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

E/RES/2013/27View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 14b Social development, published in 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2003–2013

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2013	E/RES/2013/27	Preparations for and observance of the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	1,173	77%Compare
2012	E/RES/2012/10	Preparations for and observance of the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	961	—
2003	E/RES/2002/6	Preparations for and observance of the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family	—	–

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3 subjects

Anniversaries Family International Years

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16 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2014² and the recommendations contained therein;

²A/68/61-E/2013/3.

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

Requests the Commission for Social Development to continue reviewing the preparations for the twentieth anniversary of the International Year as part of its agenda and of its multi-year programme of work until 2014 and to hold a panel discussion in observance of the twentieth anniversary of the Year at its fifty-second session;

Also requests the Commission to continue to apply the following themes to guide the preparations for the twentieth anniversary of the International Year: (a) poverty eradication: confronting family poverty and social exclusion; (b) full employment and decent work for all: ensuring work-family balance; and (c) social integration: advancing social integration and intergenerational solidarity;

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

Encourages Member States to strengthen or, if necessary, establish relevant national agencies or governmental bodies responsible for the implementation and monitoring of family policies and to research the impact of social policies on families;

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

Further encourages Member States to adopt effective means to reduce family poverty and prevent the intergenerational transfer of poverty through family-centred benefits and social protection measures, such as old-age pensions, cash transfers, housing assistance, child benefits and tax breaks;

Encourages Member States to strengthen flexible provisions for parental leave, extend flexible working arrangements for employees with family responsibilities, including flexible part-time job opportunities and arrangements, promote gender equality and empowerment of women and enhance paternal involvement and support a wide range of quality childcare arrangements, 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;

Also encourages Member States to support intergenerational solidarity through the provision of social protection schemes, including pensions, and investment in cross-generational facilities, volunteering programmes aimed at youth, older persons and persons with disabilities, mentoring and job-sharing programmes;

Further encourages Member States to develop and implement policies and national strategies to prevent violence within the family as a whole and thereby enhance the well-being of all of its members;

Recommends that United Nations agencies and bodies, including the regional commissions, and invites relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and research and academic institutions to, work closely with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat in a coordinated manner on family-related issues, including the preparations for the twentieth anniversary of the International Year;

Encourages the regional commissions, within their respective mandates and resources, to participate in the preparatory process of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year and to play an active role in facilitating regional cooperation in this regard;

Invites Member States, 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 Member States to consider, in preparation for the twentieth anniversary of the International Year, establishing partnerships with civil society organizations, the private sector and academic institutions, as appropriate, in support of family-oriented policy and programme design;

Invites Member States, United Nations agencies and bodies, 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 to be included in the relevant reports of the Secretary-General.

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