Interactive civil society dialogue with WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
“Strengthening connections across sectors: Building partnerships for healthy ageing in and beyond the COVID-19 era” Wednesday 16 June 15:00-16:30 Geneva time. Organized by a consortium of civil society organization working on healthy ageing, this dialogue aims to find...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – Access to justice
Recording Virtual Event, Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 09:00-10:15 EST (NY), 15:00-16:15 CEST (Geneva) The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) founded the first World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) in 2006. WEAAD was designated as a United...
Healthy and Active Ageing in a Sustainable World: Synergies between international initiatives on ageing – one reporting exercise
Wednesday 19 May 2021, 14h00 – 15h30 Geneva Time (CEST) REGISTRATION: https://indico.un.org/event/35993 The guidelines for national reports for the 4th review and appraisal cycle of the implementation of MIPAA/RIS invite UNECE member States to also report on...
UN75 Consultation – Vote for a UN convention on the human rights of older persons!
The UN is inviting stakeholders to participate in a digital consultation as part of the ongoing dialogue for the UN’s 75th anniversary. This digital consultation seeks to identify bold, actionable and practical proposals to resolve the challenges identified...
Making participation meaningful: bringing governments and civil society together
In preparation of the 4th review and appraisal of the implementation of 2002 MIPAA (the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing), the UNECE, together with BAGSO, AGE Platform Europe, the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, and the NGO...
Our rights under threat as we grow old: A timely expert discussion on the intersection of disability and age
Virtual Side event during the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPDTuesday, 1 December, 1:15-2:30 pm – NY Time, 7:15-8:30 pm – GVA Time Register here The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed in tragic ways the combined effects of ageism...