The 58th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD58) was held Feb. 10-19, 2020, at U.N. Headquarters. NCFR's U.N. Representatives, Bahira Sherif Trask, Ph.D., and Mihaela Robila, Ph.D., CFLE, were in attendance. The priority theme of this session was affordable housing and social protection systems for all to address homelessness.

Dr. Trask was invited to present at a side event during this year's session on family homelessness. A video recording of her presentation Families and the Global Crisis Around Affordable Housing can be viewed below. Dr. Trask's presentation begins at 9:05 and is approximately 7 minutes in length.

• Other video recordings of note for family professionals are the side events “Homelessness and Family” and “The Impact of Housing Instability on Families.” See a list of all side events.
• Also of note, the International Federation for Family Development presented a briefing and panel discussion woth evidence-based policy recommendations supporting family formation and adequate housing. Read more here. 
• You can read draft resolutions, statements, highlights, and more from the 58th session, as well as view webcasts, photos, and videos, on the CSocD58 website.

See all CSocD58 resources