Universal Peace Federation
Statement on Families
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Programs in 2011
- Korça, Albania
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Victoria, Australia
- Vienna, Austria
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Cotonou, Benin
- Bafoussam, Douala, Kousseri, and Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Montreal, Canada
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Brazzaville, Congo
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Quito, Ecuador
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Libreville, Gabon
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Accra, Ghana
- Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh, India
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Dublin, Ireland
- Daliet El-Carmel, Israel
- Bergamo and Milan, Italy
- Tokyo, Japan
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Riga, Latvia
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Chisinau, Moldova
- Saptari, Nepal
- Amsterdam and The Hague, Netherlands
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria
- Lima, Peru
- Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
- Moscow, Nizhni Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Ryazan, and Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Kigali, Rwanda
- San Marino
- Dakar, Senegal
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Honiara, Solomon Islands
- Madrid, Spain
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Bangkok, Thailand
- New York, USA
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- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Lusaka, Zambia
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Theme in 2011: Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion
Themes in previous years:
2010: The Impact of Migration on Families
2009: Mothers and Families
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Family Websites
Center for Marriage and Families
Family Watch International
Focus on the Family
Institute for Marriage
National Fatherhood
Initiative
World Family Policy Center
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Treasure hunt/fact-finding challenge
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The United Nations International Day of Families is celebrated each May at the United Nations headquarters and around the world. The Universal Peace Federation joins in commemorating this day because it considers the family as a microcosm of the global community and because sustainable peace is grounded in the family as the most intimate social unit, the school of love. The theme of the 2011 observance was:
Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion
To read the UN Secretary-General's message on the theme for 2011, click here.
A UN Report on family issues recommends that the preparations for the observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, 2014 focus on developing and implementing policies in the areas of family poverty and social exclusion; ensuring work and family balance; and advancing social integration and intergenerational solidarity. Governments, UN Agencies and bodies, civil society organizations and academic institutions are encouraged to share good practices and data on family policy development, especially in the areas mentioned above. For more information, click here.
UPF's Office of UN Relations organized a forum on May 16, 2011 at the office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations. Speakers addressed the challenges faced by families living in poverty and discuss family-oriented strategies to reduce poverty and social exclusion. To read a report, click here.
For information about observances in 2011 organized by UPF chapters, see the list on the left. See photos below.
Notable speakers at International Day of Families programs
H.E. Miss Alya Ahmed S. Al-Thani, Permanent Mission of Qatar to the UN
H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood A. Mohamad, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the UN
H.E. Dr. Hamid Al-Bayati, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations
Steven Cayre, Founder, Steven J. Cayre Foundation, USA
Dr. Deepak Chopra, Physician and Author, USA
H.E. Mrs. Lila Hanitra Ratsifandrihamanana, former Ambassador, Office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the UN
Fred Sherman, Host, Nexus Africa Radio Program, Canada
Sharon Slater, President, Family Watch International, USA
H.E. Alpha Ibrahima Sow, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Guinea to the UN
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