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Upcoming Events
Regional Reviews of the 3rd cycle of Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
For more information about the review, please visit the Official MIPAA Review and Appraisal Web Page
- UNESCAP Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on the Third Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (12-14 September 2017, Bangkok - Thailand)
http://mipaa.unescapsdd.org/third-review/intergovernmental-meeting-bangkok-12-14-september-2017 - UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing: A Sustainable Society for All Ages: Realising the Potential of Living Longer (20-22 September 2017, Lisbon - Portugal)
http://www.unece.org/pau/ageing/ministerial_conference_2017.html#/ - ECA Third Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in Africa (9 October 2017, Addis Ababa - Ethiopia)
(details forthcoming)
Technical Seminar: Titchfield City Group on Ageing and Age-disaggregated Data (United Kingdom, 22-24 August 2017)
The seminar is organised by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in collaboration with the UK Office for National Statistics, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWOMEN) and HelpAge International. The seminar will address core issues of age-disaggregated data and ageing statistics, and will work towards advancing consensus for the establishment of an Ageing City Group to advance this work under the auspices of the United Nations Statistical Commission.
United Nations International Day of Older Persons (1 October)
The theme of UNIDOP2017 is “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society.”
For more information about the Day, please visit
UNIDOP Commemoration in New York will take place in ECOSOC Chamber at the UN Headquarters on 5 October 2017 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. The NGO Committee on Ageing in New York in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Focal Point on Ageing will organise an event to commemorate the UN International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 5 October 2017. The event will explore the future of global ageing by examining how technology, entrepreneurship and civic engagement enhance older persons’ contributions to societies throughout the world. The commemoration will also feature the formal launch of highlights from the forthcoming World Population Ageing Report 2017 prepared by UNDESA.
Recent Events
Regional Reviews of the 3rd cycle of Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
For more information about the review, please visit the Official MIPAA Review and Appraisal Web Page
- ECLAC Fourth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons (27-30 June 2017, Asunción - Paraguay)
- ESCWA Third Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in the Arab Region (3 August 2017)
(details forthcoming)
The Eighth Working Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (5-7 July 2017, New York)
For more information about the session, please visit https://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/eighthsession.shtml
Session meetings are also available on UN Web TV at http://webtv.un.org/search?term=Working+Group+on+Ageing
Side events during the 2017 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
- Beyond Slogans – Good Practice to Count Us All In
For more information about the review, please visit https://www.un.org/development/desa/ageing/news/2017/07/hlpf-ageing/ - Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity for Older Persons
For more information about the review, please visit https://www.un.org/development/desa/ageing/news/2017/07/eradicating-poverty-older-persons/
2017 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15 June 2017)
- Commemoration in New York on “Understand and End Financial Abuse of Older People: A Human Rights Issue”
For more information about the event, please visit https://www.un.org/development/desa/ageing/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day/2017-2.html
The event is also available on UN Web TV at http://webtv.un.org/search/understand-and-end-financial-abuse-of-older-people-a-human-rights-issue-world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-2017/5474365257001/?term=elder abuse&sort=date - Commemoration in Geneva on "Violence Against Older Persons, A Human Rights Issue:
For more information about the event, please visit http://ageingcommitteegeneva.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Side-event-WEAAD-2017-flyer.pdf
The event is also available on UN Treaty Body Webcast at http://www.treatybodywebcast.org/hrc-35-violence-against-older-persons-a-human-rights-issue/
United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)/ Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Events
- DPI/NGO Briefing: The Global Ageing Population: Impact and Implementation of Agenda 2030 (1 June 2017)
The event is also available on UN Web TV at http://webtv.un.org/watch/dpingo-briefing-the-global-ageing-population-impact-and-implementation-of-agenda-2030/5456443723001 - Intergenerational Dialogue on the SDGs (1 August 2017)
For more information about the event, please visit https://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/dialogues
Recent Developments
Establishment of Inter-Agency Group on Ageing (IAGA)
An informal network of interested entities of the United Nations system has been launched by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to exchange and discuss information on ageing-related work and identify areas of cooperation and synergies; raise the profile of ageing issues and integrate ageing and older persons into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda within the context of its "Leave No One Behind" focus; and systematically integrate and mainstream the concerns and interests of older persons into the work of the group. Current partners also include UNFPA, OHCHR, UNRISD, ILO, UNWOMEN, WHO, ESCWA and UNESCAP with other entities likely joining.
UNDESA Focal Point on Ageing “Briefing Series”
Economic Inequalities in Old Age
Economic inequalities exist both between older persons and the rest of the population and among older persons themselves, leaving many excluded from prosperity, resources and decent work. Read more by visiting this link /sites/default/files/migrated/24/2016/08/Briefing-Paper_Economic-Inequalities_Final_Rev26July2017.pdf
Health and Well-Being in Older Age
With advances in medicine and improved living standards, more and more people worldwide can expect to live well into old age. However, older persons are characterised by great diversity, and extended longevity is not necessarily accompanied by better health. Read more by visiting this link http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/documents/BriefingPaperHealthandWellbeing.pdf
Coming Soon
Report of the Secretary-General to the seventy-second session of the General Assembly
The report is prepared in response to General Assembly resolution 71/164, entitled “Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing”. It focuses on how older persons should be better integrated into the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the context of the 2017 theme of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) of eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world. The report also provides an update on new initiatives advancing cooperation on ageing and the implementation of the SDGs. Please visit the following link for updates https://www.un.org/development/desa/ageing/resources-2.html
Report of the Eighth Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
Please visit the following link for updates https://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/eighthsession.shtml
