Friday, February 9, 2024
1:15 – 2:30 PM
UN Headquarters, Conference Room 6
Event pass required for those without a UN pass. RSVP no later than January 25th to [email protected].
BACKGROUND
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1994 “The International Year of the Family” in its resolution 44/82. The year 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of that observance, which emphasized that governments, civil society, and international agencies should focus on “creating among Governments, policy-makers, and the public a greater awareness of the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society.”
In a world where the family is the most powerful predictor of upward economic mobility and the most important social safety net, and where social protection systems are at the breaking point, the international community and governments ensure that the family is a central focus of economic and social protection policies.
EVENT OBJECTIVE
To provide a platform to hear the views of experts in the fields of demography, economics, security and family policy, as well as their conclusions on family-oriented policies in their respective areas of expertise, and to provide an opportunity for Member States and civil society organizations to exchange views and best practices.
PANELISTS
Timothy Rarick, Ph.D., Professor, Brigham Young University – Idaho, “Family formation, stability, and poverty eradication”
Suzanne Nortier Hollman, Psy.D., Ph.D., Institute for the Psychological Sciences, “The psychological impact of poverty on family well/being”
Errol Naidoo, Founder and Executive Director, Family Policy Institute, South Africa, “The Significance of the Family to Poverty Eradication in Africa”
Sponsoring Member States: Group of Friends of the Family
Co-Sponsoring Organizations: Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam), Campaign Life Coalition, Family Watch International
Group of Friends of the Family, consisting of Bangladesh, Belarus, Comoros, Egypt, The Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe
