UN DESA Policy Brief on Family-oriented Policies and Programmes in 2020-2024 VNRs

This policy brief presents a global analysis of 171 Voluntary National Reviews (2020–2024) from 141 countries addressing core aspects of family well-being by focusing on policies related to: poverty reduction (SDG1), food security and nutrition (SDG2), health and well-being (SDG3), quality education (SDG4), and gender equality (SDG5). These VNRs demonstrate little and uneven progress in implementing family-oriented policies, compared to the 2016–2019 VNRs. There is modest positive progress in reducing poverty, improving maternal and child mortality, and increasing access to water and sanitation services. However, family-oriented policies addressing extreme poverty and food insecurity have regressed; progress in reducing gender inequality and gender-based violence within the home remains stagnant or regressing; inequality between and within countries has increased; and access to affordable housing is stagnant.