Working together to support families.

 

We owe it to the children, the parents, and everyone to find better solutions together. Families and family policies are crucial in achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially those related to poverty eradication, health, education, gender equality, social inclusion, decent work/social protection and SDG 16 on just and peaceful institutions. These policies must aim at coherence — they must interact and complement each other across different policy sectors and levels (local, national, international). Our policies and actions must be guided by the realities of people’s lives, and formulated with the active, informed and meaningfulparticipation of families living in poverty. It is the only way we can create a respectful and supportive environment that lifts families out of poverty, empowers children, and creates a more just and equitable society.