Regional perspectives and good practices in family policymaking.

 

The conclusions of the Asian Family Summit “Towards a better tomorrow for families:partnership, collaboration and action for sustainable development”, jointly organized by the Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asian Region (CIFA), the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong and various Hong Kong, SAR Government entities will be featured, highlighting good practices in family policy-making in Asia. As the European continent has been experiencing demographic ageing and decreasing fertility levels in the past decades, many European countries have been implementing comprehensive policies to support families in the areas of financial stability, work-life balance, gender equality and healthy early childhood development, among others. Recognising that single parents and their children represent a considerable proportion of the population, and the specific challenges they often face, the panel will showcase the Single Parents’ Centres of Hungary as a best practice on how civil society organisations can work together with Governments and other stakeholders to address the needs of families in specific situations. The Centres now have a national network as well as vibrant international cooperation with numerous institutions and organisations abroad. 

Further, the work of the Centre for Family and Business Reconciliation of the IAE Business School at Austral University, active in promoting work-family balance policies in the private sector will be highlighted. The centre issues Guide on Good Practises in Work-Family Balance, where family-friendly practices from the business sectors of Latin and Central America are covered. Finally, the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) has recently organized a working group composed of more than fifty young researchers from eighteen countries, who have conducted literature reviews and prepared proposals for the Second World Summit. One of them will present some of the findings, focusing particularly on the importance of social inclusion and intergenerational solidarity. The event is open to the public and will be webcast. Those without a valid UN ID should contact kaczmarska@un.org.