Family is the greatest institution established by God. The United Nations observes 15th May as the International Day of Families in order to strengthen and support families in performing their societal and developmental functions. The theme of this year’s International Day of Families is “The Impact of Migration on Families around the World”.
Migration touches upon every country either as a place of origin, destination, transit, or a combination of all these. About 3.1 percent of global population, that would come around 214 million, are international migrants. In this, about 20 – 30 million have migrated to a country without authorisation. The reasons for migration are diverse – a desire to settle in a new country, search for better job or better wages, as an escape from discrimination, prosecution, violence or war or as asylum seekers and refugees.
However, migration becomes a burden on the families as it often separates family members; women are increasingly forced to migrate without their children and most people find it difficult to reunite with their families because the legislations in the destination countries don’t allow it. The impact of migration on families is severe as family is often the source of emotional and material support and the separation has high emotional costs for those who migrate and for those who are left behind. The theme of this year’s International Day of Families is hence meant to increase awareness and to open the minds and hearts of people to the plight of the migrants and to the needs of the families of migrants.
Migration touches upon every country either as a place of origin, destination, transit, or a combination of all these. About 3.1 percent of global population, that would come around 214 million, are international migrants. In this, about 20 – 30 million have migrated to a country without authorisation. The reasons for migration are diverse – a desire to settle in a new country, search for better job or better wages, as an escape from discrimination, prosecution, violence or war or as asylum seekers and refugees.
However, migration becomes a burden on the families as it often separates family members; women are increasingly forced to migrate without their children and most people find it difficult to reunite with their families because the legislations in the destination countries don’t allow it. The impact of migration on families is severe as family is often the source of emotional and material support and the separation has high emotional costs for those who migrate and for those who are left behind. The theme of this year’s International Day of Families is hence meant to increase awareness and to open the minds and hearts of people to the plight of the migrants and to the needs of the families of migrants.
Source: Website of the United Nations
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