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The International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Poland and the Philippines to the United Nations, hosted the IFFD Briefing and Awards 2025: Towards the Second World Summit for Social…
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On 10 February 2024, the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, in collaboration with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), and the International…
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Meseret Tamru is a garment factory worker living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is the mother of two children. Thanks to the childcare centre at her workplace, she has been able to return to work after becoming a parent. The International Labour…
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Three different families. Three different stories. With one thing in common: Whatever a family’s situation, growing up feeling loved makes a critical difference in a child’s life.
Raising the next generation
In the northern outskirts of La…
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9th February 2024, UN Headquarters in New York, CSocD62 Side Event dedicated to the importance of the family in the eradication of poverty and for peace and prosperity, was organized by the Mission of Belarus on behalf of 28 Member States of the…
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7th February 2024, UN Headquarters in New York, CSocD62 Side Event organized by China Great Wall Society and Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association.
The participants included the representatives from Permanent Mission of Indonesia, Nigeria, and…
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7th February 2024, UN Headquarters New York, CSocD62 Side Event organized by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, UNDESA Division for Inclusive Social Development, and International Federation for Family Development.
Main Goal. Highlight the…
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Since 2019, several activities have been shaping the preparations for the 30th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2024. In this regard, Secretary General’s Reports have been presented for the General Assembly to set the…
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Generations United organized, with United Nations DESA and IFFD, an Expert Symposium entitled “Changing Demographics Can Result in Strengthening Families”, as a pre-event to the Global Intergenerational Conference on July 25.
The Symposium…
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From the early days of the pandemic, cities have been on the frontline of COVID-19. The spread of the virus globally through travel, trade and mobility meant that a large number of the first detected infections appeared in urban areas, prompting…
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“We were all alone, all the time,” Tatuli Paghava, 31, told UNFPA in Georgia, explaining how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified hardships for mothers.
“Everything got harder... especially for the mothers who are doing everything alone,”…
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The world is currently facing a shortage of around 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the situation as many have been redeployed to help plug vital gaps in other health services, according to a new United Nations report.
“A…