15 May: International Day of Families

  • 17 May 2022

Each year on 15th May, the International Day of Families is observed to reflect the importance that the international community attaches to families.

  • The theme for this year’s observance was ‘Families and Urbanization’. This year’s theme’s focus is to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable and family-friendly urban policies.
  • Urbanization is one of the most important megatrends shaping our world and the life and wellbeing of families worldwide.
  • Sustainable urbanization is related to the achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets, such as SDG-1 (Poverty eradication); SDG-3 (Good health and well-being); SDG-11 (Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable); and SDG-10 (Reduce inequality within and among countries).
  • These SDGs and their targets depend on how well urbanization is managed towards benefitting families and enhancing the well-being of all generations living in cities.