Empowerment of the Family in the Modern World
Aimed to examine the state of the family in the modern world, as well as its challenges.
This conference is titled “Empowerment of the Family in the Modern World: Challenges & Promises Ahead” The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) recognized the family as the natural and fundamental group unit of society.
In every culture, the family has been the fundamental building block of society and societies continue to recognize the family as the primary means though which people live together and provide mutual nurturing and support. Five years ago in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, the Doha international conference on the family was convened in 2004 under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al Missned.
The Doha declaration was then, adopted reaffirming many of the agreed international commitments including those in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights as an effort to encourage dialogue among countries and civilizations on questions related to family as well as to strengthen family sensitive policies and family support systems. A strong family is indeed central to overall effort to improve social and economic development, create sustainable communities and increase global prosperity.
Background materials
- Introduction
- Agenda
- Statement of His Excellency Abdullah Khalifa (Arabic)
- Statement of His Excellency Nasser Bin Abdulaziz (Arabic)
- Statement of Her Excellency Sheikha Hessa (Arabic)
- Statement of Michel Sidibe (English)
- List of Participants
Papers
- Immigration and family in the Middle East and North Africa
by Aymen Zohari (Arabic) - Aspects of modernization in the laws of the Arab family
by Badryia Abdulla Al Wadi (Arabic) - The Family and Safety Online
by David Miles - The Role of Parents in the Education of Their Children
by Craig H. Hart - Family Life in the New Media Ecology: Insights from the Digital Youth Project
by Heather A. Horst - Challenges Facing the Family in India
by Janardan Prasad Singh - Family in Latin America
by Jesus Hernandez Ramos - To protect women from domestic violence
by Kaltham Al-Ghanim - Armed conflict and their impact on the family
by Kamel Mehana (Arabic) - Status of the Family in Scandinavian Countries – Aspects of the Modern Welfare States
by Prof. Dr. Kjell O. Lejon - Family development in Russia
by Liudmila Vasilenko - Family Life and Work Balance
by Lourdes Del Fresno - Family Wellbeing and Poverty Eradication
by Maria Sophia Aguirre - The UDHR & the Foundations of the Right to Marry
by Martin Luteran - Transmitting Values between Generations
by Michael Schluter - The consequences of HIV/AIDS on the family in Africa Colloquium
by Moira Chimombo - NGO role in protecting the Family
by Patrick Buckley - Family and the economy: recent evolutions and new perspectives
by Pierre André Chiappori - The Muslim Family and the Challenge of Change
by Radwan A. Masmoudi - Building Upon the Doha Declaration
by Richard G. Wilkins - Aging and the family
by Saadoun Al Hiyyili (Arabic) - Qatar international law in divorce – competitive study
by Sami Mansour (Arabic) - CHILD, FAMILY, AND STATE: Family Policy, Social Protection Policy and the Well-Being of Children
by Sheila B. Kamerman - Collective Rights vs Individual Rights? Examining the “Right to Die”.
by William L. Saunders