UN Chief says the pandemic has highlighted the gravity and urgency of the situation for older persons
The report of the Secretary-General to the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly on the follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing provides an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on older persons. It serves to explore pathways to ensure that older persons are better incorporated into efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic […]
WHO, DESA, ITU, and UN Women launch the advocacy brief on social isolation and loneliness
Within the context of the Inter-Agency Group on Ageing, WHO, DESA, ITU, and UN Women launched an advocacy brief on social isolation and loneliness among older people on 29 July 2021. The brief summarizes the scale, impact, and harms of social isolation and loneliness among older people, and outlines what can be done to reduce […]
HLPF Side Event: COVID-19 Pandemic: A Stress Test of Global Ageing, 6 July 2021
Older Persons have been among the first and hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In many respects the pandemic could be viewed as a test of how prepared/or not Member States are for the rapidly ageing society. Pandemics disrupt and have the potential to drive change. Only a whole-of-society, whole-ofgovernment approach can respond effectively to […]
2021 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Access to Justice
Access to Justice Violence, abuse and neglect of older persons are the most hidden and underreported violations of human rights. Not only are older persons at high risk of serious illness and mortality, but they continue to face disproportionate cases of age based discrimination, stigmatization and subjected to multiple violations of human rights. In particular, […]
Ageist attitudes held by half of the world’s population cause serious social and economic ills
Ageism leads to poorer health, social isolation, earlier deaths and cost economies billions: report calls for swift action to implement effective anti-ageism strategies Every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes – leading to poorer physical and mental health and reduced quality of life for older persons, costing societies billions of […]
EGM on Building Forward Better for Older Persons post COVID-19, 2-5 March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to an unprecedented halt and upended societies, and its ramifications are expected to be long lasting. The crisis has also intensified or brought to the forefront other trends, including rampant and growing inequalities, the vulnerability in economies around the world and in our social protection systems, including health […]
Moving Beyond Ageism: The power of older age in work, healthcare, culture, and media towards equity, 16 March 2021
In the run-up to the launch of the UN Global Report on Ageism, DESA is joining the Global Coalition on Aging, NYC Department for the Aging, and NYU Silver School of Social Work for an interactive discussion on how to tackle ageism and take concrete steps towards equity for all ages. Twelve experts from across […]
Building Back Better in post-pandemic Asia: Back to the future for older people?
DESA joined a panel discussion on Building Back Better in post-pandemic Asia: Back to the future for older people? (9 March 2021), organized by HelpAge Asia Pacific and Asia Development Bank. Watch event here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knsCqfVlGiI&t=3387s
MIPAA
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
