Contemporary public policy systems worldwide – by failing to explicitly acknowledge and adequately support the family as the fundamental social unit – risk contributing to rising inequality and a weakening of social cohesion.
The consequences of exacerbating social differences are far-reaching: increasing the likelihood of poverty and deprivation, food insecurity, displacement, and, ultimately, social, and political instability.
[UN-DESA, Learning for Well-being (2026). Families, inequality, and child well-being in the context of the 2030 Agenda]
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