Message for the 2017 International Day of Families
Families in Balance: Building Sustainable Cities and Strong Communities with No Family Left Behind.
Dear Members, Distinguished Partners and Friends!
The Celebrations of the International Day of Families is very special this year, because the World Family Organization is celebrating its 70th Anniversary!
Over the past 70 years the World Family Organization has built an extensive and solid platform to improve the existence of many families all over the world and in partnership with the United Nations, Governments at National and Local levels, Universities, NGO’s and Communities mobilized efforts to responsible address the challenges and opportunities to include the family in the process of development.
On January 1st 2016, the world officially began to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development based on 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a transformative Plan of Action for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership to address urgent global challenges over the next 15 years.
The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the Goals, apply to all societies and the family as the most basic unit of society is a powerful agent to exercise and disseminate the goals and targets as they are directly or indirectly related to the family. We want to be part of this integrated policy-action approach to ensure inclusive economic development, inclusive social development, environmental sustainability, peace and security that responds to the aspirations of all families for a world free of want and fear.
We want to be part of the solemn promise to leave no one behind!
By choosing the Sustainable Development Goal 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities – as our theme for this year,” is a very appropriate approach to start the discussions on how the future unfolds for families all over the world, having on mind the implementation of local actions that will provide for a well planned and well managed cities and human settlements, inclusive, resilient, offering more efficient economies, quality provision of goods and public services and combative to all forms and dimensions of poverty.
It’s our aspiration and solemn commitment to include families in the process of development and implementation of the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals over the next 15 years ensuring that no Family Is left behind.
Happy 2017 International Day of Families! The year of the World Family Organization 70th Anniversary!
Dr. Deisi Noeli Weber Kusztra
World Family Organization
President
