The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is observed every year on 16 June across the world.
It is aimed at recognizing significant financial contribution migrant workers make to wellbeing of their families back home and to sustainable development of their countries of origin.
The IDFR was unanimously proclaimed by all 176 member states of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s Governing Council at its 38th session in February 2015.
Later it was adopted by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in June 2018 through a resolution. The first IDFR was celebrated on 16 June 2015.