International Day of Older Persons 2002

Date: Thu, Oct 3 2002 | International Day
Location: New York, USA
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

The 12th Annual Celebration of the International Day of Older Persons

“Meeting the Challenges of Ageing: Where do we go from here?”

Thursday, 3 October 2002 10:00 am to 1:00 pm United Nations Headquarters, New York Participants include:

  • Eveline Hoenigsperger, Federal Ministry for Social Security and Generations, Austria
  • Dr. Martha Pelaez, Advisor on Healthy Ageing WHO/PAHO
  • Tavengwa Nhongo, African Regional Representative, HelpAge International Madiha el Safty American University, Cairo
  • Plus a performance by A Skitch Henderson Conductor,  New York Pops Orchestra

Sponsored by the NGO Committee on Aging, in collaboration with the UN Department of Public Information and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs