NGO Committee on Ageing NY online event
Monday, 12 February 2024 - 1:15pm to 2:30pm
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The NGO Committee on Ageing calls your attention to an event during the
Commission for Social Development
Organized by the International Network For the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
Click here to REGISTER via the ZOOM LINK
MONDAY 12 FEBRUARY - 1:15 to 2:30 PM New York Time
Addressing Elder Abuse through Health and Poverty Reduction Policies and Programs: Obstacles and Opportunities
A VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Chair: Susan B. Somers, President, INPEA
Moderator: Erica Dhar, INPEA UN Representative, SDG Expert
Speakers:
Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, PhD, JD, MPH: INPEA Expert: Healthcare and public health law attorney and gerontological health and social work researcher.
The suffering of older adults across diverse communities including policy harms to older adults.
Bola Amaike, PhD., Lagos University, Nigeria
Programs/Policies to Protect Older Women in Nigeria: Through a Gendered Lens.
Isaac Kabelenga, PhD., University of Zambia, INPEA National Representative Zambia
Programs/Policies to Protect Older Persons in Zambia within Institutions.
WHO Representative: (TBA)
Interventions from the floor
This side event focuses on social policies and programs to reduce risk factors for abuse neglect and violence against older men and women in family, community, and conflict situations.
Questions regarding this virtual event please contact Susan Somers: sbsomers5@aol.com
For more information about this event and to read the Concept Note please visit our website https://www.ngocoa-ny.org/
THE NGO COMMITTEE ON AGEING-NEW YORK