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15 April 2021 | Ageing

Global Palliative Care Needs of Older Adults in the Pandemic

The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care was honored to convene a side event at the 11th UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing with experts Dr. Farzana Khan, Ms. Harmala Gupta, Dott Simone Cernesi, Dr Zipporah Ali…
15 April 2021 | Ageing

United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021- 2030)

The side event on the margins of the 11th Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG11) was co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the…
31 March 2021 | Ageing

Drug Use Among Older Persons a ‘Hidden Epidemic’

Drug use among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic”, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said in its annual report, issued on Thursday.  The independent expert…
18 March 2021 | Ageing, Youth

Ageism is a global challenge

Ageism leads to poorer health, social isolation, earlier deaths and cost economies billions: report calls for swift action to implement effective anti-ageism strategies Every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes – leading…
18 March 2021 | Ageing, Youth

Ageism is a global challenge

Ageism leads to poorer health, social isolation, earlier deaths and cost economies billions: report calls for swift action to implement effective anti-ageism strategies Every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes – leading…
10 March 2021 | Ageing

Digital Technologies and Older Persons: A Smart Mix

This high-level meeting held during the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development was a moderated conversation organized by AARP and DESA in collaboration with ITU and the United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures. The focus lies on…
17 December 2020 | Ageing

Decade of Healthy Ageing: 2021-2030

The United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and…
03 October 2020 | Ageing

Listen to older people’s ‘suggestions and ideas’ for more inclusive societies

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is reckoning with the disproportionate and severe impact that the virus has wrought on the “health…rights and well being” of older persons, the UN chief has said, marking the international day highlighting…
06 May 2020 | Ageing

‘Rights and dignity’ of older people must be respected during COVID-19 and beyond

The COVID-19 fatality rate for people over 80-years-old, is five times the global average, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday, launching a new policy initiative to address this and many other challenges faced by the elderly, during and after…
29 March 2019 | Ageing

Older Persons' Rights to Education and Social Protection

As the issue of ageing gains more significance across countries, so too is the need to protect the fundamental rights of older persons. Starting from the human rights discourse on older persons, initiatives need to be grounded in the acknowledgement…
14 December 2018 | Ageing

Older persons have the right to health and need to be counted

Health is an essential human right that evolves throughout the life cycle. Providing affordable, quality and accessible health services can safeguard the basic and essential needs of people at the margins, such as older persons. In celebration of…
27 September 2018 | Ageing

Older human rights champions on the International Day of Older Persons

Seventy years after its adoption, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) remains important and relevant as ever. We remain free and equal in dignity and rights. To commemorate this anniversary, this year’s International Day of Older…

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