THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DIALOGUE

The European Regional Dialogue for the Doha International Conference for the Family was held August 23-25, 2004 at the International Conference Center (www.cicg.ch) in Geneva, Switzerland. This regional meeting assisted the Doha International Conference for the Family in demonstrating that a “family focus” is the surest guide to sustainable social health. Distinguished scholars from Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay presented papers on the following topics with a focus on the European Region and how these issues can be applied worldwide.

• Family
The Family is the natural and fundamental group unit of Society; Government Policy and Family Self-Reliance; Government Policy and the Family: Positives and Negatives; Ageing and the Family

• Marriage
Social and Economic Benefits of Marriage; Physical and Emotional Benefits of Marriage; Positive Effects of Marriages on Women, Men, and Children; Positive Effects of Marriage on National and International Social Development

• Human Dignity
Family and Human dignity;Family: Home to valuing each other and see past "self"; Modern Population Trends and the Family; The Dignity and Worth of Human Life

• Parents and Children
Benefits of Parenthood to Men and Women Motherhood and Fatherhood: Importance of Each to Children; Needs of   Infants, Youth, Adolescents and Young Adults; Negative Effects of Early Sexuality on Adolescents and Young Children

• Family Values
The Role of Values in Modern Society; Faith and the Modern Family; The Impact of Media and Values on the Family;The Family and Human Sexuality