Purpose: The International Day of Families celebrated every year of 15 May, the day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families, to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families and to highlight of the problems and needs of the family in order to find effective ways of meeting those needs. Why are some families happier than others? Why do some parents and children have higher levels of wellbeing than others? These questions are of interest to everyone but are of particular interest to family researchers and to those concerned with family policy and services. Everyone knows that families are important but how exactly do they influence our well-being?
FORUM: “Family-oriented Policies for Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025.” International Day of Families 2025. The observance will note the importance of the upcoming Second World Summit for Social Development and the three pillars of Copenhagen, focusing, on decent work through work-family balance and social inclusion through intergenerational solidarity, attempting to demonstrate that further advancement of family policy in the context of the 2030 Agenda depends on how well issues of family policy are integrated into the overall development planning at national levels. Follow the conversations with the hashtags #15May; #InternationalDayofFamilies, #globalgoals. #Families, #IYF30, #SDG13,#climateaction, #Demographictrends.
EVENTS: On May 15th, from 13:15 to 14:30 PM (EST) at the UNHQ New York, Conference Room 8, the Observance of the International Day of Families 2025 will be held. Under the theme ''Family-oriented Policies for Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025.'' The High-level event to mark the International Day of Families 2025 (IDF) on May 15th aims to:
Note the importance of family policy focus in the upcoming Second World Summit for Social Development.
Present an analysis of family policies and issues in National Voluntary Reviews 2020-2024.
Review the major initiatives undertaken as part of the preparations for and observance of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family (IYF+30).
Present good practices in family policymaking at regional and national levels.
Recommend family-oriented policies for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
As part of the follow-up to the International Year of the Family and its thirtieth anniversary, the Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs has been exploring the cross-cutting relationship between family policy issues and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development concluding that it is imperative that family-oriented policies effectively respond to the numerous challenges faced by families in a rapidly changing world impacted by megatrends.The United Nations Department of Economic and Social affairs will organize the event which include presentations from academics, civil society and urban authorities. The Moderator of the session will be Mr. Masumi Ono, Chief of the Social Integration and Participation Branch, Division for Inclusive Social Development. Register to participate, Get the DF2025 Panelists-Bionotes and Get the IDF 2025 programme!
PUBLICATIONS: Read the Family-oriented Priorities, Policies and Programmes in the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as Reported in Voluntary National Reviews 2020-2024.
Resolutions: On the Preparations for and observance of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family (IYF+30) General Assembly resolution A/RES/78/176 - English | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语 - General Assembly resolution A/RES/77/191 - English | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语 - General Assembly resolution– A/RES/76/139 - English | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语.
PODCASTS: The objective day this year is to create a platform to hear the views of experts in demography, economics, and family policy and their findings on family-oriented policies in view of the Summit of the Future, and to provide an opportunity to exchange views on this matter. Let talk and examine current urbanization trends from a family perspective. Listen to the audio-podcasts!
CAMPAIGN MATERIALS: Join the “Family-oriented Policies for Sustainable Development: Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025.” campaign. Get the campaign materials!
WHY WE CELEBRATE THE DAY?
Preparations for the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, 2024 (IYF+30), have been centering on megatrends and their impact on families. The focus on selected megatrends, including technological change, migration, urbanization, demographic and climate change, aims to facilitate the analysis of their impacts on family life and to recommend responsive family-oriented policies in order to harness the positive aspects of those trends and counteract their negative facets.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED?
Promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.
Enhance awareness among decision makers and the public of the problems and needs of the family, as well as of effective ways of meeting those needs.
Improve the position and well-being of the family and intensify international co-operation as part of global efforts to advance social progress and development.
PARTNERSHIPS
The International Day of Families is co-hosted by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA); The United nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); the U.N. Habitat; The World Health Organization (WHO); The U.N. Human Rights; The World Family Organization (WFO) and many others.