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Intervention by Mr. Jacques Marion at the Global Day of Parents event on 1 June 2023
Intervention by Mr. Jacques Marion, Co-chair, UPF Europe & Middle East, France, at the commemoration of the Global Day of Parents, Geneva, Switzerland, on 1 June 2023.
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Intervention by Mrs. Jimin Millet Park at the Global Day of Parents event on 1 June 2023
Intervention by Mrs. Jimin Millet Park, businesswoman based in Geneva, at the commemoration of the Global Day of Parents, Geneva, Switzerland, on 1 June 2023.
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Intervention by Dr. Adrian Holderegger at the Global Day of Parents event on 1 June 2023
Intervention by Dr. Adrian Holderegger, Professor Emeritus of theological ethics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, at the commemoration of the Global Day of Parents, Geneva, Switzerland, on 1 June 2023.
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Intervention of Jacques Marion in the second International Conference on the Family on April 15, 2023
Intervention of Jacques Marion, Co-Chair, UPF Europe and the Middle East, in the second International Conference on the Family in Tirana, Albania on April 15, 2023.
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Intervention of Dr. Ljiljana Skrobić in the second International Conference on the Family on April 15, 2023
Intervention of Dr. Ljiljana Skrobić, Professor of social policy and social work, University of Nis, Serbia in the second International Conference on the Family in Tirana, Albania on April 15, 2023.
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Intervention of Professor Dr. Svetlana Trbojevik in the second International Conference on the Family on April 15, 2023
Intervention of Professor Dr. Svetlana Trbojevik, Professor, Saints Cyril and Methodius University, North Macedonia, in the second International Conference on the Family in Tirana, Albania on April 15, 2023.
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Families are the basic units or bricks with which society and the world are built
For the occasion of the International Day of Families observed on 15th May, Dr Miguel Cano Jiménez discusses the importance of the family for the establishment of a peaceful society and world.
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Family harmony and peace: Source of stability, progress and social peace
Dr Miguel Cano discusses the importance of the family as the basic unit or cell of the social organism and explains that, when the family deteriorates or becomes corrupted, the whole society suffers the consequences.
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Walter Baar - the return of the family - 10 points
Mr. Walter Baar, Director of the Institute for Trends Research in Austria presented his statistical research in response to the question: Where is our world heading and why does the family need to be protected?
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Carolyn Handschin - Family, a place where human rights' values meet peace and human development
Director of the WFWPI UN Offices, Mrs. Carolyn Handschin’s presentation was “Family: The Place where Human Rights Values meet Peace and Human Development”.
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Josef Gundacker - European family policy analysed
The European Union views families as a source of economic prosperity, in which member states focus on child well-being, gender equality.
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Margriet Heijdemann - The emotional needs of children
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Maria Hildingsson, FACFE - Alliances and strategy for a way forward
Other than the UN commemoration of international family day, there so many treaties, organizations and institutions, so we have so many opportunities:
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Dražen Vukotić - Family values in croatia
The very striking testimony of Mr. Dražen Vukotić, Vice-President, In the Name of the Family-Croatia, showed the power of civil society that brought about the Referendum in Croatia to protect marriage and family in the National Constitution through a constitutional amendment.
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Tim Miller, Ffwpu - Strengthening marriage and family in the 21st century
Mr. Timothy Miller representing the Unificationist perspective as a Vice- President of FFWPU Europe, explained about his personal experience as part of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Moon’s Cross Cultural Marriage Wedding /Blessing and the vision of “World Peace through Ideal Families”.
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Harry Benson - Family breakdown-can government policy influence couples to stay together
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Lynn Walsh - Lack of family in policy at the UN
The first presentation was given by Ms. Lynn Walsh, Office for Marriage & Family of UPF and co-chair of UN NGO Committee on the Family in New York. She mentioned the consistent failure to include the family in policy at the UN.
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Harry Benson - Family breakdown-can government policy influence couples to split up
The first presenter, Mr. Harry Benson, Research Director of the Marriage Foundation-UK asked, “Has government made the problem worse”?
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Maria Hildingsson - FACFE, family policies
Mrs. Maria Hildingsson, SG of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) based in Brussels, spoke about the value of marriage to society.
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Stephen Stacey - The value of marriage to society
Mr. Stephen Stacey, Educator and Marital-family Policy Specialist from Finland asked the question, “Is a parent’s right to happiness more important than a child's right to get a good start in life?”
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