Welcome to the United Nations
Expert Group Meeting on "Good Practices in Family Policy Making: Family Policy Development, Monitoring and Implementation: Lessons Learnt", New York, 15-17 May 2012. The meeting is convened as part of preparations for the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, 2014.
Background Materials
Papers
Families under Strain: Realities of Post-Socialist Russia by Andrey Borodaevskiy
Encouraging Intergenerational Solidarity in the United States by Donna Butts
Intergenerational Relationships: An Indian Perspective by Narender Chadha
Family Law Reforms in the Arab World: Tunisia and Morocco by Mounira Charrad
Demographic Changes and Work Family Balance Policies in East Asia by Meejung Chin
Work-Family Balance: Good Practices from France by Marie-Laure des Brosses
Policy response to recent trends in family poverty and social exclusion by Cristina Gomes
Families at Work: What we Know about Conditions Globally by Jody Heymann & Kristen McNeill
Types of Good Practices Focusing on Family Poverty Reduction and Social Exclusion by Zitha Mokomane
Good Practices in Anti-Poverty Family-Focused Policies and Programmes in Africa: Examples and Lessons Learnt by Zitha Mokomane
Policies and Programmes Supporting Intergenerational Relations in Africa: Examples of Good Practices and Innovative Approaches by Lydia Nyesigomwe
Work-Family Balance Practices in Action: Innovation and Barriers in the Private Sector by Margaret O'Brien
Good Practices in Anti-Poverty Family-Focused Policies and Programmes in Developed Countries by Dominic Richardson
Good Practices in Family Policy Development, Implementation and Evaluation by Mihaela Robila
Work-Family Balance Issues in Latin America: A Roadmap to National Care Systems by Corina Rodriguez Enriquez
Presentations
Contributions of Civil Society Organizations to the Well-Being of Families Project by Peter Crowley
Intergenerational Relationships: An Indian Perspective by Narender Chadha
Demographic Changes and Work-Family Balance Policies in East Asia by Meejung Chin
Work-Family Balance: Good Practices from France by Marie-Laure des Brosses
Types of Good Practices Focusing on Family Poverty Reduction and Social Exclusion by Zitha Mokomane
Good Practices in Anti-Poverty Family -Focused Policies and Programmes in Africa: Examples and Lessons Learnt by Zitha Mokomane
Families at Work: What we Know about Policies Globally by Jody Heymann
The Exclusion of Families of Children with Disabilities: A Case Example by Diane Richler
Work-Family Balance Issues in Latin America: A Roadmap to National Care Systems by Corina Rodriguez Enriquez
The Importance of Quality Child Care for Work-Family Balance by Nurper Ulkuer