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

A/RES/68/136View 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 2014.

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?

5 subjects

Anniversaries Family Family Welfare International Years Social Policy

What’s in this document?

17 operative paragraphs

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

Decides to devote one plenary meeting during the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, in 2014, to the observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year, in order to discuss the role of family-oriented policies in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda;

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 and to give due consideration to advancing family policy development in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda;

Encourages Member States to promote policies that strengthen social integration and intergenerational solidarity through investment in family-centred support programmes, including social protection assistance, the prevention of the abuse of older persons, the protection of persons with disabilities, including in particular children with disabilities, and investments in cross-generational facilities and intergenerational learning, and volunteer programmes for youth, older persons, mentoring and job-sharing;

Also encourages Member States to continue their efforts to develop appropriate policies and programmes that address family poverty, social exclusion, domestic violence, work-family balance and intergenerational issues and to share good practices in those areas;

Further encourages Member States to promote the delivery of family-centred benefits, such as housing assistance, child benefits, old-age pensions, cash transfers, social protection, social transfer programmes and other relevant measures to reduce family poverty and prevent the intergenerational transfer of poverty;

Encourages Member States, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders and in accordance with national plans and policies, to strengthen provisions for parental leave, extend flexible working arrangements for employees with family responsibilities, promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, enhance paternal involvement in family responsibilities and support a wide range of quality childcare arrangements, including investing in quality early childhood care and education, in order to improve work-family balance;

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 of shared parental responsibility 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;

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

Invites Member States, United Nations organizations and bodies, regional commissions, civil society organizations and academic institutions to continue providing information on their activities in support of the objectives of and preparations for the twentieth anniversary of the International Year and to share good practices and data on family policy development;

Invites Member States, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions to support, as appropriate, the preparations for regional meetings in observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year;

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 continue research activities and provide assistance to countries, upon their request;

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

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its seventieth session, through the Commission for Social Development and the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the present resolution and on the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year in 2014 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-ninth 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” of the item entitled “Social development”.

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