Family Policy in the Changing World
Focused on the interrelationship between family policy and the promotion of social protection and intergenerational solidarity.
This EGM was organized by the United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in collaboration with the Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development.
The theme of the Meeting was ‘Family policy in a changing world: promoting social protection and intergenerational solidarity’. Experts dealing with various aspects of social development were invited from a broad geographical distribution to participate in the meeting in their personal capacities. Experts were asked to present a paper, participate in group discussions and give their expert opinion and policy recommendations on strengthening family policymaking and integrating a family perspective into the implementation of social protection policies and in the fostering of intergenerational solidarity.
Background materials
Papers
- Family Policies and their role in the change and sustainable development
by Dr. Asma Abdullah Al Attiya (Arabic) - Social Protection, Family and the Crossroads of Inter and Intra-Generational Solidarity in Developing Unequal Societies Challenges for Latin America
by Fernando Filgueira - Social Protection and Developping Countries: A View From South Asia
by Gabriele Köhler - Achieving Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment And Ending Violence Against Women in Africa: A Review Of The Role Of Family Policy And Social Protection
by Gladys Bindura Mutangadura - A Review Of Social Protection Experiences In Africa
by Gladys Bindura Mutangadura - India’s Changing Family: Problems and Policy Formulation`
by Janardan Prasad Singh - Policy Issues In Reconciling Work and The Family
by Juan Antonio Fernández Cordón - Family Policy In Eastern Europe: Developments and Recommendations
by Mihaela Robila - The Newly-Imerging Pattern Of Familial Transfers In Aging Japan
by Naohiro Ogawa - Investing in intergenerational solidarity and social inclusion: Ways and means to develop national capacities, monitoring and evaluation
by Nugroho Abikusno - Introduction
by Sergei Zelenev - CHILD, FAMILY, AND STATE – The Relationship Between Family Policy and Social Protection Policy
by Sheila B. Kamerman
The views expressed in these papers or presentations are the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, the Doha International Family Institute