Preparations for and Observance of the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family

A/RES/66/126View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 27b Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 2002–2023

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/78/176

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2023	A/RES/78/176	Preparations for and observance of the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	2,945	77%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/191	Preparations for and observance of the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	2,721	80%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/139	Preparations for and observance of the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	2,380	23%Compare
2014	A/RES/68/136	Preparations for and observance of the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	1,282	71%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/142	Preparations for and observance of the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	996	56%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

7 reports · 2002–2024

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2024	A/80/61 E/2025/11	Preparations for and observance of the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/176
2023	A/79/61 E/2024/48	Preparations for and observance of the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/191
2022	A/78/61 E/2023/7	Preparations for and observance of the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/139
2014	A/70/61	Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2014 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/68/136
2013	A/69/61	Preparations for and observance of the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2014 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/67/142

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Anniversaries Family Family Welfare International Years Poverty Mitigation Social Policy Social Security Technical Cooperation Work Life Balance

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Encourages Governments to continue to make every possible effort to realize the objectives of the International Year of the Family and to integrate a family perspective into national policymaking;

Invites Governments and regional intergovernmental entities to provide for more systematic national and regional data on family well-being and to identify and ensure support for constructive family policy developments, including the exchange of information on good policies and practices;

Urges Member States to view 2014 as a target year by which concrete efforts will be made to improve family well-being through the implementation of effective national policies, strategies and programmes;

Encourages Member States to adopt holistic approaches to policies and programmes that address family poverty, social exclusion and work-family balance and that share good practices in those areas, and invites Member States to stimulate public debate and consultations on family-oriented and gender- and child-sensitive social protection policies, in accordance with the objectives of the International Year;

Also encourages Member States to promote policies and programmes supporting intergenerational solidarity at the family and community levels and geared to reducing the vulnerability of younger and older generations through various social protection strategies;

Urges Member States to create a conducive environment to strengthen and support all families, recognizing that equality between women and men and respect for all the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all family members are essential to family well-being and to society at large, noting the importance of reconciliation of work and family life and recognizing the principle that both parents have common responsibilities for the upbringing and development of the child;

Invites Governments to continue to develop strategies and programmes aimed at strengthening national capacities to address national priorities relating to family issues, and encourages the United Nations Programme on the Family, within its mandate, to assist Governments in this regard, including through the provision of technical assistance to build and develop national capacities in the area of formulating, implementing and monitoring family policies;

Invites Member States to consider undertaking activities in preparation for the twentieth anniversary of the International Year at the national level;

Encourages Governments to support the United Nations Trust Fund on Family Activities to enable the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat to provide expanded assistance to countries, upon their request;

Recommends that United Nations agencies and bodies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, research and academic institutions and the private sector play a supportive role in promoting the objectives of the International Year;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, through the Commission for Social Development and the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the present resolution, including a description of the state of preparation for the observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year at all levels;

Decides to consider the topic “Preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family” at its sixty-seventh session under the sub-item entitled “Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family”.

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