Claudia Mahler, new Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older people

by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News

The NGO Committee on Ageing congratulates our friend Claudia Mahler, from the German National Institute for Human Rights on her recent appointment as the new Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older people. She was appointed at the closing of...

Meeting of the NGO Committee on Ageing, Geneva with Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 1st April 2019

by admin | Apr 9, 2019 | News

Background On 10 December 2018, the Chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing in Geneva, Silvia Perel-Levin, sent a letter to the High Commissioner (HC) congratulating her on her new position. The letter was sent on the Human Rights Day that celebrated 70 years of the...

UNECE: 2018 events planned

by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | News

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...

Towards a UN City Group on Ageing: workshop report

by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | News

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/

Agenda 2030: Stakeholder Group on Ageing, Dec 2017

by admin | Dec 20, 2017 | News

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...

Why we need a convention for older persons

by admin | Apr 25, 2017 | News

Age discrimination and ageism are tolerated across the world, and older people experience discrimination and the violation of their rights at family, community and institutional levels. At the same time unprecedented demographic ageing means that the number of people...

2-13th March 2017 – UN expert assessing human rights situation of older persons in Namibia

by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | News

United Nations human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte will carry out her first official visit to Namibia from 2 to 13 March 2017 to assess the human rights situation of older persons in the country. The Independent Expert noted that the upcoming visit to a member of...

Newsletter NGO Committee on Ageing, 26 February 2017

by admin | Mar 7, 2017 | News, Publications

Download the latest NGO Committee on Ageing newsletter 26 February 2017

CoA wrote an article for UN Special

by admin | Nov 13, 2016 | News, Publications

Silvia Levin Perel, the chair of our Committee on Ageing has written an article about ageism. “Human rights should apply to everyone everywhere throughout the course of life. But in reality, upper-age limits in all fields of life prevent older persons from...

Habitat lll

by admin | Oct 12, 2016 | News, Publications

Habitat III is the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development to take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 – 20 October 2016