Date: 29-30 August 2022
Hybrid, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
In its resolution 48/3, the Human Rights Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human to convene a multi-stakeholder meeting to discuss the report of the High Commissioner on the normative standards and obligations under international law in relation to the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons.
The Multi-stakeholder meeting on the human rights of older persons will be held on 29-30 August 2022.
Background documents
- Concept Note
- Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the normative standards and obligations under international law in relation to the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons (A/HRC/49/70)
- Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on ageism and age discrimination (A/HRC/48/53)
- OHCHR working paper: Update to the 2012 Analytical Outcome Study on the normative standards in international human rights law in relation to older persons (March 2021)
- Global Report on Ageism (March 2021)
- United Nations Secretary-General’s Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on older persons (May 2020)
- OHCHR Analytical Outcome Paper “Normative standards in international human rights law in relation to older persons” (August 2012)