Global Day of Parents

Global Day of Parents is celebrated today, June 1. The date was instituted by the UN General Assembly in 2012. An opportunity to value the role of mothers and fathers around the world, who have the responsibility to educate, protect and care for the health of their children.

Fathers and mothers of all cultures and nationalities bear the responsibility of caring for their family and providing economic support, enabling children to grow up in a healthy environment – be it physical and emotional – surrounded by love, affection and harmony.

The role of families has gained more attention from the international community. Since the 1980s, the UN General Assembly has adopted resolutions in this period and instituted, for example, the International Year of the Family in 1994 and International Family Day every May 15.

The Brazilian government created the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights, which has as one of its many missions to develop public policies that strengthen families.