Membership, 2030 Plan Tasks Set for Russia’s New Family Support Working Group

Overview

• President Vladimir Putin ordered the interagency body on October 6 and appointed children’s ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova as chair.
• Lvova-Belova said the group includes representatives from key ministries and bodies such as Labor, Education, Health, Justice, Interior, the Investigative Committee, the FSB, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Supreme Court.
• The group’s tasks include assessing the current support system for families with children and drafting a plan through 2030 to reduce social orphanhood.
• Its remit covers monitoring data, collecting statistics on existing support mechanisms, coordinating authorities and public organizations, and promoting proven practices.
• Participants will prepare proposals for the president and government, with staff from the federal and regional ombudspersons’ offices involved in the work.