Today is June first - international children's day – which was founded in November 1949 by Women’s international Democratic Federation and from 1950 is celebrated annually by various countries of the world.

The purpose of this day is to remind that all governments are obliged to ensure the welfare of each child. This implies to exercise the rights of life and health, access to education and appropriate living conditions.

According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, 56,569 children were born on 2016 and this number is 5% smaller to previous year’s indicator. However, when last 10 years’ data is analyzed, increase in birth rates can be noticed.