Family Perspective will hold an IFFD briefing on promoting child inclusion through quality education for all on 8 February 2017 from 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., at United Nations Headquarters.
The world is still falling short in its promise and commitment to ensure the right to a safe childhood. Poverty is a prominent and agreed international measure of family living standards. It can be used to monitor how families fare now, and due to its comparability across countries over time, it is a power-ful outcome measure for detailed policy evaluations of the success of government efforts to support families, which facilitates lesson-drawing between countries in terms of what works.
The IFFD Briefing has been held at the UN Headquarters in New York for the past five years during the Session of the Commission for Social Development. As usual, the IFFD Family Awards will be presented during the event to the person or entity distinguished by the promotion of family values during the past year.
| SPEAKERS |
| · H. E. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations. · Ms. Kinga Joó, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (European Union). · H. E. Roberto Ciambetti, President of the Consiglio Regionale del Veneto (Italy). · H. E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations. · H. E. Michael Farrugia, Minister of Family and Social Solidarity of Malta. |
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Draft programme. Some speakers are to be confirmed and it could be subject to change. |
| IFFD AWARDS |
| · Ms. Donna Butts, Executive Director of Generations United. |
| Ms. Butts has over 35 years of committed and productive work with non-profit organizations, including Covenant House, the YWCA and National 4-H Council. Under her leadership, Generations United has been the catalyst for policies and practices, stimulating cooperation and collaboration among generations, evoking the vibrancy, energy and sheer productivity that result when people of all ages come together. Its mission is to improve the lives of children youth and older people through intergenerational collaboration, public policies, and programs for the enduring benefit of all. |
| · National Population and Family Development Board, Ministry of Women, Family and Com. Dev. of Malaysia. |
| The National Population and Family Development Board, in effect since 2010, focuses on a holistic approach to family wellbeing ; the consideration of the family as the most fundamental unit of society ; the empowerment of each family member; the guide to practice good moral and family values; the effort to strengthen intergenerational links; the culture of gender equality; the increase in the commitment and social responsibility of all parties to implement family-friendly policies and programmes; the implementation of family wellbeing programs; and the commitment to promote social responsibility of all parties. |
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