Showing posts with label International Day of Families. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Day of Families. Show all posts

Saturday, May 15, 2021

International Family Day Celebrated at World Peace Foundation

International Day of Families Celebrated by WPDRF


New Delhi: “Family is one of the most important, Taking time every day to appreciate your loved ones for all that they do helps us to reconnect as a family. Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life,” said Sandeep Marwah President of WPDRF-World Peace Development And Research Foundation in a small event online addressing the faculty members of AAFT University of Media And Arts.

“Founded by the United Nations  in 1994, the International Day of Families is observed every May 15 to honour the importance of families.

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. Families—both traditional and non-traditional—are the foundation of society. Our most formative years are spent with our families and those people are likely the most important people in our lives, so they should be celebrated. Let’s spend time today finding ways to protect the family unit in society by starting at home with our own!,” added Dr. Sandeep Marwah

According to the United Nations, the theme for the 2021 observance of the International Day of Families is “Socially just transition towards sustainable development: the role of digital technologies on social development and well-being of all.

The event was supported by ICMEI-International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry and ICFF-International Children’s Film Forum.

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Sandeep Marwah Congratulated All on International Day of Families

Sandeep Marwah Spoke on International Day of Families


New Delhi:  This year’s 25th anniversary of International Day of Families comes at a time of one of the most challenging global health and social crises. The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic brings into sharp focus the importance of investing in social policies protecting the most vulnerable individuals and families.

 “First of all I congratulate all the families in the World A very happy International Day of Families. May lord bring lots of love and closeness in the families and their ties. This Covid 19 has brought every one close to each other emotionally,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah Global Cultural Minister and President of World Peace Development And Research Foundation while talking to the young students of Asian Academy of Film And Television on line.

“It is the families who bear the brunt of the crisis, sheltering their members from harm, caring for out-of-school children and, at the same time, continuing their work responsibilities,” added Dr. Marwah.

“No two families are alike. Your relatives may be loud and crazy, small and introspective, totally conventional, or completely unorthodox, but your family is yours. And, no matter what, your family makes up a huge part of who you are. Celebrate the ones who made you the person you are today. The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family,” expressed Dr. Sandeep Marwah.