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2019 International Day of Families on “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13”

2019 International Day of Families on “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13”

The 2019 International Day of Families will focus this year on “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13”. The annual observance reflects the importance the international community attaches to families and their role in development. Recent commemorations of the Day focused on the role of families for the achievement of SDGs 1 – 5 and SDG 16. […]

Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family

Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family

In its resolution 72/145, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report at its seventy-fourth session, through the Commission for Social Development and the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes by Member States and by agencies and bodies […]

EGM on Family Policies for Inclusive Societies, 15-16 May, 2018

EGM on Family Policies for Inclusive Societies, 15-16 May, 2018

The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the Department of Economic and Social affairs (UNDESA) is organizing an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on “Family policies for inclusive societies”, 15-16 May 2018 at UN Headquarters in New York. In its recent resolution on family issues, the General Assembly invited Member States to invest in a variety of family-oriented policies […]

EGM on the Role of Families and Family Policy in Supporting Youth Transitions

EGM on the Role of Families and Family Policy in Supporting Youth Transitions

The Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social affairs (UNDESA) in collaboration with the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, and the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), is organizing an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on “The Role of Families and Family Policy in […]

Inclusive and Resilient Cities for Sustainable Families

Inclusive and Resilient Cities for Sustainable Families

According to the World Bank, today’s urban population of about 3.5 billion people is projected to reach 5 billion by 2030, with two-thirds of the global population living in cities. City leaders must move quickly to plan for growth. The speed and scale of urbanization brings challenges for all family members such as children, parents, youth, persons with […]

The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies

The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies

The implementation, success, and sustainability of SDGs 16 and 11 are greatly dependent on a family focused approach that takes into consideration the contexts within which decisions about laws, policies, and programmes are made. Isolated approaches that target individuals without consideration of the larger family environments in which they are embedded are destined to fail. […]

The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies

The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies

The implementation, success, and sustainability of SDGs 16 and 11 are greatly dependent on a family focused approach that takes into consideration the contexts within which decisions about laws, policies, and programmes are made. Isolated approaches that target individuals without consideration of the larger family environments in which they are embedded are destined to fail. […]

Implementation of the objectives of IYF and its follow-up processes, 21 November 2018

Implementation of the objectives of IYF and its follow-up processes, 21 November 2018

The present report on the “Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes” is submitted in response to General Assembly resolution 71/163. The report focuses on recent initiatives towards the implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes by Member States, […]

2019 International Day of Families on “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13”

2019 International Day of Families on “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13”

Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family

Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family

EGM on Family Policies for Inclusive Societies, 15-16 May, 2018

EGM on Family Policies for Inclusive Societies, 15-16 May, 2018

EGM on the Role of Families and Family Policy in Supporting Youth Transitions

EGM on the Role of Families and Family Policy in Supporting Youth Transitions

Inclusive and Resilient Cities for Sustainable Families

Inclusive and Resilient Cities for Sustainable Families

The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies

The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies

The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies

The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies

Implementation of the objectives of IYF and its follow-up processes, 21 November 2018

Implementation of the objectives of IYF and its follow-up processes, 21 November 2018

Publications

  • Family Policies for Poverty Reduction, Work-Family Balance and Intergenerational Solidarity
  • Men in Families and a Family Policy in Changing World
  • Family Futures: Commemorative Publication for IYF+20

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Meetings and Events

  • Expert Group Meeting on “The Role of Families and Family Policy in Supporting Youth Transition”, 11-12 December 2018, Doha, Qatar
  • Expert Group Meeting on Family Policies for Inclusive Societies, New York, 15-16 May, 2018
  • International Day of Families Observance

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International Observances


  • International Day of Families on “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13”, 15 May 2019
  • Twentieth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family (IYF) 2014
  • International Year of the Family (IYF) 1994

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Anti-Poverty Family-Focused Policies

Family-Oriented Anti-Poverty Policies

Work-Family Balance Policies

Policies and Programmes Supporting Intergenerational Relations

Family policies in Latin America

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Commission for Social Development

Twentieth Anniversary of the IYF 2014

International Year of the Family (IYF) 1994

International Day of Families

Tenth Anniversary of the IYF 2004

Technical Assistance UN Trust Fund

 

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