Aimed to examine the state of the family in the modern world, as well as its challenges.

This conference is titled “Empowerment of the Family in the Modern World: Challenges & Promises Ahead” The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) recognized the family as the natural and fundamental group unit of society

In every culture, the family has been the fundamental building block of society and societies continue to recognize the family as the primary means though which people live together and provide mutual nurturing and support. Five years ago in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, the Doha international conference on the family was convened in 2004 under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al Missned.

The Doha declaration was then, adopted reaffirming many of the agreed international commitments including those in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights as an effort to encourage dialogue among countries and civilizations on questions related to family as well as to strengthen family sensitive policies and family support systems. A strong family is indeed central to overall effort to improve social and economic development, create sustainable communities and increase global prosperity.

Background materials

• Introduction
• Agenda
• Statement of His Excellency Abdullah Khalifa (Arabic)
• Statement of His Excellency Nasser Bin Abdulaziz (Arabic)
• Statement of Her Excellency Sheikha Hessa (Arabic)
• Statement of Michel Sidibe (English)
• List of Participants

Papers

• Immigration and family in the Middle East and North Africa by Aymen Zohari (Arabic)
• Aspects of modernization in the laws of the Arab family by Badryia Abdulla Al Wadi (Arabic)
• The Family and Safety Online by David Miles
• The Role of Parents in the Education of Their Children by Craig H. Hart
• Family Life in the New Media Ecology: Insights from the Digital Youth Project by Heather A. Horst
• Challenges Facing the Family in India by Janardan Prasad Singh
• Family in Latin America by Jesus Hernandez Ramos
• To protect women from domestic violence by Kaltham Al-Ghanim
• Armed conflict and their impact on the family by Kamel Mehana (Arabic)
• Status of the Family in Scandinavian Countries – Aspects of the Modern Welfare States by Prof. Dr. Kjell O. Lejon
• Family development in Russia by Liudmila Vasilenko
• Family Life and Work Balance by Lourdes Del Fresno
• Family Wellbeing and Poverty Eradication by Maria Sophia Aguirre
• The UDHR & the Foundations of the Right to Marry by Martin Luteran
• Transmitting Values between Generations by Michael Schluter
• The consequences of HIV/AIDS on the family in Africa Colloquium by Moira Chimombo
• NGO role in protecting the Family by Patrick Buckley
• Family and the economy: recent evolutions and new perspectives by Pierre André Chiappori
• The Muslim Family and the Challenge of Change by Radwan A. Masmoudi
• Building Upon the Doha Declaration by Richard G. Wilkins
• Aging and the family by Saadoun Al Hiyyili (Arabic)
• Qatar international law in divorce – competitive study by Sami Mansour (Arabic)
• CHILD, FAMILY, AND STATE: Family Policy, Social Protection Policy and the Well-Being of Children by Sheila B. Kamerman
• Collective Rights vs Individual Rights? Examining the “Right to Die”. by William L. Saunders

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