UN Network on Ageing Newsletter-Issue 44

Chair's summary of third working session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons
The third session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing was held from 21-24 August 2012 at UN headquarters.

Second Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
For updates on the second review and appraisal of the Madrid Plan on the regional level, especially new documents that emanated from the UN-ECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing convened in Vienna, Austria, on September 19-20, 2012.

International Day of Older Persons 2012
The International Day of Older Persons will be observed on October 1, 2012. This year's theme is "Longevity shapes the Future".

Ageing in the 21st Century: Landmark report launches on 1 October
On 1 October 2012, UNFPA and HelpAge International will launch a landmark report, “Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and a Challenge”. Three years in the making, the report includes contributions from UN agencies, civil society and 1,300 older persons from 36 countries. It includes new data, success stories and robust recommendations to help countries unlock the potential, wisdom and energy of the rising numbers of people over age 60.

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It features over 130 concrete actions to support the renewed global financing framework that world leaders just adopted at the international conference.They will help countries mobilise resources for an SDG investment push, build developing…
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As the international community prepares for the Second World Summit for Social Development this November in Doha, global attention is turning once again to a bold vision of human well-being first championed in 1995. Thirty years after the historic…
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Today marks the inaugural International Day of Deafblindness, officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness of deafblindness as a distinct disability and champion the rights of individuals with combined vision and…