International Migrants Day

In 1990, on December 18, the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Immigrants and Their Families came into force, and in 2000, by decision of the UN (United Nations), a new holiday appeared on the calendar, which was called International Migrants Day. According to statistics, every 35 people around the planet are immigrants who left their country for work or a better life. In many cases, people's search for a better life ended in disastrous situations. As a result of this, in Russia and other countries the concept of “migrant” has turned into a disrespectful and contemptuous “newcomer”, because people from other countries failed to translate their plans into reality: problems with housing, lack of knowledge of the language, ignorance of the culture of a foreign country give rise to aggression from legitimate citizens. It is precisely these results of migration that the UN General Assembly became interested in. It turned out that immigrants make a great contribution to the development of the whole world if their conditions in another country are favorable. After all, thanks to them, cultural and scientific information is exchanged between countries. Therefore, every person who has left for a foreign country can count on the help of the international community, which carefully ensures that all the rights of migrants are respected. Every year on December 18, a call for help for international migrants who find themselves in trouble in a foreign country is heard around the world. It is worth noting that this day is not merry and festive by definition. It was established in order to draw the attention of the entire population to serious problems associated with migration as often as possible. Not only organized government cells can help migrants: ordinary citizens are also able to influence the situation from different sides if they are more understanding of the life positions of strangers.