saba

Country: Palestine

Type: Poems and Short Stories

Description:

These artistic works were developed within the framework of the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) initiative “Gaza We Want.” The initiative supports children and young people in expressing their hopes, experiences, and visions for a peaceful future through creative and artistic mediums.