The theme of the 2017 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) to be observed at the United Nations Headquarters is “Understand and End Financial Abuse of Older People: A Human Rights Issue.”

The theme of International Day of Older Persons 2017 is “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society.”

This year’s day is about enabling and expanding the contributions of older people in their families, communities and societies at large. It focuses on the pathways that support full and effective participation in old age, in accordance with old persons’ basic rights, needs and preferences.

The Eighth Working Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing will be held from 5 to 7 July 2017 in Conference Room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Participation of NGOs

Participation of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)

United Nations, 5 May 2017 — The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concludes its 16th session today with the adoption of a report including recommendations for States, UN bodies and Indigenous Peoples.

APPLICATION FOR NEW NGO ACCREDITATION TO THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CRPD CLOSED ON 5 MAY 2017.

On Tuesday 25 April 2017, the President of the 71st session of the General Assembly organized a high-level event to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous P

This action plan builds on the momentum and spirit of the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and to this end will promote partnership and collaboration between the UN system, civil society organizations, and multilateral bodies such as regional development banks and human rights special procedures and commissions.

The 2030 Agenda’s pledge to leave no one behind demands that progress towards the Agenda’s goals and targets be faster among the most disadvantaged social groups.

Suriname ratified the Convention on 29 March 2017, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 173.

Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:

UNITED NATIONS, 27 March 2017 – The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, an expert body of the United Nations, welcomed the focus on the empowerment of Indigenous women at the 61^st session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at UN Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March.