Good Practices in Family Policy Making

06 August 2020
Good practices in Family Policy Making

In 2020, UNDESA sent a Note Verbale to Member States and UN entities requesting the provision of information on the following topics

1) Family-oriented policies and programmes that enhance strong intergenerational interactions, such as parenting education, including for family caregivers, and support for grandparents, including grandparents who are primary care caregivers;

  • Investments in parenting education as a tool to enhance children’s well-being;
  • Measures taken to prevent all forms of violence against children;
  • Efforts at promoting non-violent forms of disciplining children;
  • Provision of legal identity including birth registration

2) Ways and means to observe the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, which may include proposals of topics to be addressed, national, regional and international meetings and awareness raising events and other initiatives

The following responses have been received:

Member States:

Azerbaijan

Brunei Darussalam

Burkina Faso

Colombia

Ecuador

El Salvador

Germany

Ghana

Hungary

Italy

Kenya

Latvia

Mexico

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Qatar – Arabic | English

Russia

Spain

United Nations entities:

ECLAC

FAO

Regional entities:

Council of Europe

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