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News | 04 October 2021
Marking the International Day of Older Persons this Friday, the United Nations is driving home the message that “digital equality” online, needs to be inclusive of everybody, regardless of age.
In his message, the UN Secretary-General said that as …
News | 21 September 2021
The United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2021 (UNIDOP) theme “Digital Equity for All Ages” predicates the need for access and meaningful participation in the digital world by older persons.
The fourth industrial revolution…
News | 16 August 2021
The report of the Secretary-General to the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly on the follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing provides an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on older persons. It serves to explore pathways to ensure…
News | 10 August 2021
Within the context of the Inter-Agency Group on Ageing, WHO, DESA, ITU, and UN Women launched an advocacy brief on social isolation and loneliness among older people on 29 July 2021.
The brief summarizes the scale, impact, and harms of social…
29 June 2021
Older Persons have been among the first and hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In many respects the pandemic could be viewed as a test of how prepared/or not Member States are for the rapidly ageing society. Pandemics disrupt and have the…
28 May 2021
Access to Justice
Violence, abuse and neglect of older persons are the most hidden and underreported violations of human rights.
Not only are older persons at high risk of serious illness and mortality, but they continue to face disproportionate…
19 March 2021
Ageism leads to poorer health, social isolation, earlier deaths and cost economies billions: report calls for swift action to implement effective anti-ageism strategies
Every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes – leading…
11 March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to an unprecedented halt and upended societies, and its ramifications are expected to be long lasting. The crisis has also intensified or brought to the forefront other trends, including rampant and…
11 March 2021
In the run-up to the launch of the UN Global Report on Ageism, DESA is joining the Global Coalition on Aging, NYC Department for the Aging, and NYU Silver School of Social Work for an interactive discussion on how to tackle ageism and take concrete…
09 March 2021
DESA joined a panel discussion on Building Back Better in post-pandemic Asia: Back to the future for older people? (9 March 2021), organized by HelpAge Asia Pacific and Asia Development Bank. Watch event here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
20 February 2021
The shared experience of our global challenges brought to light even more through the pandemic, has proven that we can do more for our aging populations in connecting them to the benefits of ICT’s. The pandemic has exposed critical gaps in our…
04 February 2021
This webinar, organized by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) in partnership with the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), is part of a series of events aimed at mobilizing civil society to undertake crucial national…