The UN is calling for an increase in social protection interventions to deal with the spate of vulnerability created by the growing number of single-parent households.
In a statement to mark International Day of Families today, the UN said currently, 65 percent of all families are made up of either couple living with children of any age, or couples living with children and extended family members, such as grandparents.
Hence, the diminishing number of extended families and the increasing number of single-parent families put into sharp focus the issue of social protection.
This is in line with International Day of Families which focuses on the impact of new technologies on the well-being of families. The UN notes that megatrends, including new technologies, demographic shifts, rapid urbanization, and migration trends, as well as climate change, have been dramatically shaping the world.
It adds that the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of digital technologies for work, education and communication.
The pandemic has accelerated technological changes that had already been underway in society and at work, including the expanded use of digital platforms and related technological innovations like cloud computing and the use of big data and algorithms.
