IFFD participated in the interactive discussion on Care and Support Systems highlighting Parenting Support Programmes as crucial tool to empower the family as a holistic agent for social change, resilience and the first layer of protection, care and support.
Over the past year, the Care agenda has gained significant traction with the General Assembly’s adoption of resolution A/RES/77/317, establishing “The International Day of Care and Support,” and the Human Rights Council’s resolution on the centrality of care from a human rights perspective. ECOSOC’s latest resolution (E/RES/2024/4) calls on member states to create environments that promote care and support systems, ensuring the well-being and rights of care recipients and caregivers. This includes recognizing and redistributing care work among individuals, families, communities, the private sector, and states.
The meeting promoted care and support systems based on human rights, and sustainable development. It highlighted good practices and lessons learned, focusing on the role of families in ensuring the well-being and rights of care recipients and caregivers. The meeting explored pathways for implementing this agenda through the efforts of member states, the UN system, and relevant stakeholders. The goal is to establish care and support systems that are human rights-based, family-responsive, disability-inclusive, and age-sensitive.
