2016 theme of the International Day of Older Persons (1 October) is “Take a Stand Against Ageism”
All too often, older persons face negative perceptions of older workers; age limits, penalties and denials of service imposed by insurance service providers and financial ...
Briefing Paper: Growing Need for Long-Term Care: Assumptions and Realities
With increasing age and longevity, the risk of chronic disease rises along with that of age-related disabilities from chronic diseases such as pulmonary disease and diabetes to age-related loss of ...
Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, assesses the implementation of existing international ...
2016 theme of the International Day of Older Persons (1 ...
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Briefing Paper: Growing Need for Long-Term Care: Assumptions and Realities
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Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all ...
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The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) and the Political Declaration marks a turning point in how the world addresses the key challenge of “building a society for all ages”.
The Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) considers the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and identifies possible gaps and how best to address them.
Reports, resolutions and other documents related to the UN intergovernmental process from the General Assembly, the ECOSOC and the Commission for Social Development.