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New York, NY -- The United Nations International Day of Families is commemorated around May 15 each year at the UN headquarters and around the world. UPF is organizing celebrations this year in New York as well as countries in Europe, Eurasia, Asia, and South America.
The Universal Peace Federation views the family as a microcosm of the global community. Sustainable peace is grounded in the family as the most intimate social unit, the school of love.
News about celebrations in the following countries will be updated as it is received. Contact information is available by clicking on the name of the country:
Argentina -- May 15, Buenos Aires: recognition of couples who have been married for 25 years and 50 years
Austria -- May 15, Vienna: Seminar on "The impact of migration on families around the world" followed by a cultural program
France -- May 15, 2:30 pm, Maison des Associations de Solidarité, 10 rue de la Terre aux Curés, Paris: Seminar on "The family, the first school of love and peace"
Georgia
Germany -- May 15, Stuttgart: music, speeches, and awards
Hungary -- May 15: families participating together in service activities; May 16: inter-religious conference about the value of the family with Christian, Jewish, and Muslim speakers
India
Israel
Latvia
Nepal
Netherlands -- May 15, Christus Triumfatorkerk, The Hague: speakers and musical entertainment
Russia -- activities to take place in Moscow and several other cities
Spain -- May 15, Madrid, A family festival with speakers, awards, food, and Peruvian dances
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom -- May 15, London: forum on the state of the family in the UK today especially looking at the impact of migration
Venezuela -- May 8, 1:30 -- 5:30 pm, Banco del Libro, Altamira Sur, Av. Luis Roche, Caracas: Presentation on "The family as the school of peace and universal values" and presentation of Medals of Family Peace to outstanding families
For information about UPF's celebration in New York in conjunction with four missions to the United Nations, email UPF.
The UN's focus for its May 13 observance in New York is 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. Separation can have high emotional costs both for those who move and for those left behind. This year's focus of the International Day of Families can help open people's hearts to the needs of migrants and their families.
The annual International Day of Families grew out of the International Year of the Family celebrated in 1994.