Marriage and Family
UPF organizes seminars and conferences related to strengthening marriage and family.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, Director, Office of the Family, UPF
UPF International—The NGO Committee on the Family organized a webinar commemorating the UN International Day of the Family.
- Written by: Robin Marsh, secretary general, UPF United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom—The value of the family in Albanian culture was highlighted in a UPF event.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, Director, Office of the Family, UPF
UPF International—The UPF co-sponsored with the NGO Committee on the Family a UN Committee on the Status of Women 66 side event.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, Director, Office of the Family, UPF
UPF International—The webinar, “The Family: Charting the Way Forward, Post-Pandemic” was held on February 24, 2022.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh
United States—Global fertility trends were explored at a joint NGO Committee of the Family, NY and UPFI event.
- Written by: UPF International
United States—The NGO Committee on the Family-NY with support of UPF sponsored a webinar, on the topic “He for She at Home: Gender Equality Starts at Home” as a parallel event of the 65th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
- Written by: Marta de Carvalho
Europe, Africa and South America—On March 13, 2021, nearly 220 participants from over eight countries on three continents participated in a joint event with many opportunities for personal, social and political development.
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
Heado, Argentina—“For a United World” was the theme of the family meeting held at Sociedad de Fomento Federal del Oeste on February 20, 2021.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, Executive Board, NGO Committee on the Family; Director, UPF Office of Marriage and Family
New York, United States—The NGO Committee on the Family-New York held its monthly program as a webinar on November 19 on the topic “Families Coping with COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities in Child Welfare.”
- Written by: UPF-Australia
Melbourne, Australia—Community leaders in Australia have been having weekly online consultations on how to support students and families during COVID-19, hosted by UPF.
- Written by: Jacob Terence Madeleine, Treasurer, UPF-Seychelles
Victoria, Seychelles—A delegation from UPF-Seychelles participated in the African Summit and Interfaith Family Blessing Festival on December 07, 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, Director, UPF Office of Marriage and Family
New York, USA—UPF and Committee on the Family sponsored the program “Tipping the Scales: Balancing Family and Work.”