(20 min. Overview) Family Values and their link to Economic Well-Being and Social Outcomes (ELC Geneva 30 June-1 July 2014)

Conference Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family

The Universal Peace Federation www.upf.org, in joint sponsorship with Women’s Federation for World Peace International www.wfwp.org, 
In partnership with the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe FAFCE.org are pleased to announce a 2 Day Conference on: «Family Values and their link to Economic Well-Being and Social Outcomes.»

June 30 - July 1, 2014, United Nations Office Geneva, Switzerland

Opening Session - Welcoming Remarks

Heiner W. HANDSCHIN, Director UPF Office for UN relations, Geneva

Paul Y.S. AN, Chairman UPF Europe and President FFWPU Europe

Session I - Sustainable Family Values as a Means to Create a Stable and Prosperous Society and Nation:

Lynn WALSH, Director Office for Marriage & Family, UPF, New York, USA

Richard KANE, President The Marriage Week International, UK

Carolyn HANDSCHIN, President WFWPI Europe

Session II: Family Breakdown and the Weakening of Marriage and Family through current Family Policies.

Harry BENSON, Research Director, The Marriage Foundation UK

Anna ZABORSKA, Member of the European Parliament, Slovakia

Maria HILDINGSSON, Secretary General, FAFCE, Brussels

Stephen STACEY, Educator and Marital-family Policy Specialist, Finland

Session III: Marriage and Family Policy in the West - where do we go from here?

Karl-Christian HAUSMANN, Vice-President CDU Stuttgart, Germany

Josie HAUER, US –Department of Health and Social Services, Bridgeport, USA

Drazen VUKOTIC, Vice-President “In the Name of the Family”, Croatia

Walter BAAR, Director of the Institute for Trends Research in Austria

Session IV: The Unique Contribution of Civil society, NGOs and Faith-based Organizations in strengthening Marriage and Family in the 21st Century.

Hafid OUARDIRI, President Fondation de l’Entreconnaissance, Geneva

Nancy SONNTAG LYON, UN Representative, Latter Day Saint Charities, Geneva

Josef MISSETHON, CEO Institute for Education and Human Ressource Management, Linz, Austria

Timothy MILLER, Vice-President FFWPU – Europe, Hastings UK

Workshop Session 1 and Discussion Forum: Marriage and Family Policy in the West - where do we go from here?

Moderator: Dieter SCHMIDT,

Harry BENSON, The Marriage Foundation, UK

Josie HAUER, Department of Health and Social Services, USA

Josef GUNDACKER, Familienforum Oesterreich, Austria

Workshop Session 2 and Discussion Forum: Alliances and strategy for a way forward

Moderator: Karl-Christian HAUSMANN

Maria HILDINGSSON, FAFCE, Brussels

Richard KANE, the Marriage week International,UK

Margriet HEIJDEMANN, Educator and Family Counsellor, the Netherlands

Concluding Session, Discussion and Resolution and Closing