Preparations are under way for the ninth session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA) to be held 23-26 July 2018 at the United Nations in New York. The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP is organizing a webinar that will provide important information on the OEWGA topics and discussions. The webinar […]
NGO COMMITTEE ON AGEING, GENEVA, 2018 Annual General Meeting
NGO COMMITTEE ON AGEING, GENEVA Friday, 27 April 2018, 13:00-16:00 Room S4, Palais des Nations 2018 Annual General Meeting
Older women and new technologies at Thomson Reuters Foundation conference, 15-16 November 2017
Trust Conference The Committee presented an action on older women and new technologies at the conference organised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on 15-16 November 2017 http://www.trustconference.com/actions/i/?id=5514d31d-e190-4390-8aca-a0c9429d0974 The Committee, following our participation, was mentioned by Thomson Reuters in an article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-women-conference-technology/stop-treating-older-women-as-technology-idiots-says-campaigner-idUSKBN1DG04V
Global Alliance for the rights of older people (GAROP): outcomes of 8 Nov 2017 webinar
Global Alliance for the rights of older people (GAROP) Read the outcomes of the webinar: ‘Long term and palliative care in older age’ that took place on 8 November and other resources by GAROP: http://www.rightsofolderpeople.org/outcomes-of-the-webinar-long-term-and-palliative-care-in-older-age/
UNECE: 2018 events planned
UNECE We are involved in establishing a civil society structure that mirrors the participation of stakeholders in the Regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Mark your calendars: the next Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region will take place in Geneva on 1-2 March 2018 preceded by a Civil Society Forum on 28 […]
Towards a UN City Group on Ageing: workshop report
Towards a UN City Group on Ageing: Read the report of the workshop in preparation for the Titchfield City Group on Ageing: https://gss.civilservice.gov.uk/titchfield-city-group-ageing/
WHO Executive Board: 22-23 November 2017
WHO A special session of the WHO Executive Board took place on 22-23 November to discuss the new strategic priorities and the draft General Programme of Work (GPW). It was impressive to hear by the WHO administration that 90 % of the comments received during the public consultation by Non-State Actors, referred to the lack […]
ILO: World Social Protection Report 2007-2009
ILO Read the newly launched World Social Protection Report 2007-2009. Read more: http://www.ilo.org/ global/research/global- reports/world-social-security- report/2017-19/lang–en/index. htm
Agenda 2030: Stakeholder Group on Ageing, Dec 2017
AGENDA 2030 The NGO Committee on Ageing participated on behalf of the Stakeholder Group on Ageing (https://www.stakeholdergrouponageing.org) at a stakeholders discussion with the Member States. The Committee presented a voluntary report to the 2018 High-level Political Forum about the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?page=view&nr=2560&type=13&menu=1634
Global Symposium on Ageing, 2017
Global Symposium on Ageing, Seoul 2017 on October 23rd and 24th. Read more here: http://ageingsymposium-seoul2017.org/about/01.php