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As part of the 11th Session of the United Nations Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, the International Longevity Centre of Canada hosted a side-event entitled "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Human Rights of Older Persons: An International Dialogue”…
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Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed how current human rights standards and practices fall short in protecting older people’s rights. Kim Samuel, Founder and Chief Belonging Officer, Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness; Dr. Henry Shue…
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Drug use among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic”, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said in its annual report, issued on Thursday.
The independent expert…
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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…
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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…
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This high-level meeting held during the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development was a moderated conversation organized by AARP and DESA in collaboration with ITU and the United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures. The focus lies on…
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The United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and…
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Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is reckoning with the disproportionate and severe impact that the virus has wrought on the “health…rights and well being” of older persons, the UN chief has said, marking the international day highlighting…
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The COVID-19 fatality rate for people over 80-years-old, is five times the global average, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday, launching a new policy initiative to address this and many other challenges faced by the elderly, during and after…
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As the issue of ageing gains more significance across countries, so
too is the need to protect the fundamental rights of older persons. Starting
from the human rights discourse on older persons, initiatives need to be
grounded in the acknowledgement…
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Health is an essential human right that evolves throughout the life cycle. Providing affordable, quality and accessible health services can safeguard the basic and essential needs of people at the margins, such as older persons.
In celebration of…
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Seventy years after its adoption, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) remains important and relevant as ever. We remain free and equal in dignity and rights.
To commemorate this anniversary, this year’s International Day of Older…