Report of the UN Secretary General
The last report of the UN Secretary General on family issues is focused on recent family policy trends, mainly in the areas of gender-sensitive social protection, work-family balance, gender equality and family homelessness. Good practices in family policymaking by...
First Steps in Antipolo, The Philippines
Due to the potential health risks involved to COVID-19, more of courses in the world have been postponed until further notice. The safety and health of everyone is the concern of coordinators of IFFD courses on the world. But some countries have carried out...
PAPERS 95- Demographic challenges in the EU (II): Recommendations and conclusions
The EU Green Paper on demographic change comprehensively addressed the nature of the challenge Europe is facing and the urgency to take action. In parallel, the Commission communication ‘Common actions for growth and employment’ described population ageing combined...
European Conference on Youth Inclusion
A group of 40 young professionals from 15 European countries have been invited to a conference in the European Parliament and a previous workshop. The whole project was organized by the National Association of Large Families in Hungary (NOE), MEP Gyorgy Holvenyi and...
IFFD Briefing
2020 IFFD Briefing, celebrated during the 58th Commission for Social Development, with title Our First Home: Adequate Housing and Family Formation One of the most pressing challenges while forming a family is finding an adequate place to live. The formation period of...
IFFD Awards 2020
IFFD presents Family Awards to entities, persons or territories distinguished by the promotion of family values. 2020 IFFD Awards that took place in New York city have been awarded to: Common Sense Media Ministry of Labour & Social Protection of Kenya Samira...
PAPERS 94- Demographic challenges in the EU (I): Strategies for a new society
Even though demography and population trends are largely predictable, unlike most of the changes experimented by societies, and different initiatives have been taken in the European Union, it seems obvious that this issue has not been addressed proportionally as to...
Formation in Slovenia
The cities of Ptuj and Liubliana, the Slovenian capital city, were the headquarters of two promotion and formative events of IFFD’s programs. Javier Vidal-Quadras, moderator and IFFD’s Secretary General, imparted sessions in promotion and formation on both cities,...
European Meeting on Demographic Challenges
The European Economic and Social Committee has held an input session for the drafting of an opinion entitled ‘Demographic challenges in the EU in light of economic and development inequalities’, to look into mitigating the negative demographic trends in EU Member...
