Welcome To The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
United Nations Meetings and Events:
2018
23 - 26 July - 9th Session Open Ended Working Group on Ageing
INPEA Side Event Flyer --
Preserving Autonomy to Prevent Violence in LTC: A Global View of Program & Policy
INPEA Co Sponsored Side Event with CARE Rights, NGO, Seoul, -- 
AGE is NO Protection: Gender Based Violence Against Older Women and Men and Women Migrants
12 -23 March 62nd Comm Status of Women UNHQ NYC
INPEA Parallel Event Flyer--
Older Rural Women: Beyond Poverty and Violence, Programs and Policy
Co sponors: Friends of Older Persons, UN NY, IAGG, WUNRN, UN CoNGO Comm on Ageing, NY. Assoc. of Women's Career Develpment, Hungary, Intl Advertising Association, Hungary and IAGG.
INPEA Co-Sponsored Parallel Event w/ IAGG/ WUNRN/ AWCDHungary/NGOCoA NY
Pictures and presentations may be viewed at http://womenscareer.org/?site=100&cid=137
2017
25 - 26 Oct - UN HQ NYC Expert Group Meeting, Aging & Disabilities
20 - 21 Sept - Lisbon UNECE 3rd MIPAA Review
10 - 21 July - UN HQ NYC HLPF on the SDG's
1 August - Intergenerational Dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals:
Ariela Lowenstein, INPEA Reg Rep EU intervened on behalf of Older Persons
INPEA UN NGO Reports
5th OEWGA Aug 2014 - Chair's Report
First Report to Human Rights Council (Click for Report in 5 UN Languages)
IE's COUNTRY REPORTS: Slovenia, Austria, Mauritius, Montenegro (Sept2018)
Main Representative:
Ulrike Waginger, MD, MSc, (Global Ageing), Secretary CoNGO Comm on Ageing, Vienna
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
Alternative Representatives:
Shantu Watt, PhD., Vice-Chair, CoNGO Comm on Ageing, Vienna
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
Heimo Zwischenberger, Mag.
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
World Health Organization
Meetings and Reports
NEW: INPEA ELECTIONS UPCOMING!
WATCH for MORE INFORMATION - Click here to go to 2018 Elections
INPEA Nominations Committee will be acting to determine potential candidates and to develop a slate for officers, Board Members and Representatives in the upcoming elections, November 2018.
Membership -- FINAL Notice: Please pay dues before Midnight 31 Oct 2018 to vote in November election
Join INPEA: Click to Pay Dues on line
Membership Brochure
Donate
Support INPEA: Make your donation on line
2017 Meetings:
2016: June - Nigeria, Australia, and S. Korea
October - Cuba and USA
2015 Meetings Reports
INPEA Meeting at the 3rd ICGGM Delhi, India 27-29 November
WEAAD - International Commemorations
2015 Dublin: 22 April 2015 Presentations and slides on line
USA 1st Summit: 15 June
UN HRC Geneva: 15 June
UN HQ's New York: 15 June
Sponsor: UN Group of Friends of Older Persons, NY
Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP)
Launch:
"In Their Own Words", a Global Consultation with Older Persons
INPEA's new OFFICERS - 2014
United Nations General Assembly Resolves:
"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)"
Designated as an Official UN International Day, observed annually on June 15th
United Nations Meetings and Events:
2018
23 - 26 July - 9th Session Open Ended Working Group on Ageing
INPEA Side Event Flyer --
Preserving Autonomy to Prevent Violence in LTC: A Global View of Program & Policy
INPEA Co Sponsored Side Event with CARE Rights, NGO, Seoul, --
AGE is NO Protection: Gender Based Violence Against Older Women and Men and Women Migrants
12 -23 March 62nd Comm Status of Women UNHQ NYC
INPEA Parallel Event Flyer--
Older Rural Women: Beyond Poverty and Violence, Programs and Policy
Co sponors: Friends of Older Persons, UN NY, IAGG, WUNRN, UN CoNGO Comm on Ageing, NY. Assoc. of Women's Career Develpment, Hungary, Intl Advertising Association, Hungary and IAGG.
INPEA Co-Sponsored Parallel Event w/ IAGG/ WUNRN/ AWCDHungary/NGOCoA NY
Pictures and presentations may be viewed at http://womenscareer.org/?site=100&cid=137
2017
25 - 26 Oct - UN HQ NYC Expert Group Meeting, Aging & Disabilities
20 - 21 Sept - Lisbon UNECE 3rd MIPAA Review
10 - 21 July - UN HQ NYC HLPF on the SDG's
1 August - Intergenerational Dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals:
Ariela Lowenstein, INPEA Reg Rep EU intervened on behalf of Older Persons
INPEA UN NGO Reports
5th OEWGA Aug 2014 - Chair's Report
First Report to Human Rights Council (Click for Report in 5 UN Languages)
IE's COUNTRY REPORTS: Slovenia, Austria, Mauritius, Montenegro (Sept2018)
Main Representative:
Ulrike Waginger, MD, MSc, (Global Ageing), Secretary CoNGO Comm on Ageing, Vienna
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
Alternative Representatives:
Shantu Watt, PhD., Vice-Chair, CoNGO Comm on Ageing, Vienna
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
Heimo Zwischenberger, Mag.
Click here to e-mail UN Vienna Representative
World Health Organization
Meetings and Reports
NEW: INPEA ELECTIONS UPCOMING!
WATCH for MORE INFORMATION - Click here to go to 2018 Elections
INPEA Nominations Committee will be acting to determine potential candidates and to develop a slate for officers, Board Members and Representatives in the upcoming elections, November 2018.
Membership -- FINAL Notice: Please pay dues before Midnight 31 Oct 2018 to vote in November election
Join INPEA: Click to Pay Dues on line
Membership Brochure
Donate
Support INPEA: Make your donation on line
2017 Meetings:
2016: June - Nigeria, Australia, and S. Korea
October - Cuba and USA
2015 Meetings Reports
INPEA Meeting at the 3rd ICGGM Delhi, India 27-29 November
WEAAD - International Commemorations
2015 Dublin: 22 April 2015 Presentations and slides on line
USA 1st Summit: 15 June
UN HRC Geneva: 15 June
UN HQ's New York: 15 June
Sponsor: UN Group of Friends of Older Persons, NY
Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP)
Launch:
"In Their Own Words", a Global Consultation with Older Persons
INPEA's new OFFICERS - 2014
United Nations General Assembly Resolves:
"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)"
Designated as an Official UN International Day, observed annually on June 15th
HUMAN RIGHTS and OLDER PERSONS
People of all Ages have Rights!
Help promote the Human Rights of Older Persons;
join the Global Call for a new
"UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons"
Ensure the Voices of Older Persons are heard around the World
Launch of A New International NGO Collaboration Resource: February 4th
click below to download a .pdf copy
"Strengthening the Rights of Older People: Towards a UN Convention"
Please click for document in English, French, Arabic, Nepali, Spanish, Brazilian Portugese
On February 4, 2010 INPEA joined with an International Collaboration of NGO's to launch this important new resource.
Now you can be part of this important movement.
Please help us to translate further this document - click to e-mail Susan Somers.
Why do we need a New Convention on the Rights of Older People?
Learn more about this and the INGO Resource launch during the UN Commission on Social Development,
February 4th, 2010 (click here)
The following International NGO's are Collaborating for a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons:
International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, (INPEA)
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG),
International Association of Homes and Services for the Aged, (IAHSA),
International Federation on Ageing (IFA-FIV),
International Longevity Center, Global Alliance, (ILC Global Alliance), HelpAge International (HelpAge),
Global Action on Aging (GAA), Age Concern/Help the Aged (AG/HAE), and AARP,
together with the support of the NGO Committee on Ageing, New York, NGO Committee on Ageing/NY,
and the NGO Committee on Ageing, Vienna
June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day!
Please join INPEA at the United Nations on June 16, 2017
& at the GSA/IAGG on July 23, 2017
register for these events below
INPEA Annual International Commemorations
2017 United Nations International Day of Commemoration,
UN Headquarters, NYC -- June 16, 2017 *
REGISTER HERE for June 16th Event
WORLD DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Thank you all for joining INPEA at the IAGG July 23rd Symposium
INPEA Event was held in conjunction with the GSA/IAGG
INTERNATONAL NETWORK FOR THE PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE (INPEA)
Annual International Commemoration Symposium
of
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
and
The 20th Anniversary Celebration of INPEA
A Full Day Forum
(Please click here for Program)
held on
Sunday, July 23, 2017
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Golden Gate C1,
Marriott Marquis
San Francisco, Ca USA
PAST WEAAD EVENTS
INPEA 10th World Conferences
2015 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
DUBLIN 22 April PROGRAM
Presentations and slides are now online
(click above)
Journée internationale de sensibilisation aux abus envers les aînés
SERBIA -- Visit with INPEA Co National Reps Natasa and Milutin, May 2018
X Gerontological Conference
Commission on Equality :SERBIA Minister Meeting
Grey Youth Choir - Korea Commemorates WEAAD
Visiting with Krishna Gautam and staff at Ageing Nepal
Resource "Tool Kit"
to Raise World Awareness on Adult Abuse
This Community Resource Tool Kit is created to help individuals, organizations and communities throughout the world plan for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, to be held on June 15 of each year. The first WEAAD was launched on June 15, 2006.
Thank you for your comments and help to improve
Awareness of Elder Abuse and Neglect in the 2010 Update to
the INPEA Community Resource"Tool Kit" now available on line.
60th Comm on Status of Women - UN HQ NY - INPEA Side Events:
"Ending Elder Abuse" and "Ageism and Widowhood"
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59th Comm on the Status of Women, UN HQ NY, March 2015
INPEA and WUNRN Co-Convened Parallel Event
"Witchcraft Accusations and Violence Against Older Women"
Samuel Slewion, MSW, INPEA National Representative for Liberia, (read presentation here) and
Susan Somers, INPEA President
UN ECE Beijing +20 Interactive Roundtable:
Women and Ageing – Older Women Count
November 2014 – Palais des Nations Geneva,
Co-conveners:
Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance (ILC GA)
Ursula Barter-Hemmerich, International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
Moderator: Bridget Sleap, HelpAge International
Speakers:
Elizabeth Sclater, Executive Officer, Older Women’s Network, Europe (OWN)
Andrea Ferenczi, President, Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary
Israel Doron, Head, Department of Gerontology, Haifa University, Israel, INPEA Nat Rep Israel
Lisa Warth, Technical Officer, Department of Ageing and
Life Course, World Health Organization (WHO)
Rapporteur: Kelly Fitzgerald, International Federation on Ageing (IFA)
3rd ICGGM Conference and INPEA International Meeting Delhi, India 27-29 November 2015
1) Sailesh Mishra, Susan Somers, Mala Kapur Shankardass 2) Tova Winterstein, Sailesh Mishra, Susan Somers
Susan Somers, with Paulette Metang, INPEA Nat Rep. Cameroon • Pastor Chukwu with Susan Somers and INPEA members from Nigeria
INPEA Highlights...
Ms. Geselle Coffi INPEA National Representative to Curaçao
receives special recognition
Geselle V. Rosaria - Coffi, President, Fundashon Nos Grandinan
is presented with plaque by
Mr. Hensley Koeiman, Minister of Social Affairs, Labor and Welfare (SOAW)
Click here for further details
receives special recognition
Geselle V. Rosaria - Coffi, President, Fundashon Nos Grandinan being presented with plaque by Mr. Hensley Koeiman, Minister of Social Affairs, Labor and Welfare Sociale Ontwikkeling, Arbeid en Welzijn (SOAW)
Recognition to Geselle Rosaria – Coffi for her valuable contribution to the social development and well-being of our elders
Curaçao, December 31st, 2010
Click here to download .pdf
Call for Nominations: Regional and National Representatives
Open Invitation to Serve INPEA.
INPEA is seeking nominations to fill honorary positions for vacant Regional and National Representatives.
Submit nominations by June 1 and December 1 for consideration. (These are voluntary positions).
Download Nomination Form
Click for National Rep Form .doc || Click for Regional Rep Form .doc
Qualifications and Procedure for Nomination of National Representatives
Click to download .pdf
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect (JEAN)
An International Journal...
A crucial interdisciplinary journal focusing on prevention and treatment strategies!
Edited by Karen Stein, PhD,. JEAN is the official journal of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: www.haworthpress.com
For INPEA Board, Regional & National Representative
Contact Information - Click here
For further info/comments, please e-mail INPEA
