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International Day of Older Persons

1 October

The General Assembly designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons by resolution 45/106 of 14 December 1990, following up on initiatives such as the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing, adopted by the 1982 World Assembly on Ageing and endorsed later that year by the General Assembly.

In 1991, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Principles for Older Persons (resolution 46/91). In 2002, the 2nd World Assembly on Ageing adopted the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing to respond to the opportunities and challenges of population ageing in the 21st century and to promote the development of a society for all ages.

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Ageline Database - AARP

Association des universités du troisième age

Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging

Centre for Policy on Ageing

ELDIS Research Centre - Ageing Populations

European Federation of the Elderly

 Global Action on Aging

Helpage International

International Association on Gerontology

International Federation on Ageing

National Institute on Aging (USA)

Shangai Research Centre on Aging (China)

Red Latinoamericana de Gerontología


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