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
Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework
The Committee on Ageing is taking part of the building of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework leaded by UNHCR in order to embed older refugees rights. Further information can be found here: More details on Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework: www.unhcr.org/crrf
WHO International Day of the Older Person event, 2nd October 2017
WHO hosted the International Day of the Older Person event on 2 October at 12.30pm at WHO. This would be a high-level even with ministers and ambassadors speaking about Universal health coverage in an era of population ageing. The save the date flyer was distributed by email. Kelly was asked to be a speaker representing […]
Item 6 UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing and NGO Forum, Lisbon 2017
Item 6 UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing (20th – 21st September) and NGO Forum (19th September) in Lisbon. These events unfortunately clashed with the HRC Session. Several members from Geneva attended. All information on the Conference and the NGO Forum and Research forum can be found: http://www.unece.org/pau/ageing/ministerial_conference_2017.html# Read more about the The UNECE Lisbon Ministerial […]
Outcomes of the OEWG 8th session and the GAROP workshop 2017
A report of the outcomes of the OEWG 8th session and the GAROP workshop, with links to all presentations in both meetings, can be seen at the GAROP website: http://www.rightsofolderpeople.org/outcomes-oewg- eighth-session/ All info on OEWG: https://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/eighthsession.shtml
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2017
The NGO Committee organised a side event to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day during the 35th HRC on 15 June. A webcast of the event can be found here: http://www.treatybodywebcast.org/hrc-35- violence-against-older-persons-a-human-rights- issue/