| DESA News Vol. 13, No. 05 | May 2009 |
8th session, New York, 20 April-1 May
Lusaka, Zambia, 4-7 May
17th session, New York, 4-15 May
Bonn, Germany, 5-7 May
Seoul, 5-8 May
25th session, Nairobi, 5-12 May
Cairo, Egypt, 12-14 May
New York, 13 May
Open Consultations, Multistakeholder Advisory Group, Geneva, 13-15 May
Resumed organizational session for 2009, New York, 18-19 May
Resumed regular session for 2009, New York, 18-27 May
8th session, New York, 18-29 May
Geneva, 20 May
Geneva, 21-22 May
Multistakeholder Panels during the 12th session of CSTD, Geneva, 26 May
Ottawa, Canada, 27-29 May
United Nations Conference, New York, 1-4 June
15 May
The International Day of Families provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to the family as the basic unit of society as well as to promote appropriate action to recognize and promote the importance of families. The day can become a mobilizing factor on behalf of families in all countries to avail themselves of this opportunity and to demonstrate support of family issues appropriate to each society. The 2009 observance of the International Day of Families also offers a valuable opportunity for families to demonstrate their solidarity in the quest for better standards of life. The theme for this year is mothers and families: challenges in a changing world.
The day will be observed at United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, 14 May in the form of a panel discussion in Conference Room 3 at 1:15 pm. The meeting is organized by DESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development, in cooperation with the New York NGO Committee on the Family.
For more information: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/family/IDF.html