by iffd_31icqk | Feb 1, 2018 | Family Perspective, IFFD Papers
The future of European families in vulnerable situations. This paper summarizes a report* based on the findings of the European Union 7th Framework project ‘FamiliesAndSocieties’. IFFD has been part of this project’s consortium. The goals of the project included the...
by iffd_31icqk | Jan 2, 2018 | Family Perspective, IFFD Papers
The new resolution of the UN General Assembly on family issues. The United Nations General Assembly has recently passed a new resolution on family issues, entitled ‘Followup to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond’. Why is the...
by iffd_31icqk | Dec 18, 2017 | Family Perspective, IFFD Papers
Changes in fertility and mortality shift the age at which we transition into different family roles and the length of time that our lives overlap with those of our kin. Because of fertility postponement over multiple generations, adults in North America and Europe are...
by iffd_31icqk | Nov 16, 2017 | Family Enrichment, IFFD Papers
The number of children, adolescents and youth who are excluded from education fell steadily in the decade following 2000, but UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) data show that this progress essentially stopped in recent years. The total number of out-of-school...
by iffd_31icqk | Oct 19, 2017 | Family Perspective, IFFD Papers
Using the Multidimensional Poverty Index to reach the SDGs A focus on deprivation is fundamental to human development. Poverty is multifaceted and thus multidimensional. The dimensions of poverty go far beyond inadequate income. It involves poor health and nutrition,...
by iffd_31icqk | Sep 5, 2017 | Family Perspective, IFFD Papers
“Our project has been designed to generate comparative, in-depth, and scientifically grounded knowledge about family changes in Europe, their causes, and their consequences. It aims to improve the understanding of the complexity, the pace, the range, and the direction...
