United Nations
A/RES/56/113
General Assembly
Distr.: General
18 January 2002
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 108
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/56/572)]
56/113. Preparations for and observance of the tenth anniversary
of the International Year of the Family
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 44/82 of 8 December 1989, 47/237 of 20 September
1993, 50/142 of 21 December 1995, 52/81 of 12 December 1997 and 54/124 of
17 December 1999 concerning the proclamation, preparations for and observance of
the International Year of the Family,
Recognizing that the preparation for and observance of the tenth anniversary of
the International Year of the Family provides a useful opportunity for drawing
further attention to the objectives of the Year for increasing cooperation at all levels
on family issues and for undertaking concerted actions to strengthen family-centred
policies and programmes as part of an integrated comprehensive approach to
development,
Recognizing also that the follow-up to the International Year of the Family is
an integral part of the agenda and of the multi-year programme of work of the
Commission for Social Development until 2004,
Recognizing further that the family-related provisions of the outcomes of the
world conferences of the 1990s continue to provide policy guidance on ways to
strengthen family-centred components of policies and programmes as part of an
integrated comprehensive approach to development,
Noting with concern the devastating effects of difficult social and economic
conditions, armed conflicts, natural disasters and infectious diseases such as
tuberculosis and malaria and of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic on family life,
Emphasizing that equality between women and men and respect for the human
rights of all family members is essential to family well-being and to society at large,
Noting the active role of the United Nations in enhancing international
cooperation in family-related issues, in particular in the area of research and
information,
Emphasizing that it is necessary to intensify and improve coordination of the
activities of the United Nations system on family-related issues so as to contribute
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