Union Nationale des Associations Familiales

Union Nationale des Associations Familiales

28 place saint Georges, PARIS 75009.

Tél : 01 49 95 36 00

Fax : 01 40 16 12 76

Union Nationale des Associations Familiales (UNAF) was set up by the post-war Council of Resistance, and later enshrined in statute as a permanent liaison on family issues.

It was given the remit of:

- Providing public authorities with opinions on family-related issues and proposing measures that address the material and moral interests of families.
- Being the representative of all families towards the public authorities.
- Delivering certain family services.
- Upholding the material and moral interests of families.

UNAF is diverse, pluralist, outward-looking, and constantly evolving. It has a membership of 100 French departments, 22 French regions, and 70 family movements. There are currently 44 associate members representing a range of sectors including family and child community work, family assistance, youth, and holidays/free time. Between these sectors, UNAF speaks for the nearly 2 million families in France: more than 6 million people in total.

Over time, UNAF has negotiated the rounded family policy that today gives France encouraging prospects for tomorrow’s growth and increased funding for social protection. This policy is based on republican precepts of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.

Role within FAMILYPLATFORM:

UNAF sits on the Advisory Board, which provides supervisory and consultative advice on the scientific quality and policy relevance of the FAMILYPLATFORM.

Staff Involved in FAMILYPLATFORM:

Gilles Seraphin is Director of Studies and Research at the National Union of Family Associations (UNAF), and editor-in-chief of the French journal Recherches Familiales. He has worked on issues of urban sociology and religious sub-Saharan Africa, and his current research topics are social support, and mental disability and public policy for families relying on social support. Gilles is a member of the Advisory Board within the FAMILYPLATFORM.