The UNITED NATIONS 49th Commission on Social Development Annual Civil Society Forum: In Anticipation of the 49th Commission for Social Development, The NGO Committee for Social Development, UN DSPD, & Friedrich Ebert Foundation will host: The Civil Society Forum: "Eradication of Poverty: Human Dignity Demands it!" Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 10AM to 6PM Conference Room 4 North Lawn Building, United Nations Headquarters, NY To Register, click here to e-mail the commission @gmail.com
Report on implementation of the final 2010 Resolution and the 2010 Forum will be posted soon.
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20th Anniversary United Nations International Day of Older Persons
THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2010 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM United Nations Headquarters, New York
“Older Persons and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals"
Add your voice to the global community on this United Nations Day!
Sponsors: The NGO Committee on Ageing/NY in collaboration with: The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and The Mission of Argentina to the United Nations
Report of the Secretary-General to the 64th session of the General Assembly
An
advance unedited version of the report of the Secretary-General
entitled "Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing" has been
posted on the web-site of the Division for Social Policy and
Development: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/un-reports.html. The report focuses on the promotion and protection of human rights of older persons.
The UNITED NATIONS 48th Commission on Social Development Annual Civil Society Forum Report: In Anticipation of the 48th Commission for Social Development, The NGO Committee for Social Development, UN DSPD, & Friedrich Ebert Foundation hosted A Civil Society Forum on Social Integration: "Copenhagen+15: Achieving a Society for All" United Nations Headquarters, NY Report on the final Resolution and the Forum will be posted soon.
Observance of the 2009 International Day of Older Persons by INPEA members in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chasque aquí para Dracmas Diachman' presentación de s en la diecinueveavo conmemoración anual del día internacional de más viejas personas En español (.pdf 72kb)
Report of Expert Group Meeting on "Rights of Older Persons"
The UN Programme on Ageing held an Expert Group on "Rights of Older Persons" in Bonn, Germany earlier this year. The report, including suggested policy recommendations, a list of participants, and an annotated agenda are now available online: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/impl_map.html
United Nations DESA's Division of Policy and Development: Expert Group Meeting, 5-7May 2009 - Bonn.
"RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS"
Dr Lia Daichman, INPEA and ILC-Argentina, President, has been invited among others to participate in the upcoming Expert Group Meeting in Bonn, Germany.
"RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS" Experts will explore from 5-7 May in Bonn how fundamental human rights of older persons could be assured and deepened An Expert Group Meeting, organized by United Nations DESA's Division for Social Policy and Development will focus on the Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing and how it could be better implemented concerning the rights of older persons. In this context, analysis, approaches and documents of rights enforced in the past, of institutional settings, and of overall capacity to further implement policies and laws concerning the rights of older persons will be discussed during the meeting.
Specific objectives of the meeting:
1. Identify and evaluate good national practices regarding protecting and promoting the rights of older persons, including measures to prevent discrimination, neglect, abuse and violence
2. Select innovative approaches to widening and deepening the rights of older persons nationally and internationally
3. Identify capacity tools that are required and could be recommended to policy makers when addressing the rights of older persons
4. Elaborate recommendations on how to promote the rights of older persons at the level of member states and the United Nations
5. Explore feasibility and possible approaches to elaborating an international legal framework on the rights of older persons, including
(a) declaration on the rights of older persons, (b) enhanced UN Principles for older persons, (c) convention on the rights of older persons, (d) special rapporteur on the rights of older persons.
Publication:2008 Regional Dimensions of the Ageing Situation
This 2008 Publication "Regional Dimensions of the Ageing Situation" contributes to the series of events, conferences and publications related to the first review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. It highlights priorities, as well as recent trends and policy developments, in the five UN regions of the world.
The publication, which is a joint effort of UN staff and international experts, aims to assist national governments, the international community and the public at large to better assess the situation of older persons five years after the Second World Assembly on Ageing. It should better inform the debate on how to align priorities, policy innovations and technical cooperation to implement the objectives of the Madrid Plan of Action.
The year 2002 marked a watershed in a policy discourse regarding older persons worldwide. The Second World Assembly on Ageing convened in Madrid, Spain, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of ageing in the twenty-first century adopted two innovative international policy documents: the Political Declaration and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. Five years later, the first review and appraisal has been conducted at the national, regional and international levels to assess the implementation of the Madrid Plan of Action around the world.
The review and appraisal exercise offered an opportunity to review various dimensions of ageing, analyze policy responses and try to assess the changes in overall quality of life of older persons in all five UN regions of the world. A bottom-up participatory assessment was proposed to review and appraise national policy action on ageing since the Madrid Assembly. This important participatory approach empowers older persons by allowing them to express their views on policies that relate to them and which could have possible ramifications for their well-being.
The present publication, Regional Dimensions of the Ageing Situation, contributes to the series of events, conferences and publications related to the first review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. It highlights priorities, as well as recent trends and policy developments, in the five UN regions of the world. The publication, which is a joint effort of UN staff and international experts, aims to assist national governments, the international community and the public at large to better assess the situation of older persons five years after the Second World Assembly on Ageing. It should better inform the debate on how to align priorities, policy innovations and technical cooperation to implement the objectives of the Madrid Plan of Action.
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