Every year, Global Family Day is celebrated on January 1. Global Family Day is also known as World Peace Day as it speaks of the importance of bringing harmony and unity in diversity.
In 1997, the United Nations General Assembly launched the International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. In 1999, the members of the United Nations received a formal invitation to dedicate the first day of the year to developing strategies to bring peace to the world. Since then, Global Family Day has been celebrated every year on the same date.