
DIFI participated on in the 5th Budapest Demographic Summit in Hungary
HLPF Priority Theme:
Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: building an inclusive and effective path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”
Co-sponsoring countries:
The State of Qatar
Date and time:
Date: July 6th, 2021
2:30-4:00 pm (Qatar time)
Location:
Virtual through Zoom
Background:
The prevalence of COVID-19 has set the pace for the application of flexible work arrangements that can be applied to all work-places in our daily routines, without disrupting the work environment and more importantly allowing families to spend more time together towards cohesive families. This session aims to provide an overview of policies and procedures taken around the globe in the provision of flexible-working arrangements such as telecommuting, and how they have impacted family relations, including parental roles and responsibilities and gender equality within the family sphere. It will also highlight the challenges faced by families in balancing between their work and familial responsibilities and will propose policy recommendations and solutions on the way forward.
Objective:
The Doha Briefing aims to provide a platform for a diverse set of stakeholders, including governments, civil society, and United Nations entities to undertake a policy dialogue to enable a better understanding of progress made and challenges faced by families and to exchange experiences and lessons learned concerning new evidence and innovations targeted at families. To that end, the Doha Briefing 2021 aims to address the following:
To watch the video, click on the link:https://youtu.be/ixQmAYJWGjg
Mr. Khalid Al Naama presentation click here
Dr.Sara Al-Abdulla presentation click here
The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) has launched the OSRA research grant in its sixth cycle which is a research grant on Arab families and family policy related issues.
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