9th Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing, 23-26 July 2018
The Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 65/182 with the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons, will hold its ninth session at United Nations Headquarters from 23 to 26 July 2018. The discussions will focus on two focus areas: autonomy and independence, […]
2018 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Elder abuse is a global social issue which affects millions of older persons around the world, and an issue which deserves the attention of the international community. The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 66/127, designated June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It represents the one day in the year when the […]
Health Inequalities in Old Age
Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3), to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, recognizes that health needs and considerations evolve throughout the life cycle. Although many older persons retain overall good health and functioning well into old age, the process of ageing entails an increasing risk of poor health.[1] Age is […]
2018 UNIDOP Celebrates Older Human Rights Champions
On this 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations International Day for Older Persons (UNIDOP) celebrates the importance of this Declaration, and reaffirms the commitment to promoting the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by older persons. Growing older does not diminish a person’s […]
Statistics Commission Endorses New Titchfield City Group on Ageing
On 9 March 2018, during its 49th session, the Statistical Commission endorsed the proposal to establish a Titchfield City Group on Ageing. To learn more, please visit http://bit.ly/TitchfieldCG_49SC (1:17) What’s a City Group? City Groups are informal consultant groups usually named after the place where they hold their first meeting. They include representatives from national […]
Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Care and Older Persons
The United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Care and Older Persons: Links to Decent Work, Migration and Gender was held from 5 to 7 December 2017 at UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting brought together 12 experts from across regions and from a cross disciplinary selection of universities and civil society and intergovernmental organizations over two and a […]
High-level panel discussion on the Third Review and Appraisal of the MIPAA
The Commission for Social Development in its 56th session, held a high-level panel discussion on the third review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) on 31 January 2018. The panel comprised of five panelists nominated by the United Nations Regional Commissions, and aimed to identify opportunities and challenges for further […]
Ageing-related Statistics and Age-disaggregated Data
Report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on ageing-related statistics and age-disaggregated data: Note by the Secretary-General As the proportion of the world’s population in the older ages continues to increase, the need for improved information and analysis of population ageing becomes pressing. Furthermore, implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the pledge […]
