General Assembly

Distr. GENERAL  

4 December 1986

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                                                         A/RES/41/96
                                                         4 December 1986
                                                         97th plenary meeting
                              Question of aging
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Reaffirming the International Plan of Action on Aging adopted at Vienna,
which was endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 37/51 of
3 December 1982, in particular the recommendations concerning data collection
and analysis, training and education, research and exchange of information
contained therein,
 
     Recalling its resolution 37/51, in which it endorsed the recommendation
contained in the Plan of Action that the Commission for Social Development
should be designated as the international body to review the implementation of
the Plan of Action every four years and to make proposals for updating it as
considered necessary,
 
     Reaffirming its resolution 40/29 of 29 November 1985, in which it
stressed the importance of the United Nations Trust Fund for Aging,
particularly in assisting Governments, at their request, in formulating and
implementing policies and programmes on aging,
 
     Emphasizing once again the importance of regional meetings to consider
the implementation of the recommendations of the Plan of Action, as
demonstrated by the African Regional Conference on Aging, held at Dakar in
December 1984,
 
     Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on
the question of aging and in particular the United Nations system-wide
programmes on aging,
 
     Appreciating the positive views of Member States, as reflected in the
report of the Secretary-General, on the strengthening of the existing United
Nations programmes on aging for the further implementation of the
recommendations contained in the Plan of Action,
 
     1.   Urges Governments to intensify their efforts, within the context of
their own national priorities, cultures and traditions, to implement the
recommendations contained in the International Plan of Action on Aging;
 
     2.   Requests the Secretary-General, in compliance with the
recommendations contained in the Plan of Action, to promote and encourage,
within available resources or through voluntary contributions, training
centres to train required personnel in the field of aging, especially
personnel from developing countries, who would in turn train others;
 
     3.   Urges the Secretary-General to renew his efforts to give priority
attention to the provision of advisory services to developing countries that
request them, to the extent feasible under the regular funding of the
programmes on aging, and to encourage the exchange of information through the
expansion of the existing United Nations network;
 
     4.   Again requests the Secretary-General to respond favourably to the
request of the African Regional Conference on Aging for assistance in
establishing an African gerontological society;
 
     5.   Urges the Secretary-General, in compliance with the views of Member
States as reflected in his report, to maintain and strengthen the existing
programmes on aging and to strengthen the United Nations system-wide
co-ordination of policies and programmes on aging, with the Centre for Social
Development and Humanitarian Affairs continuing to serve as focal point in the
United Nations system for activities relating to aging;
 
     6.   Reaffirms its endorsement of the International Plan of Action on
Aging and requests the Secretary-General, within the existing programme, to
continue to monitor progress in the implementation of the Plan of Action and
in the analysis of global trends on a multi-dimensional basis, and the
Commission for Social Development to continue its quadrennial review as
provided for in the Plan;
 
     7.   Requests the Secretary-General, as recommended in his report, to
review the world aging situation every six years on the basis of a
comprehensive study identifying the major trends and suggesting concrete
measures for action;
 
     8.   Urges the Secretary-General to continue and intensify his efforts to
promote the United Nations Trust Fund for Aging within its existing structure
so that it may continue to provide assistance to developing countries, at
their request, particularly through the funding of catalytic and innovative
projects;
 
     9.   Invites Governments and non-governmental organizations to continue
and, where possible, to increase their contributions to the Trust Fund, and
calls upon Governments and non-governmental organizations that have not yet
done so to consider contributing to the Trust Fund;
 
     10.  Calls upon other United Nations funding organizations to support the
Trust Fund in providing assistance for projects that fall within their
mandate; 
 
     11.  Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at
its forty-second session a progress report on the implementation of the
recommendations contained in the present resolution;
 
     12.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-second
session the item entitled "Question of aging".