International Day Of Families 2026: Families, Inequalities and Child Wellbeing

The 2026 International Day of Families with a theme Families, Inequalities and Child Wellbeing aims to contribute to enhanced global understanding of how inequalities undermine family and child wellbeing and promote investments in integrated family-oriented policies.

The event will highlight good practices in family policymaking to reduce inequalities and promote child wellbeing and share international good practices, including universal child benefits, parental leave systems, affordable early childhood education, and community-based family support services.

The event will contribute to fostering dialogue among Member States, UN agencies, policy experts, and civil society organizations and contribute to increased commitment to the implementation of family-oriented policies and programmes. Moreover, the observance will examine issues relating to the Doha Political Declaration of the Second World Summit for Social Development, including integrating the role of the family as a central enabler and contributor to social development and promoting social and economic policies that are designed to meet the needs of families and their individual members and promote investments in early childhood development.

Date and time: 15 May, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m (EST)
Venue: UNHQ, New York, CR8

The event is open to the public and will be webcast at: https://webtv.un.org/en.

For more information, click here: Background Note