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President Yoon stated “We need to calmly re-evaluate the low birth rate policy and figure out why it failed based on scientific evidence.” [KEI, 22 June 2023.] READ MORE

Backed by the African Union, the initiative also commits African governments to commit part of their budgets to reducing malnutrition. [African Development Bank, 20 June 2023.] READ MORE

Photo: JC McIlwaine/UNICEF The Annual Session of the Executive Board of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) took place in New York on June 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2023. During this session, UNICEF [...]

On Monday, June 5, 2023, Familles Durables and IFFD – International Federation for Family Development organized an interactive meeting discussion at La Maison du Bien Commun (Paris) on [...]

With 70% of couples living together before marriage in the US, it is important to understand how and when cohabitation is associated with poorer odds of marital success. [Scott M. Stanley & [...]

Mothers are much more likely now to remain employed when they have a new child rather than to leave the labour market altogether. [Jennifer Baxter – Australian Institute of Family Studies, [...]

European countries’ attempts to get dads to take more paternity leave have had unintended consequences, and sparked debate about the fairest way to divide leave between mothers and fathers. [...]

The working-age population in Germany actually peaked at the end of the last century, but the country has managed to stave off demographic decline for some time thanks to the arrival of millions [...]

Governments have promised to tackle the crisis for 25 years, but it’s never an election winner. [Camilla Cavendish – The Financial Times, 9 June 2023.] READ MORE  

Underinvestment in children is a slow-burning and fundamental crisis for development, and needs to be addressed with as equal urgency as conflict, COVID-19 and climate breakdown.  [Dominic [...]