Observance of the International Day of Families

Observance of the International Day of Families at United Nations

Each year, the U.N. Headquarters in New York celebrates the International Day of Families (May 15th) with a special programme. The 2018 celebration of the International day of Families, titled ‘Families and Inclusive Societies’, focused on our Sustainable Development Goal #16 relating to the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.

IFFD collaborates each year supporting this event. Two representatives from IFFD took part in this year’s event: Ignacio Socías, IFFD’s Director of Communication and International Relations and José Alejandro Vázquez, IFFD’s Representative to the UN.

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International Day of Families in Spain

The Family Watch (TFW), a think tank affiliated to IFFD in Spain, has promoted the celebration of the International Day of Families in Spain. For the first time, on May 16th, TFW organized an event at the Spanish Parliament. Under the title proposed by UN DESA ‘Families and Inclusive Societies’, a roundtable on the main challenges of families in Spain was held in collaboration with relevant social organizations: UNICEF Spain, ONCE Foundation, CARITAS and Spanish Federation of Food Banks. The event was opened by the Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality, Dolors Montserrat; the closing remarks were made by the President of Parliament, Ana Pastor.