One of the NGO-COA members, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), is organizing its 17th biennial global conference on ageing this year in Cape Town, South Africa, 9-12 September 2025.

The 2025 themes are:

• Age-Friendly Environments
•  Building Capacity in LMICs: Policy and Good Practice
• Connecting Ageing and the Economy – family, intergenerational dynamics
•  Healthy Ageing – human rights, immunization for all ages
•  Improving Practice through Digital Technologies
•  Long-term care and improving function.

The Conference brings together thought leaders, researchers, policy-makers, and advocates from around the world to drive action on ageing. 

 Link to information on registration, submission of abstracts, events, and planning your stay: https://www.ifaconf.ngo/