Newsletter
IFFD Joins UN-Habitat Group of Friends for World Cities Day 2026 at UN Headquarters in NY
New York, 30 October 2026 – On the eve of World Cities Day, the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) joined the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat, Sustainable Urbanization and the [...]
IFFD at the II International Seminar on Family and Public Policy in Osasco, Brazil
Osasco, Brazil, 29 October 2026. IFFD took part in the II International Seminar on Family and Public Policy: Parenting, Work and Mental Health, organized by the Osasco City Government through its [...]
Volunteers Festival at Vicenza, Italy
At the fourth European Volunteering Festival, IFFD put a rarely seen volunteer on stage: the volunteer parent. Vicenza, Italy, 10 October 2026 — José Alejandro Vázquez, Director of International [...]
Belluno debuts as Signatory of the Venice Declaration
IFFD joined European leaders in Belluno to present the Venice Declaration, which the city signed this year. Belluno, Italy, 24 September 2026 — José Alejandro Vázquez, Director of International [...]
164. Unequally Connected
The United Nations Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Families, Inequalities and Child Wellbeing brought together researchers, civil society organizations, educators, and policy leaders to examine the [...]
Brazilian City of Pompeia has signed the Venice Declaration
The Brazilian city of Pompeia (SP) has signed the Venice Declaration, joining the international Inclusive Cities for Sustainable Families project, created in 2018 by the IFFD and Italy’s Veneto [...]
IFFD at UNGA81: From High-Level Week to the Third Committee
New York, 7 October 2026. The International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) has followed the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly from its opening days, from the [...]
163. Closing the Gap
Families are where global change lands first. The Secretary-General’s 2026 report shows that family-oriented policies, from early childhood development and parenting support to work–family [...]
