About:
- International Day of Families is celebrated on 15 May every year.
- The day is celebrated to raise awareness towards the significance of families and to overcome the aspects that might be negatively affecting these efforts.
Aim:
- The day highlights the various issues that plague the families around the world and suggests the necessary measures that can be taken to resolve these and build harmony.
- The day aims to strengthen a single family, as it will empower and strengthen the entire society and a nation.
Theme:
- The theme for 2020 International Day of Families is "Families in Development."
- The theme aims to portray the importance of families and their roles in social development. The theme stresses the importance of families and how much they mean in the context of the pandemic COVID-19.
Background:
- In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution and designated the observation of the International Day of Families.
- The day aims to encourage improved living standards and the social progress of families in the world. The day aims to cater to the changing socio-economic structures affecting the stability of families in different parts of the world.
- The day was first observed in 1994.