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General Meeting: September 2, 2010

The NGO Committee on Ageing: who we are; what we do; where we are headed

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

3:00 – 5:00pm <-- Note the new time!

United Nations Church Center: 777 UN Plaza (44th Street & 1st Ave.)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

The program will address and help attendees to gain an understanding of the mission, membership, sub-committees and programs and other work of the NGO Committee on Ageing in New York.

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IDOP: October 7, 2010

International Day of Older Persons

THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2010

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

“Older Persons and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals"

Download PDF Agenda here.
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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.

Governments and the UN affirmed their collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality, and equity in the form of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which will be evaluated in 2010. The 2010 IDOP will examine progress towards achieving the MDGs from the perspective of empowerment of older persons, giving attention to their inclusion, their participation in society and promotion of a positive image of ageing. The event will present KEYNOTE SPEAKERS and REPRESENTATIVES providing global, regional and local perspectives.

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


INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS Program:
October 7, 2010
United Nations HeadQuarters

9:00-10:00AM   Registration
10:00-10:30AM Security Briefing

Greetings and Messages

Moderator: Rosemary Lane, UN Programme on Ageing
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (confirmed)

Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary-General (invited)
Representative of the 65th Session of the General Assembly (invited)

Jessica Frank, Chair, NGO Committee on Aging-New York (confirmed)

Musical Interlude

10:30AM-1:00PM Program
Opening Keynote: Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary- General for Economic and Social   Affairs (confirmed)

Income Security issues in the MDGs: Juana Sotomayor Davila, Human Rights Officer, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (confirmed)

Gender issues in the MDGs: Bridget Sleap, Rights Policy Adviser, HelpAge International (confirmed)

Health Issues in the MDGs: Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer (confirmed)

Q&A (20 min)

Closing keynote: H.E. Mr. Paul Badji, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to the UN (invited)

Closing Remarks, Jessica Frank, Chair, NGO Committee on Ageing –New York 

Download PDF Agenda here.
Download PDF flyer here.

 NGO COMMITTEE ON AGEING    C/O CONGO  777 UN Plaza, 6th  floor   NEW YORK, NY 10017