Family Values and their Link to Economic Well - Being and Social Outcomes - Geneva, Switzerland, 30 June – 1 July 2014 |
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Cliquez ci-dessous pour les présentations des différentes sessions :
| Session I | Session II | Session III | Session IV | Session V | Session VI | Session VII |
- Written by: Carolyn Handschin, President WFWP Europe
Director of the WFWPI UN Offices, Mrs. Carolyn Handschin’s presentation was “Family: The Place where Human Rights Values meet Peace and Human Development”.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, co-chair of UN NGO Committee on the Family in New York
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.
- Written by: Harry Benson, Research Director, The Marriage Foundation
The first presenter, Mr. Harry Benson, Research Director of the Marriage Foundation-UK asked, “Has government made the problem worse”?
- Written by: Maria Hildingsson, Secretary General of FAFCE
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.
- Written by: Stephen Stacey
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?”
- Written by: Walter Baar
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?
- Written by: Dražen Vukotić
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.
- Written by: Timothy Miller
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”.