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The United Nations today encouraged Governments and people throughout the world to ensure that older persons are able to fully participate in society and that their rights and dignity are protected.
“Older persons are making wide-ranging contributions to economic and social development,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message for International Day of Older Persons, marked annually on 1 October.
“However, discrimination and social exclusion persist. We must overcome this bias in order to ensure a socially and economically active, secure and healthy ageing population.”
There are around 700 million people aged 60 years and over, according to UN figures. The number of older people is expected to double by 2025, and reach two million by 2050.
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