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Newsletter | 01 December 2023
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The General Assembly adopted resolution on Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing
At the 50th plenary meeting of the General Assembly held on 19 December 2023, the Rapporteur of…
Newsletter | 24 April 2018
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15
Use #WEAAD, #SDGs, #GlobalGoals for all your tweets on the 2018 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Celebrating #WEAAD? Planning a special activity? We want to know! Tweet @UN4Ageing or email us…
Newsletter | 29 December 2017
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Expert Group Meeting on Care and Older Persons: Links to Decent Work, Migration and Gender (5-7 December 2017, UNHQ NY)The UN focal point on ageing (UNDESA) is organizing an expert group meeting on “Care and Older Persons: Links to…
Newsletter | 25 August 2017
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55th Session of the Commission for Social Development (New York, 1 - 10 February 2017) bit.ly/CSocD55
The priority theme for the 2017-2018 review and policy cycle will be "Strategies for the eradication of poverty to achieve…
Newsletter | 15 August 2017
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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…
Newsletter | 26 September 2016
Upcoming Events
26th United Nations International Day of Older Persons: Take a Stand Against Ageism (6 October 2016, UNHQ, 10:00am - 1:00pm)
The NGO Committee on Ageing in New York in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic…
Newsletter | 04 May 2016
Recent Events
25th International Day of Older Persons: Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban Environment
The NGO Committee on Ageing in New York in partnership with United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Focal Point on…
Newsletter | 10 August 2015
Commission for Social Development adopts resolution on second review and appraisal of the Madrid Plan
During its 49th session, the Commission for Social Development adopted draft resolution E/CN.5/2011/L.3 entitled "Modalities of the second review…
Newsletter | 10 August 2015
New web-site of the UN Programme on AgeingThe newly designed web-site provides information about global demographic ageing and older persons around the world as well as a variety of ageing-related UN documents, publications, events and meetings.…
Newsletter | 10 August 2015
Report of the Secretary-General to the 66th session of the UN General AssemblyThe most recent report of the Secretary-General entitled " Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing" has been issued and is available at the UN Programme on Ageing…
Newsletter | 10 August 2015
International Day of Older Persons 2011
The International Day of Older Persons will be celebrated on 1 October 2011.
The Day will be commemorated on 3 October 2011 in Geneva under the theme of "Active and Healthy Ageing 2012" and on 6 October 2011…
Newsletter | 10 August 2015
Report of the Secretary-General to the Commission for Social DevelopmentThe Commission for Social Development will hold its 50th session on 1-10 February 2012. A report of the Secretary-General entitled "Second review and appraisal of the Madrid…