International Day of Families

May 15 is the International Day of Families. This was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1992.^[1]

Theme

An annual message of the Secretary-General is prepared for wide distribution.^[2]

• 2011 - "Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion"
• 2010 - "The impact of migration on families around the world"
• 2009 - "Mothers and Families: Challenges in a Changing World"
• 2008 - "Fathers and Families: Responsibilities and Challenges"
• 2007 - "Families and Persons with Disabilities"
• 2006 - "Changing Families: Challenges and Opportunities"
• 2005 - "HIV/AIDS and Family Well-being"
• 2004 - "The Tenth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family: A Framework spacerspacerfor Action"
• 2003 - "Preparations for the observance of the Tenth Anniversary of the International spacerYear spacerof the Family in 2004"
• 2002 - "Families and Ageing: Opportunities and Challenges"
• 2001 - "Families and Volunteers: Building Social Cohesion "
• 2000 - "Families: Agents and Beneficiaries of Development"
• 1999 - "Families for all ages"
• 1998 - "Families: Educators and Providers of Human Rights"
• 1997 - "Building Families Based on Partnership"
• 1996 - "Families: First Victims of Poverty and Homelessness"

Notes

1. ^ Edmund Jan Osmańczyk, Anthony Mango (2003), Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements, p. 699 
2. ^ International Day of Families, 15 May, United Nations Programme on the Family