13th Session of the Working Group on Ageing, 3-6 April 2023

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The Thirteenth Session of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG13) on Ageing will be held in Conference Room 2 from 3 to 6 April 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 

This year, the session will focus on the "Right to Health and Access to Health Services," "Social Inclusion," and the development of a possible international standard on the protection of the rights of older persons to "Economic Security" and the "Contribution of Older Persons to Sustainable Development."

For more information, please visit: https://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/thirteenthsession.shtml

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