Minab schoolchildren drawings displayed at UN HQ in Geneva

Pars Today – An exhibition of drawings by children from Minab, titled “Children Are Still Drawing the Sun,” was opened at the United Nations Office in Geneva on Tuesday, September 15, at the initiative of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Geneva.

According to Pars Today, citing IRNA, the week-long exhibition tells the story of the suffering of innocent Iranian children during the US and Israeli regime’s aggression against Iran—children whose simple, colorful world was suddenly turned upside down by missile attacks.

Most of the artworks belong to children from Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, who were martyred or injured during US attacks on the school. Some of the artworks were also recovered directly from the rubble. They are now on display before an international audience at the UN headquarters in Geneva.

The exhibition was organized to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. Through the simple and unfiltered language of children, it draws attention to the impact of war and violence on children and the need to protect schools and their right to education.

The exhibition’s introduction states: “For a child, a school is not merely a building; it is where dreams take shape, friendships begin, and the future takes its first steps.”

The exhibition’s title is also drawn from these simple yet meaningful images. The memory of the innocent Iranian children lives on forever in their cheerful colors and childlike drawings, and history will never forget what happened to them.