Resources

The virtual commemoration of the International Day of Care and Support will serve as the second Global Care Alliance initiative in the Asia-Pacific region. The objective is to raise awareness of the importance of care and support, and its key contribution to the achievement of gender equality, healthy ageing and the sustainability of our societies and economies.This video, featuring messages from partners under the auspices of the Global Alliance for Care, aims to emphasize the importance of caregiving, recognize the contributions of caregivers, and advocate for policies and initiatives that support and enhance care in all its forms.This includes accelerating progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular Sustainable Development Goal 5 (“achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls”) and target 5.4 (“recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate”).