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51st session of the Commission for Social Development (New York, 6-15 February 2013)
All relevant information, including documents, a list of side events, etc. of the upcoming session of CSocD can be found online.
Upcoming High-level Panel on Ageing…
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General Assembly resolutions on ageing and older persons
UN General Assembly resolutions 67/139 (Towards a comprehensive and integral international legal instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of older persons) and 67/143 (Follow-…
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Please find below a call for contributions from civil society organizations as input for discussions during the upcoming fourth session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing in August 2013
Call for NGO input
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Fourth Working Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing for the Purpose of Strengthening the Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons
The Fourth Session of the OEWG is scheduled to take place from 12 to 15 August 2013 in New…
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Report of the Secretary-General to the 68th session of the General Assembly
The most recent report of the Secretary-General entitled “Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing” (A/68/167) has been issued…
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Report of the Secretary-General to the Commission for Social Development
The Commission for Social Development will hold its 52nd session on 11-21 February 2014. A report of the Secretary-General entitled "Further implementation of the Madrid…
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United Nations Human Rights Council Appoints Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons
On 8 May 2014, the Council appointed Ms. Rosita Kornfeld-Matte (Chile) as Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights…
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Report of the Secretary-General to the 69th session of the General Assembly
The most recent report of the Secretary-General entitled “Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing: Report of the Secretary-General" (A/69/180) has been issued and…
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53rd Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD53)
The Commission for Social Development is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. The 53rd Session of this Commission (CSocD53) will…
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Asia and the Pacific is the fastest ageing region in the world. It is expected that by 2050, one fourth of the total population in Asia and the Pacific will be 60 years old or older. Due to increased life expectancy and continuing…
The Open ended Working Group on Ageing, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 65/182 of 21 December 2010, for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons, held its sixth working session at United…