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This body, belonging to the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II, together with UCAM, its permanent headquarters, have presented a report carried out in eleven countries in which the circumstances that are causing the serious fall in birth rates are confirmedThe report 'Family and Relational Poverty' has been presented through international videoconference by Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia, great chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II; Monsignor Pierangelo Sequeri, dean of this Institute; José Luis Mendoza, President of the Catholic University of Murcia and Executive Vice President of the International Family Observatory, and Francesco Belletti, Director of the International Center for Family Studies.In the presentation, Monsignor Paglia recalled that in "December 2018, the Pontifical John Paul II Institute, together with UCAM and CISF in Milan, following the inspiration of the Holy Father, decided to found this Observatory as a permanent scientific research tool on the concrete reality that families live in different parts of the world.

" José Luis Mendoza has emphasized that through the Observatory "we intend to innovate and modernize the work we carry out taking into account demographic changes, internationalization processes, economic globalization, as well as new information and communication technologies" .Main conclusionsThe study, which has been carried out in Spain, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, India, Benin, Lebanon, Qatar, Kenya and South Africa, highlights the difficulty of reconciling work with the family, the growing anguish caused by the new technologies within the family and the increase in economic and cultural inequality.

It also includes the difficulty of families to care for the elderly, the problem of domestic violence and the increased risk of poverty for large families.Low birth rateThe difficulties young people encounter in accessing the labor market and the frequent precariousness of employment lead to the loss of interest in raising a family, which affects the low birthrate in many countries, such as Spain.Couple breakupThis conflict generates vulnerability and often economic impoverishment.

Given this, the Observatory advocates working on the prevention of ruptures and, when they occur, help in the educational management of parenthood and promote support groups for children.In SpainThe document also highlights that there are 4.1 million people in a situation of serious social exclusion in our country; 33% belong to large families, 28% to single parents, and 21% of all households with children suffer from this circumstance.

In addition, the study warns that in Spain there is a problem of domestic violence and, given the current economic situation, it warns of the risk of the consequences of the 2008 economic crisis, in which more than half a million homes were maintained thanks to pensions for the elderly and disabled.In line with the SDGsTo carry out this work, which is in connection with some of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030, eight areas of interest and more than 100 statistical indicators have been taken into account, based on demography, family, health , education, income economy, business- commerce, technology, work and poverty.

Source: UCAM