A/RES/76/139
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
5 January 2022
Seventy-sixth session
Agenda item 28 (b)
Social development: social development, including
questions relating to the world social situation and to
youth, ageing, persons with disabilities and the family
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 16 December 2021
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/76/454, para. 51)]
76/139.
Preparations for and observance of the thirtieth anniversary of the
International Year of the Family
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 44/82 of 8 December 1989, 50/142 of 21 December 1995,
52/81 of 12 December 1997, 54/124 of 17 December 1999, 56/113 of 19 December
2001, 57/164 of 18 December 2002, 58/15 of 3 December 2003, 59/111 of 6 December
2004, 59/147 of 20 December 2004, 60/133 of 16 December 2005, 62/129 of
18 December 2007, 64/133 of 18 December 2009, 66/126 of 19 December 2011,
67/142 of 20 December 2012, 68/136 of 18 December 2013, 69/144 of 18 December
2014, 71/163 of 19 December 2016, 72/145 of 19 December 2017, 73/144 of
17 December 2018, 74/124 of 18 December 2019 and 75/153 of 16 December 2020,
concerning the proclamation of, preparations for and observance of the International
Year of the Family and its tenth and twentieth anniversaries,
Recognizing that the preparations for and observance of the twentieth
anniversary of the International Year in 2014 provided a useful opportunity to
continue to raise awareness of the objectives of the International Year for increasing
cooperation on family issues at all levels and for undertaking con certed action to
strengthen family-oriented policies and programmes as part of an integrated
comprehensive approach to development,
Recognizing also that the objectives of the International Year and its follow-up
processes, especially those relating to family-oriented policies in the areas of poverty,
work-family balance and intergenerational issues, with attention given to the rights
and responsibilities of all family members, can contribute to ending poverty, ending
hunger, ensuring a healthy life and promoting well-being for all at all ages, promoting
lifelong learning opportunities for all, ensuring better education outcomes for
children, including early childhood development and education, enabling access to
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