A
lifeline for 750 million people around the world, remittances offer opportunity
for development
Milan, 16 June 2015: More
than 400 policymakers, private-sector stakeholders and civil-society
representatives observed the first International Day of Family Remittances
today at the opening of the fifth Global Forum on Remittances and Development
in Milan.
In
launching the international day and the forum, keynote speakers emphasized the
importance of remittances for families and developing countries and called for
global recognition of their impact on development.
“Today
we honour migrant workers, their families and their stories of hope, separation
and sacrifice,” said Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the United Nations
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)." We also recognise
their vital contribution to their families at home and to the development of
their nations."
