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International Day of Families 2015

Theme: Men in Charge? Gender Equality and Children's Rights in Contemporary Families

2015 International Day of Families
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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arrowVideo Message from Ms. Daniela Bas, Director, DSPD/DESA

arrowBackground Note

arrowInformation Note 

arrowProgramme 

arrowBiographical notes of panellists

arrowArchived Webcast
 

Presentations

arrowFrank Furstenberg, Zellerbach family Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania "Family Change in Global Perspective"

arrowMarwa Sherafeldin, Women's rights activist & Board member, Musawah (The global Movement for Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family) International Advisory Group "Gender and Equality in Muslim Family Law"

 
UN Radio Interviews
 
arrowFareda Banda, Professor of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (English)
 
arrowJean-Pierre Gonnot, Chief, Social Integration Branch, Division for Social Policy and Development, Department of Economical and Social Affairs (French)
 

Resources

arrowUNDPI website
 

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