Expert Group Meeting on Family Policies for Inclusive Societies

The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the Department of Economic and Social affairs (UNDESA) is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on “Family policies for inclusive societies”, 15-16 May 2018 at UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting aims to analyse the importance of family policies for the achievement of SDG 16 - promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, and SDG11 - making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Several targets under SDGs 16 & 11 will be analysed by experts representing major regions.

• Concept note
• Agenda
• Summary of the proceedings
• Recommendations
• Biographical Notes of Speakers

Papers 

• “The Role of Families and Family Policies in Achieving Inclusive Societies. Focus on Sustainable Development Goals 16 & 11” Background Paper by Bahira Sherif Trask
• Intergenerational sites: new trends in urban planning, global trends and good practices from the US and beyond by Donna M. Butts
• Indigenous communities and social inclusion in Latin America by Maria Amparo Cruz-Saco
• Families and Inclusive Societies in Africa by Monde Makiwane
• Refugees and Social Integration in Europe by Mihaela Robila
• Family Migration Policies and Social Integration by Denise L. Spitzer
• Inclusive cities: trends and new initiatives by Charaf Ahmimed
• Family Policies for Social Inclusion in Asia with A Gender Perspective by Shanthi Thambiah
• Indigenous communities & social inclusion in Latin America by Maria Amparo Cruz-Saco
• Inclusive education for children from vulnerable families by Dominic Richardson

Presentations

• Refugees and Social Integration in Europe by Mihaela Robila
• Inclusive cities: trends and new initiatives by Charaf Ahmimed
• Families, Housing, and Sustainable Communities: Focus on SDG 11 by Bahira Sherif Trask
• Families and Family Policies for Inclusive Societies: Focus on SDG 16 by Bahira Sherif Trask
• Family Oriented Migration Policies & Social Integration by Denise L. Spitzer
• Families and Inclusive Societies in Africa by Monde Makiwane
• Family Policies for Social Inclusion in Asia with A Gender Perspective by Shanthi Thambiah
• Inclusive cities for sustainable families by Ignacio Socias
• Barcelona es familia project presentation by Irma Rognoni