June 1 – International Children's Day

Belarus ranks 35th in the Happy Childhood ranking, which includes 137 countries. The child population is almost 20% of the total number of Belarusians, one in five is brought up in a large family. Much attention is paid to the prevention of family troubles, as a result, over the past five years, the number of residential institutions has decreased by 2.5 times. The institutions of substitute, guardian families have been developed, and there are more family-type houses. The infant mortality rate in Belarus is lower than in many European countries. Also, our country is one of the few that retains three years of maternity leave and 11 types of benefits related to the birth and upbringing of children.