 migrants refugees foreigners the narrative we hear most often is us versus them they are different from us illegal swarm tied flood how do we change this narrative from one of fear division and exclusion to one that reaffirms our shared values and embraces our common humanity each person on the move has different struggles successes hopes and dreams their own personal stories of exile and belonging what they have in common is that they are all human beings with human rights we are all human beings with human rights starting on 18th December the day that we celebrate migrants the United Nations human rights offices launching a series of stories and conversations focused around migration so rather than a mass a crisis or a threat we recognize through these stories a neighbor a classmate an employer a friend stories of the bonds between parents and their children old and new friends brothers and sisters when we see each other as individuals we uphold all the things we have in common rather than what divides us join us share our stories stand up for migrants human rights today