International Migrants Day
International Migrants Day
By
DrArvind Kumar
18
December is observed as the UN International Migrants Day every year to
acknowledge the efforts, contributions and rights of migrants worldwide. It was
on 4 December 2000 that the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large
and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed December 18 as
International Migrants. On that day, a decade earlier, the assembly adopted the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
and Members of Their Families.
International
Migrants Day recognizes the efforts, contributions and rights of migrants
worldwide.
Each year
the UN invites governments, organizations, and individuals to observe
International Migrants Day by distributing information on the human rights and
migrants’ fundamental freedoms. People are also invited to share their
experiences and contribute to designing action plans to ensure their
protection. Organizations actively involved in promoting the day inter alia
include: “December 18”, a non-governmental organization, Radio 1812, an
initiative that brings together radio stations to celebrate the day, Amnesty
International, the International Organization for Migration, the National
Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights etc. Many organizations and
communities celebrate the day through various activities to alert the general
public on facts about migrants, problems with human trafficking, the lives of
migrant workers’ children, the plight of refugees and ways in combating racism.
According
to a Global Commission on International Migration report in 2005, the number of
international migrants increased from 75 million to about 200 million in the
past 30 years and migrants could be found in every part of the world. The
migration is driven by powerful economic, social and political forces that
governments need to acknowledge as a reality.
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