A/HRC/31/37 Contents Page I. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Role of families in poverty eradication and sustainable development: an international policy framework .................................................................................................. 4 A. Evolution of the international policy framework ..................................................................... 5 B. Status of the family in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ................. 6 Provisions of international human rights law pertaining to the family............................................. 7 A. Definition of family ................................................................................................................. 7 B. Right to marry and to found a family ....................................................................................... 9 C. Right to privacy and family life ............................................................................................... 10 D. Right to equality in the family ................................................................................................ 11 E. Right not to be subject to violence or abuse within the family ................................................ 13 F. State obligations with regard to the protection of the family ................................................... 14 Implementation of State obligations: a review of comparative practices ......................................... 14 A. Legal instruments..................................................................................................................... 15 B. Specialized agencies and governmental bodies ....................................................................... 16 C. Family-based approaches to policymaking .............................................................................. 16 D. Family-focused anti-poverty policies ...................................................................................... 16 E. Social security .......................................................................................................................... 17 F. Other social protection measures ............................................................................................. 17 G. Special programmes for vulnerable children ........................................................................... 17 Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................................................. 18 III. IV. V. 2