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Families

29 August 2014 | Families

In Samoa, UN partnership aims to connect families to electric grid

A toxic weed in Samoa is being turned into electricity, raising hopes that families on the southern coast of the Pacific island can be connected to the national grid as a result of a partnership between the Government and the United Nations. “This…
21 August 2014 | Families, Indigenous Peoples

Family farmers and indigenous peoples are the key to adapting to climate change

According to experts speaking at the opening of the 5th Regional seminar on agriculture and climate change organized by ECLAC and FAO, it is vital to acknowledge the traditional knowledge accumulated by family farmers and indigenous peoples, as…
21 August 2014 | Families, Indigenous Peoples

Family farmers and indigenous peoples are the key to adapting to climate change

According to experts speaking at the opening of the 5th Regional seminar on agriculture and climate change organized by ECLAC and FAO, it is vital to acknowledge the traditional knowledge accumulated by family farmers and indigenous peoples, as…
02 July 2014 | Families

Better families towards post-2015 development framework

The International Day of Families in 2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family (IYF) established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1994. The IYF offers an opportunity to refocus on the role of families in…
28 May 2014 | Ageing, Families

Strengthening the African Family for Inclusive Development in Africa

The upcoming Fourth Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Social Development (CAMSD4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 26 to 30 MAY 2014 will provide the opportunity to examine how to strengthen the family and…
28 May 2014 | Ageing, Families

Strengthening the African Family for Inclusive Development in Africa

The upcoming Fourth Session of the AU Conference of Ministers of Social Development (CAMSD4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 26 to 30 MAY 2014 will provide the opportunity to examine how to strengthen the family and…
22 May 2014 | Families, Poverty Eradication

Role of families in achieving development, advancing better world

United Nations officials are using this year's International Day of Families to highlight the vital role that these critical social units found in every society play in achieving globally agreed development goals and advancing a better world for…
22 May 2014 | Families, Poverty Eradication

Role of families in achieving development, advancing better world

United Nations officials are using this year's International Day of Families to highlight the vital role that these critical social units found in every society play in achieving globally agreed development goals and advancing a better world for…
06 May 2014 | Families

Interview with Ignacio Socías, Director of Communication and International Relations, IFFD

1. Details of your organization, work, regions and accomplishments. IFFD’s work on courses for parents began in Spain in the mid-sixties with the development of Family Enrichment programmes based on the case method: a useful way of promoting…
22 April 2014 | Families, Youth

UNFPA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to boost family planning in developing countries

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding to help increase access to family planning information, contraceptives and services in developing countries, particularly for…
22 April 2014 | Families, Youth

UNFPA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to boost family planning in developing countries

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding to help increase access to family planning information, contraceptives and services in developing countries, particularly for…
17 April 2014 | Families

Empowering Families: A Pathway to Development

The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) a member of Qatar Foundation, is organizing a conference on “Empowering Families: A Pathway to Development ’’ to be held on the 16th and 17th April 2014 in Doha /Qatar, as part of the commemoration of…

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