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CALL FOR PAPERS ON DISABILITY & AGEING
The NGO Committee on Ageing in New York, is planning a publication on the subject of disability and ageing. The publication will have an international focus and is scheduled to be launched in December 2010, the month in which the United Nations formally recognizes and calls attention to the issue of disability. This project has the support of the United Nations Focal Points on both Ageing and Disability located in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Papers must be submitted by September 30, 2010.
20th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION - UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS
NGO Committee on Ageing to Honor THORAYA AHMED OBAID, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and DR. FLORENCE DENMARK, Former Chair of the NGO-Committee on Ageing/NY.
Thursday, 7 October 20101:30 PM – 3:00 PM
The Delegates Dining Room
United Nations Headquarters, NY
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The United Nations together with communities around the world will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons (IDOP). The IDOP will build on significant UN milestones that acknowledge older persons as an increasingly major segment of society and continue the dialogue on the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the United Nations UN Principles for Older Persons.
The Shape of Population Change
[United Nations publication (ST/ESA/SER.A/208)]
Between now and 2050, the total number of persons 60 years and older worldwide will rise from about 600 million to almost 2 billion. Never before in human history have so many lived so long. To enhance a greater understanding of this “agequake” and how each of us can play a role, the NGO Committee on Ageing website offers a unique “one-stop” resource. Opinion-leaders and individuals will find the listing of documents and expert papers, gathered from the Committee’s specialized meetings and briefings, along with related United Nations documents and organizational web sites can help provide insights and background understanding of this demographic revolution and its global implications.