146 Member States support the SG Policy Brief on COVID19 and Older Persons
UPDATED: 20 May 2020 A cross-regional core group, comprised of Argentina, Austria, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Morocco, Slovenia and Turkey, coordinated and lead a strong statement of support signed by 146 Member States who are committed to the policy framework presented by the Secretary-General in his brief on the Impact of COVID19 on Older Persons. […]
COVID-19 and Older Persons: A Defining Moment for an Informed, Inclusive and Targeted Response
As the world grapples with an unparalleled health crisis, older persons have become one of its more visible victims. The pandemic spreads among persons of all ages and conditions, yet available evidence indicates that older persons and those with underlying medical conditions are at a higher risk of serious illness and death from the COVID-19 […]
Updated COVID19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan Recognizes Older Persons as a Priority Group
The COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan, produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), prioritizes the needs of the the most vulnerable including older persons. Given that the pandemic has already heightened existing levels of discrimination, inequality and gender based violence, the Plan includes specific metrics to ensure that the vulnerabilities […]
Secretary-General’s Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on older persons
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world. As of 26 April, the virus itself has already taken the lives of some 193,710 people, and fatality rates for those over 80 years of age is five times the global average. As the virus spreads rapidly to developing countries, […]
Issue Brief on Older Persons and COVID-19: A Defining Moment for Informed, Inclusive and Targeted Response
As the world grapples with an unparalleled health crisis, older persons have become one of its more visible victims. The pandemic spreads among persons of all ages and conditions, yet available evidence indicates that older persons and those with underlying medical conditions are at a higher risk of serious illness and death from the Covid-19 […]
“Unacceptable” – UN expert urges better protection of older persons facing the highest risk of the COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA (27 March 2020) – Society has a duty to exercise solidarity and better protect older persons who are bearing the lion’s share of the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN human rights expert said. “Reports of abandoned older persons in care homes or of dead corpses found in nursing homes are alarming. This is unacceptable,” said […]
11th Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
ATTENTION: In light of the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation and its implications for intergovernmental meetings held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, a decision was made to postpone the eleventh session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, scheduled for 6 April 2020. The session will be held at a later date […]
2020 AARP-DESA Briefing Series (12 February 2020)
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK –During the 58th session of the Commission for Social Development, the United Nations 75th anniversary under the theme “Shaping Our Future Together” and the 25th anniversary of the Global Social Summit, AARP hosted the 13th annual briefing series entitled “Living, Learning and Earning Longer: A Business Case for An Age […]
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Meetings and Workshops
GA Working Group on Ageing
Briefings Series
- Issue brief on Older Persons and COVID-19: A Defining Moment for Informed, Inclusive and Targeted Response
- Briefing paper on Ageing-related Policies and Priorities in Voluntary National Reviews (2016-2019)
- Briefing paper on older persons in humanitarian emergencies
- Briefing paper on health inequalities in old age
- Briefing paper on economic inequalities in old age
- Briefing paper on long-term care
- Briefing paper on poverty in old-age
