Today Monday December 18th marks, international migrants day. Throughout history people have migrated and it has been a brave act to overcome the troubles of where they are from and move elsewhere to better their lives.

Nowadays migration can come with a sense of emergency, due to troubled and war torn areas that people live in and want to get away from. In order to overcome the challenges of migration countries and regions need to co-operate and this is where the United Nations comes in to act as a mediator between countries and regions.

Throughout the world today events will be happening to celebrate International Migrants Day. Today the second global migration film festival will culminate. This festival showcases films that capture the promise and challenge of migration. More than 30 films will be shown in over 100 countries.

To find out more visit http://www.un.org/en/events/migrantsday

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