International Day of Family Remittances

 The International Day of Family Remittances ( IDFR ) is a universally-recognized observance adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and celebrated on June 16th  every year. The Observance of the Day recognizes the contribution of over 200 million migrants to improve the lives of their 800 million family members back home, and to create a future of hope for their children. Half of these flows go to rural areas, where poverty and hunger are concentrated, and where remittances count the most. Through this observance, the United Nations aims to bring greater awareness of the impact that these contributions have on millions of households, but also on communities, countries, and entire regions . The Day also calls upon governments, private sector entities, as well as the civil society, to find ways that can maximize the impact of remittances through individual, and/or collective actions. The IDFR is now fully recognized at the global level, and included as one of the a ...