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Growing Ageing Population - 60+ Years

NEWSFLASH!!

1. The Co-Facilitators (Brazil and Portugal), appointed by the Chair of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, which is mandated to discuss the feasibility of an international legal instrument to protect the rights of older persons, will be convening an intersessional briefing by National Human Rights Institutions and NGOs to facilitate consideration of the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and the identification of possible gaps in the protection of human rights of older persons and how best to address them. Please show support and solidarity by attending !

The briefing will take place on Monday, 20 November 2023 at 8:30am (New York time).

Speakers:

1. Ms. Eugenia Fernan Zegarra, Ombudsperson, Defensoría del Pueblo de Perú

2. Mr. Beda A. Epres, Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines

3. Ms. Heidrun Mollenkopf, President of AGE Platform Europe & Board Member of BAGSO (German National Association of Senior Citizens' Organizations)

4. Ms. Rose Gahire, Vice Chair of NSINDAGIZA Organization, Rwanda

5. Academia (tbd)

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Reference documents:

Decision 13/1 “Identification of possible gaps in the protection of the human rights of older persons and how best to address them” (see A/AC.278/2023/2)

Open-ended Working Group on Ageing - reports of sessions and other documents are available on the Working Group webpage

For any inquiries, kindly contact ageing@un.org

2. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTS A CONVENTION TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS !! See video here:

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2023 UNIDOP Celebration

was held on Monday, 2 October 2023 at the
UN Headquarters, New York

Watch the event here: https://youtu.be/LpZ7hCTU9gU

1. Ernesto Gonzales, (New York University) – Will address the issue of productive aging, while answering the question of ‘’ who benefits from intergenerational programs; as well as age discrimination (in both directions), with the emphasis on maximizing social cohesion across generations

2. Emi Kiyota (National University of Singapore)- Will focus on mobilizing youth and elders in place-making; intergenerational housing from an architectural perspective; and mobilizing youth to advocate for Human Rights for Older Persons and the rights across generations.

3. Liliane Nkunzimana (Baha’i International Community) – will highlight the youth-focused approach to human rights, moving past a culture of guilt and mistrust; focusing on the role of young people in society and their collaboration with older persons.

4. Stephanie Firestone (AARP International) – multi-generational living and engagement in the public realm; intergenerational play space.

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UNIDOP 2023 Mission statement

Intergenerational Solidarity and Equity for Future Generations of Older Persons Through a Human Rights Lens

Download document here...

Annual report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly – the topic refers to implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (https://undocs.org/A/78/134)

Reports of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on:

Violence against and abuse and neglect of older persons (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26)
Visit to Nigeria (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.1 and https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.4)
Visit to Bangladesh (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.2)
Visit to Dominican Republic (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.3 and https://undocs.org/A/HRC/54/26/Add.5)

Report of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing at its 13th session (https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N23/118/81/pdf/N2311881.pdf?OpenElement)

Documents submitted to the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing at its 13th session, 3-6 April 2023: https://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/thirteenthsession.shtml

Report of the OHCHR – Summary of the multi-stakeholder meeting on the human rights of older persons (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/52/49)

Report of the OHCHR – Normative standards and obligations under international law in relation to the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/49/70).

Report of the Secretary-General on Fourth review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2022, (https://undocs.org/E/CN.5/2023/6)

Reports of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on:

Older persons and the right to adequate housing (https://undocs.org/A/77/239)
Older persons deprived of liberty (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/51/27)
Visit to Finland (https://undocs.org/A/HRC/51/27/Add.1)

Report of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, 12th session: (https://undocs.org/A/AC.278/2022/2)

Joint letter from the three NGO Committees (New York, Geneva, Vienna) to UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and to UN Women, expressing concerns about lack of references to older women, here: Letter on gender snapshot

Reports on ageing issues prepared by various entities of the UN system can be found in the list of entities under “Resources/Key International Documents on Ageing”.