Good Family Makes a Good Society
International Day of Families 2023 / 15 May / Article Good Family Makes a Good Society Fr Dr M. D. Thomas Director, Institute of Harmony and Peace Studies, New Delhi --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 15 th day of May is observed, world over, as ‘International Day of Families’. This is also called ‘International Family Day’ or ‘World Family Day’. This day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with a resolution. The celebration kicked off in 1994, as well. The ‘International day of Families’ highlights the importance of family for the humans across the globe. F amilies include people, societies and cultures around the world, and therefore, communities, nations and the global society, too. The day is scheduled for promoting awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic, demographic and cultural processes affecting families. The wo