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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]