Marriage and family
Much of the success and fulfillment in life depends on creating healthy relationships, yet this is one of the most challenging tasks. Through the marriage and family movement, many educational programs and approaches have been developed to give people the knowledge and skills for creating successful relationships. |
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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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International Day of Families Observed at a Conference in the Czech Parliament
Prague, Czech Republic -A conference in the Parliament of the Czech Republic on May 22, 2014 in observance of the International Day of Families was organized by UPF-Czech Republic, UPF-Germany and other Czech partner organizations.
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Can the Family be a Vehicle for Cultural Rapprochement between East and West?
Through my work with the Family Forum and also being a partner in the Austrian Family Network, I feel that family is the key factor for human development to create a culture of peace. Having visited different countries in Europe and beyond, I learned that family is of great importance in the life of people in the East and in the West, and so, I maintain, that family is the primary vehicle of rapprochement.
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Conference on the Family at the UN Headquarters in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland- The Universal Peace Federation, the Women’s Federation for World Peace, the Fribourg Peace Forum, and the Geneva Interfaith Intercultural Alliance organized a conference in Geneva July 5-6, 2012, on the stimulating and highly topical theme, “The Contribution of Families to Peace, Human Development, and Prosperity.”
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The Contribution of Families to Peace, Human Development and Prosperity
Presentation of by Mr. Jack Corley, Chair, UPF Europe, in session 2 on "Families, Human Development and Good Governance: What can we learn from other cultures and continents?".
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Family Policy in Modern Western Society
Presentation of Mr. Dennis Stoica, Chair of Directors, Healthy Relationships California and International, at the Conference on “The Contribution of Families to Peace, Human Development and Prosperity”.
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The Contribution of Families to Peace, Human Development and Prosperity
Presentation of Rev. Dr. Joong Hyun Pak, author, theologian, Chairman of the Multicultural Family Association in South Korea, at the Conference on “The Contribution of Families to Peace, Human Development and Prosperity”.
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A Pattern for a Culture of Peace Rooted in Family Ethics
Presentation of Mr. Tim Miller, Former Vice Chair, Unificationist Community, Europe, at the Conference on “The Contribution of Families to Peace, Human Development and Prosperity”.
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Families and Integration in a Multicultural Environment
Presentation of Mrs. Chantal Komagata, Secretary General, UPF-Switzerland at the Conference on “The Contribution of Families to Peace, Human Development and Prosperity”.
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Towards an Era of Family Culture: A Paradigm and Tool for Prevention and Cure
Presentation of Ms. Carolyn Handschin-Moser, President, Women's Federation for World Peace International–Europe, at the Conference on “The Contribution of Families to Peace, Human Development and Prosperity”
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Family Policy in Modern Western Society – Where do we stand?
"Family policy is concerned with the creation of a legal, social and economic framework, as well as instruments and measures that further family development and the well-being of family life." Josef Gundacker, Family Forum Austria Geneva, July 5, 2012
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