Papers

There is growing recognition that the subject of the impact of technology on children’s development deserves to be a core component of parenting education. In this context, parents can be [...]

Advancing a world where women and men enjoy equal opportunities and where every child grows up in an environment of care, dignity, and support. By strengthening families and recognizing the [...]

Parenting support represents one of the most cost-effective and scalable strategies for improving child wellbeing, strengthening families and promoting social cohesion. Evidence consistently [...]

Family Policies as Pillars of Resilience & Social Cohesion. Demographic change is neither a crisis nor a destiny, but a governance challenge. Europe’s capacity to adapt depends on its [...]

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion OC-31/25 represents a landmark step in the recognition of caregiving as a matter of human rights. By defining care as an autonomous [...]

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the legal, organizational, and ethical frame-works guiding the support, guardianship, and social inclusion of persons with disabilities in the [...]

The Draft Political Declaration of the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSS- D2), to be adopted in Doha in November 2025, comes thirty years after the Copenhagen Summit and on the 80th [...]

The 2025 UNDESA Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) report—drawing on the experiences of 141 countries between 2020 and 2024—confirms that family-oriented policies are not only protective but [...]

South Korea’s total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped to the lowest-low, raising serious concerns among government officials and the public. In 2023, the TFR stands at 0.721—far below the [...]

Interconnections Between Social Determinants