Opportunities

Signatories of the Venice Declaration are entitled to actively participate in the various activities oriented to develop family-friendly territories. The capacity-building of urban high-level representatives, urban development technicians and academic partners is the best strategy to consolidate the Project for the future.

Observance of the World Cities Day – October

Opportunity for the High-Level representatives of the Venice Declaration Signatories (Network) to pledge support and engage with the UN System. Participants are high-level representatives of the Venice Declaration that share progress in family-friendly policies in their territories and welcome the recent Signatories. The outcome of World Cities Day includes policy recommendations to better engage with the UNSystem, to better achieve the goals of the Urban Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Annual Technical Meetings

The Venice Declaration Signatories have the opportunity to showcase good practices and policy development that support family units in their regions. Participants and urban area technicians, design, implement, and evaluate family-focused policies as an effective approach to achieving the UN SDGs and advancing the Urban Agenda. The outcome of the Annual Technical Meeting includes policy recommendations and highlights good practices, serving as a key capacity-building tool for progress in the Project.

Good Practices Platform

The project offers the opportunity to share on a common platform good practices on social family policies. Signatories fulfill their commitment of submitting an Annual Monitoring Report made out of good practices implemented the past year.