High‐level panel discussion on the Fourth Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
When? Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 10:00am – 1:00pm Where? United Nations Headquarters, New York (Conference Room 4) One of the most salient conclusions from the fourth review and appraisal is that great disparities among and within regions exist in the rate of implementation of MIPAA, in the focus of countries and regions around the issue […]
Fourth review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002
The present report of the Secretary-General is submitted pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2020/8. It provides an assessment of the fourth review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, at the international level. The report gives an overview of the regional review and appraisal processes, together with a […]
2022 International Day of Older Persons on the “Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World”
The United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) 2022 will highlight “The Resilience and Contributions of Older Women” in successfully navigating today’s myriad of global challenges. The past three years have brought profound upheaval in the worlds’ health, socioeconomic, and environmental sectors, with pandemic and climate related impacts experienced globally. These effects continue to […]
UN Chief calls for a rights-based approach and a life-cycle perspective to ageing in the digital space
The report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/138 on the follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing. It provides an analysis of the impact of digital technologies on older persons and identifies the policy implications for older persons of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Road map for digital cooperation: implementation of the […]
Older Women in Crises: Invisible among the most vulnerable, 14 July 2022
This virtual event takes place on the margins of the 2022 HLPF, held under the auspices of ECOSOC. The theme of the HLPF in 2022 is Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As Member States discuss sustainable and resilient measures to […]
WEAAD 2022: Combatting Elder Abuse: What’s next? Five priorities for the Decade
The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), designated as 15 June, was initiated by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) in 2006, and recognized as a United Nations Day by the General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/66/127 adopted in 2011. According to WHO estimates, 1 in 6 people over 60 years […]
Mainstreaming knowledge on Ageing: “Virtual Roundtable Series”
UNITAR and its 24 International Training Centers for Authorities and Leaders -CIFAL Global Network-, UN DESA, UNFPA, IOM, UN WOMEN, UNHCR, WHO, ITU, and OHCHR, together with the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse; the International Longevity Centre; the Global Initiative on Ageing Foundation, and the NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva) have joined […]
The Special Track on ICTs and Older Persons at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, 2-6 May 2022
The Special Track on ICTs and Older Persons at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2022 took place from 2 to 6 May 2022. The track was co-organized by ITU, WHO and DESA in collaboration with the private sector (the Global Coalition on Aging). Building on the outcomes of the UN International […]
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
