The Impact of Migration on Families Around the World
The United Nations International Day of Families is celebrated each May at the United Nations headquarters and around the world.
The Universal Peace Federation joins in commemorating this day because it considers the family as a microcosm of the global community and because sustainable peace is grounded in the family as the most intimate social unit, the school of love. More than 30 national chapters organized events on or around May 15. For details, click on the national chapters listed to the left.
The focus for the 2010 observances was the impact of migration on families around the world. An estimated 214 million people have migrated to other countries in search of employment. The family members left behind depend on remittances for their survival. Families, however, are primary providers of emotional support as well as material support. See United Nations Background Note and Information Note (PDF)
Read statements at International Day of Families events:
H.E. Alpha Ibrahima Sow, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Guinea to the UN
H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood A. Mohamad, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the UN
H.E. Miss Alya Ahmed S. Al-Thani, Permanent Mission of Qatar to the UN
Sharon Slater, President, Family Watch International
Viewpoints: Building Strong Marriage and Families
Burundi
"Harmonious Families as Pillars of Peace," by Hermenegilde Rwantabagu, Academic Affairs Leader, University of Burundi
Croatia
"Promoting Marriage and Family in Croatia," by Darka and Marijo Živković, Family Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Estonia
"The Importance of Family," by Dr. Ruta Pels, Chair, People to People, Estonia
India
"The Family as an Instrument of Peace," by Geetha Rajan, Trustee, UPF-India
Madagascar
"One Village, One Family," by H.E. Mrs. Lila Hanitra Ratsifandrihamanana, former Ambassador, Office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the UN
Malaysia
"The Root of Peace Is the Family," by Tan Sri Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail, Chair, National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia
Micronesia
"A New Perspective on the Family," by Iso Iriarte, Senior Advisor, Pohnpei Council of Chiefs, Micronesia
Russia
"Peace in the Family," by Galina A. Kharitonova, President, Life NGO, Russia
Spain
"Strengthening Marriage and Family," by Mercedes González, Chair, Marriage and Family Initiative, UPF-Spain
Sudan
"The Family as the Foundation of Society," by H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood A. Mohamad, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the UN
United Kingdom
"Ways Municipal Councils Can Promote Marriage," by Nick Gulliford, FOCCUS Scoring Centre, UK
"Address to Focus Group on Marriage and Family," by Edward Hartley, Chairman, UPF-UK Marriage and Family Initiative
United States
"The Family: Crucible of Character," by June Saunders, author and researcher
"Sexual Purity and Strong Marriage as Bases for Peace," by Lynn R. Walsh, Chair, Women for Peace
PowerPoint Presentation: "The Family as the School of Love and Peace"
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