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News | 11 December 2018
The Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social affairs (UNDESA) in collaboration with the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, and the International…
News | 30 October 2018
According to the World Bank, today’s urban population of about 3.5 billion people is projected to reach 5 billion by 2030, with two-thirds of the global population living in cities. City leaders must move quickly to plan for growth. The speed and…
News | 11 May 2018
The implementation, success, and sustainability of SDGs 16 and 11 are greatly dependent on a family focused approach that takes into consideration the contexts within which decisions about laws, policies, and programmes are made. Isolated approaches…
News | 23 January 2018
The present report on the "Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes" is submitted in response to General Assembly resolution 71/163. The report focuses on recent initiatives towards the…
News | 23 January 2018
The report on "Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes" is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 71/163. The focus of the report is the implementation of the objectives of the …
News | 23 January 2018
The 2018 annual observance of the International Day of Families with a theme “Families and inclusive societies” will explore the role of families and family policies in advancing Sustainable Development Goal 16 in terms of Promoting peaceful and…