The day also highlights the parents commitment to children and their sacrifice towards nurturing the relationship between parents and children.
Background:
i.The United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) adopted the resolution A/RES/66/292 in 2012 and proclaimed June 1 of every year as the Global Day of Parents.
ii.The first ever Global Day of Parents was observed on 1st June 2013.
UN’s focus on Family:
i.The UN has started to focus on the issues related to family during the 1980’s.
ii.the UN has adopted several resolution to highlight the role of family:
In December 1989, The UNGA adopted the A/RES/44/82 and proclaimed the 1994 as the International Year of the Family and in 1993 adopted the resolution A/RES/47/237 and proclaimed the 15th May of every year as the International Day of Families.