Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family

A/RES/69/144View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 26b Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2005–2015

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2015	A/RES/69/144	Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	574	24%Compare
2005	A/RES/59/111	Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	444	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2015

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2015	A/71/61	Implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/69/144

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Anniversaries Family Family Welfare International Years Sustainable Development

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;²

²A/69/61-E/2014/4.

Welcomes the holding of a plenary meeting during the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, in December 2014, on the observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, in order to discuss the role of family-oriented policies in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda;

Encourages Governments to continue to make every possible effort to realize the objectives of the International Year and its follow-up processes and to develop strategies and programmes aimed at strengthening national capacities to address national priorities relating to family issues;

Recognizes the continued importance of giving due consideration to advancing the development of family policy in the ongoing discussions on the post-2015 development agenda;

Encourages Governments to support the United Nations Trust Fund on Family Activities;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, through the Commission for Social Development and the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the objectives of the International Year and its follow-up processes by Member States and by agencies and bodies of the United Nations system;

Calls upon Member States, agencies and bodies of the United Nations, civil society organizations and academic institutions to take into account the role the family plays as a contributor to sustainable development, and encourages Member States to continue providing information on their activities, including on good practices, in support of the objectives of the International Year and its follow-up processes, to be included in the report of the Secretary-General;

Decides to consider the topic “Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond” at its seventieth 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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