Follow-Up to the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family and Beyond

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 62Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation, and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 2006–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/183

2025A/RES/80/183Follow-up to the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyondLatestCompare with previous version
2020A/RES/75/153Follow-up to the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyondCompare with previous version
2020A/RES/74/124Follow-up to the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyondCompare with previous version
2019A/RES/73/144Follow-up to the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyondCompare with previous version
2018A/RES/72/145Follow-up to the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyondCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

13 topics

Anniversaries Conferences Coordination Within UN System Development Strategies Family Family Rights Focal Points International Cooperation International Years Programme Implementation Social Policy Social Research Social Services

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2007.

2007A/62/132Follow-up to the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

11 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 policymaking;

Invites Governments to maintain the national coordination mechanisms established or revitalized during the observance of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family to coordinate policies, programmes and strategies in order to bring about positive transformations by integrating family issues into national development planning;

Recommends that Governments, in cooperation with concerned academic and research centres as well as relevant non-governmental organizations, encourage action-oriented research that addresses public policies with a family perspective and contributes to the development of strategies, policies and programmes aimed at strengthening the economic and sustainable livelihood of families, and encourages the United Nations programme on the family to support and conduct action-oriented research, including through the issuance of research and publications on relevant topics, with the aim of supplementing the research activities of Governments;

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;

Urges States, the specialized agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to address family-related concerns within the framework of the commitments undertaken at relevant major United Nations conferences and in their follow-up processes;

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 the reconciliation of work and family life, and recognizing the principle that both parents have common responsibilities for the upbringing and development of the child;

Encourages continued and increased inter-agency cooperation within the United Nations system on family-related issues, and encourages the programmes, funds and specialized agencies of the United Nations system to identify focal points on family matters within their offices to support the integration of family issues in their work;

Calls upon the Secretariat to continue its important role on family issues within the United Nations system, and in this regard encourages the Department of Economic and Social Affairs to continue cooperation with Governments, the United Nations system and civil society in strengthening national capacities through the implementation of the mandated objectives of the International Year of the Family;

Invites Member States to undertake a review of the role and functions of existing national machineries for the family in order to better integrate family issues into national development programmes;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session;

Decides to consider the topic “Follow-up to the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family” at its sixty-second session under the 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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