The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend
STRONG FAMILIES, STRONG SOCIETY:
POLICIES SUPPORTING FAMILIES
Thursday, February 28 nd , 2018, at 1:15PM
10th Floor, U.N. Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza
Please join us for remarks by
MS. MAGDOLNA PONGOR
Second Secretary, Human Rights, Social Development, Cultural Diplomacy, 3rd Committee Officer,
Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations
MR. ALEXANDER T. AJAYI
Minister, Third Committee
Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations
Please RSVP to attend at https://goo.gl/forms/5kF6blD0znB1zRTC2.
The family at its best is a place of mutual care, encouragement, joy, and collaboration in the shared work of life. Strong families strengthen the fabric of society through providing a stable foundation for childhood development and caring for their members throughout the life course. It is for this reason that international law recognizes that “[t]he family is the natural and
fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State,” (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, art. 23(1)).
Some national legislatures have decided to prioritize the family in their policies, not in contrast to individual rights but in recognition of the family’s importance for personal development and society as a whole. Some countries have been prioritizing and implementing family-responsive policies. At this event, Ms. Pongor of Hungary and Mr. Ajayi of Nigeria will
discuss their countries’ family-responsive policies. The event will address why countries chose to address social policy at the family level, not just the individual level, as well as how pro-family policies gained support both among legislatures and society. There will also be an opportunity for cross-cultural dialogue.