The Vienna NGO Committee on the Family was founded in 1985 as a platform for exchange of information on family issues with the support of the United Nations Center for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs, to offer coordination and facilitation and promotion of the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) represented at the the United Nations, who are interested in questions relating to the Family, and to convene meetings, and facilitate liaison with United Nations agencies, governments, other NGOs, research institutions etc.
A PLAN of ACTION for each year is proposed by the Board and, after discussion in a Full Committee Meeting, approved by the membership. Vienna NGO Committee on the Family DRAFT PLAN OF ACTION 2011
I. SERVICE TO THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE (1) FAMILIES INTERNATIONAL ( QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF THE VIENNA NGO COMMITTEE ON THE FAMILY): EXPANDING THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE PUBLICATION IN OUR WORLD-WIDE NETWORK OF PARTICIPANTS THROUGH: I. SPECIAL FEATURES ON FAMILY ISSUES & POLICIES II. PUBLICATION OF PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL FORUMS ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE III. NEWS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS RELEVANT TO FAMILIES & FAMILY-ORIENTED ORGANISATIONS IV. NEWS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMM ON THE FAMILY V. NEWS FROM THE VIENNA NGO COMMITTEE ON THE FAMILY VI. FAMILY RELATED CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS NEWS VII. RECENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS VIII. PUBLICATIONS - PERIODICALS AND MAGAZINES IX. INTRODUCTION OF FAMILY-ORIENTED ORGANISATIONS (2.) WEBSITES OF THE COMMITTEE I. IMPROVING FUNCTIONALITY AND USABILITY OF WWW.10YEARS.IYF IN PREPARATION FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY IN 2014 II. UPDATING INTERACTIVE FACILITIES FOR WWW.CIVILSOCIETYNETWORKS.ORG (3) COMMITTEE MEETINGS I. ORGANIZINATION OF TWO FULL COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN VIENNA II. COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS (1) COOPERATION WITH THE PROGRAMME ON THE FAMILY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (DESA) (2) SUBMISSION OF JOINT INGO WRITTEN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE COMMITTEE TO THE COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (CSD) IN NEW YORK III. PROJECTS OF THE COMMITTEE (1) COMMUNICATION THROUGH WEBSITES OF THE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR. PETER CROWLEY (2) COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: ROSINA SANTA OLALLA (3) FAMILIES INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE EDITOR: PETER CROWLEY APPRECIATION: The Vienna NGO Committee on the Family would like to express appreciation and gratitude to all those who support it's activities and endeavours in the service of families world-wide and wishes to thank the Federal Ministry for Social Affairs and Generations of the Austrian Government for it's financial Support in setting up this home-page. |