aturday, December 20th 2008, 2:10 PM
'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the world International Migrants Day was commemorated on Dec. 18. But, here in New York City, where nearly 40% of the population is foreign-born, the date came and went practically unnoticed.
The United Nations General Assembly established International Migrants Day in 2000 to acknowledge the increasing numbers of migrants around the world and to recognize their economic, social and cultural contributions.
"We commemorate International Migrants Day this year while marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with its visionary commitment to dignity and justice for everyone, everywhere, always," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said last week. Read more
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