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====Nepal====

In Nepal, Children's Day (बाल दिवस) is celebrated on Bhadra 29 according to the Nepali Calendar (August–September) after signing the child rights agreement with the UN. Earlier during the Shah Rule, Nepal used to observe Children's Day on Bhadra 4 on the birthday of H.M. Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah. It is celebrated by conducting various programs in various institutions around Nepal. It was established as a holiday in 1990.

After the establishment of the federalism government, Child right is under the Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens. On the occasion of the 58th National Children's Day Bhadra 29th 2079 Nepali Calendar with the theme of " The Foundation of Child-Friendly Society: Responsible Family, Responsible Government" celebrates Children's Day in the different areas of Nepal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nepal |url=https://mowcsc.gov.np/ |website=Ministry of Women, Child and Senior Citizen |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>

====Pakistan====

In Pakistan, the National Assembly on 16 December 2015 passed a unanimous resolution expressing grief and sadness over [[2014 Peshawar school massacre|the martyrdommassacre]] ofby morethe than[[Pakistani Taliban|Taliban]]<ref>{{cite news| title=Pakistan on alert as nation marks one year since school massacre|publisher=Dunya News| url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/313122-Pakistan-on-alert-as-nation-marks-one-year-since-s|date=16 December 2015|location=Peshawar}}</ref> of 150151 students and teachers of Army Public School Peshawar on 16 December 2014. The NA recommended that 16 December should be observed as Pakistan Children Day in memory of the martyrsvictims.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/313147-NA-recommends-to-observe-Dec-16-as-Pakistan-Childr|title=NA recommends to observe Dec 16 as Pakistan Children Day – Pakistan – |publisher=[[Dunya News|work=dunyanews.tv]]|date=1416 February 2008December 2015|location=Islamabad}}</ref>

Earlier Children's Day washad previously been celebrated on 1 July. In Punjab the Child Rights Cell of Department of Social Welfare Punjab collaborates with UNICEF to celebrate this day. Whereas, The NGO, Voice of Children Islamabad, an NGO, also celebrates Children's dayDay and arranges activities for children and parents on that day. The EPO and SFB also celebrate Children's day and arrange funinteractive and interactiveentertainment sessions for children and parents.

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====Palestine====

Children day (Arabic: يوم الطفل الفلسطيني) is celebrated in the [[State of Palestine]] on 5 April.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://palsolidarity.org/2013/04/palestinian-childrens-day/|title=Palestinian Children's Day|author=rana|work=International Solidarity Movement|date=5 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=22058|title=Wafa|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626114030/http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=22058|archive-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.activistpost.com/2014/04/palestinian-childrens-day-2014.html|title=Palestinian Children's Day 2014|work=Activist Post|date=13 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tdh.ch/en/news/palestinian-territories-tdh-participates-in-the-palestinian-childrens-day|title=Palestinian territories: Tdh participates in the Palestinian Children's Day|work=Terre des hommes|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042444/http://www.tdh.ch/en/news/palestinian-territories-tdh-participates-in-the-palestinian-childrens-day|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 5 April 1995, at the First Palestinian Child Conference, the late President [[Yasser Arafat]] declared his commitment to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, and declared 5 April a day for the Palestinian child; Since that date, the [[Palestinian people]] commemorate this day every year, in all its official institutions, and in partnership with civil and international institutions dealing with childhood in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], by organizing many recreational, cultural, educational, sports and media activities and activities to support the children of Palestine.

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In Romania, Children's Day ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]: "Ziua Copilului") is celebrated on 1 June. Children often receive presents from parents and other family members. Various events are also organized.

According to the Law 220/2016, starting with 2017, Children's Day is officially a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2016 |title=Lege 220 17/11/2016 |url=https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocumentAfis/183741 |website=Portal Legislativ}}</ref>

====Russia====

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Children's Day celebrations of Turkish Community in California lead to the State of California recognizing the last Saturday of April as the Children's Day.<ref>{{cite web|title=SCR 91 Senate Concurrent Resolution – ENROLLED|url=http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/scr_91_bill_20080425_enrolled.html|website=LegInfo,ca.gov|access-date=25 May 2016}}</ref>

On 11 April 2024, City of Mountlake Terrace, WA declared 23 April as the Children's Day. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://mltnews.com/mountlake-terrace-city-council-honors-youth-with-april-23-childrens-day-proclamation/ | title=Mountlake Terrace City Council honors youth with April 23 Children's Day proclamation | date=16 April 2024 }}</ref>

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====Paraguay====

In Paraguay, Children's Day is celebrated on 16 August, day of the [[Battle of Acosta Ñu]], where it is said that 20,000 men from the Triple Alliance were awaited by a Paraguayan force made up of 3,500 children ages six to fifteen, ordered to hold the Alliance forces while the president Solano Lopez could escape. Even though Paraguay had been already completely defeated, it is said that Lopez forced them to stay and face the enemy,; others sources claim that the children volunteered to fight against the Allied forces after their families had been killed by the advancing allied forces (see more in [[Paraguayan War]]). Since 1948, Children's Day has been a national holiday, used to remember the event, which happened during the five-year war.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soso |first=Bianca |date=2022-08-16 |title=Día del Niño en Paraguay |url=https://www.jem.gov.py/dia-del-nino-en-paraguay/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados |language=es}}</ref>

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