The Congress is a major international event, held every 4 years, focussing on the rights of children and youth, and family law and family law processes. In the current geopolitical environment, nothing is more important than the rights of children caught in many conflicts including inter-familial conflicts, identity issues, environmental conflicts, on-line predators, bullying and those tragically caught up in theatres of war. There is no more important time to confront these challenges and try to find solutions.