Policy | Submission on Actions to Achieve Child Poverty Reduction Target

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One Family welcomes the launch of a document on child poverty that puts forward real solutions to Government to end child poverty in all its forms. Developed under the auspices of the National Advisory Council on Children and Young People by a subgroup of members including One Family, it offers recommendations that can help Government […]

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Policy | United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

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The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international human rights treaty which is often described as a bill of rights for women. CEDAW sets out what governments must do to improve the situation of women living in the country, including addressing gender stereotyping and violence […]

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Policy | Children in Direct Provision Share Equal Rights with All Children in Ireland

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One Family welcomes the announcement by The Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, that children in Direct Provision will now share equal rights with other children in Ireland, with equal access to the Ombudsman for Children’s Office which will enable the Office to make a constructive contribution to the overall welfare of children living in […]

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Policy | UN to Examine Irish Government on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

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The Irish Government will be examined by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva tomorrow, 15 February 2017. Ireland’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women will be reviewed for the first time in 12 years. The Gender Equality […]

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Policy | Ireland’s First National Shared Parenting Survey: Results & Recommendations

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In 2016, One Family devised and conducted Ireland’s first national Shared Parenting Survey in response to a lack of public debate and narrative around shared parenting in modern Ireland. Over one thousand women and men who share parenting, or who have attempted to, responded. The results have been analysed, and we are pleased to now publish […]

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