IFFD Paper 72. What do children really need?
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...
Panel on the Role of Family Policies in Eradicating Poverty
This was the title of a panel discussion organized by IFFD and the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations in New York. It took place last January 30 as part of the 56th session of the Commission for Social Development, which is focused on strategies for...
Training Young People in Nigeria
NAFAD Enugu, South-Eastern Nigeria, had the chance to organize a zero session for the Personal Project course, which will be launched in 2018, on December 16. The course was attended by 32 young men and women, who are looking forward to attending more sessions later...
Meeting on inclusive cities
A new meeting of the ‘Inclusive Cities for Sustainable Families’ project has been held under the auspices of the Regional Council of Veneto, with the participation of the Director of the UN Division for Social Policy and Development, the president of the European...
Personal Project course at IMF Quito
In November and December 2017, a group of young, single professionals took part in the second Personal Project course to be carried out by IMF Quito. This course was coordinated by a very enthusiastic promotion group, who is continuing to set up follow-on meetings...
IFFD Paper 71. A necessary and promising progress
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...
Week of Meetings on Family Issues in Ecuador
During the second week of December 2017, IFFD co-organized with the Instituto de Matrimonio y Familia (the local member of IFFD in Ecuador) a series of events on family issues in Quito and Guayaquil. The main goal of all of them was to raise awareness on the relevance...
New UN Report on Family Issues
The report focuses on recent initiatives aimed at the implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and follow-up processes by Member States, United Nations entities, and civil society. + info
IFFD Paper 70. An enormous potential transfer
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...
