International Day of Older Persons 2009 | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2009. The theme this year is: "Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Older Persons: Towards a Society for All Ages".

Message of the Secretary-General
AARP Statement by Barry Band, CEO
Press Release, 7 October 2009
New York commemoration
Geneva commemoration
Photos of the Event
UN Radio's Alicia Wood talked to Dr. John Beard, Director of the Department of Aging and Life Course with the World Health Organization in Geneva about the importance of valuing the elderly.