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2013 IDOP
“The Future We Want – What Older Persons Are Saying”
SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
The 23rd Anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons
The NGO Committee on Ageing/NY in collaboration with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Venue: TBD
CSW 57
International Women’s Day (8 March), Special event
8 Mar 2013 - Commemorative meeting on the theme “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women” (organized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women))
Video plays in UN Web TV site. Advance video to 36 minutes to view Pat Brownell's International Women's Day presentation.
Dhaka-Declaration
Global Leadership Meeting on Population Dynamics in the context of Post 2015 Development Agenda
Dhaka, 12 - 13 March 2013
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE
Established in 2011, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People is a civil society movement born out of the need to strengthen the rights and voice of older people globally. The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People supports the creation of new international and regional human rights instruments as powerful tools for strengthening the rights of older people.
The Alliance is committed to building national-level capacity to work towards more effective human rights instruments for older people.
AGEQUAKE
![The Shape of Population Change [United Nations publication (ST/ESA/SER.A/208)]](http://www.ngocoa-ny.org/_Media/shape_change.jpeg)
The Shape of Population Change [United Nations publication (ST/ESA/SER.A/208)]
Between now and 2050, the total number of persons 60 years and older worldwide will rise from about 600 million to almost 2 billion. Never before in human history have so many lived so long. To enhance a greater understanding of this “agequake” and how each of us can play a role, the NGO Committee on Ageing website offers a unique “one-stop” resource. Opinion-leaders and individuals will find the listing of documents and expert papers, gathered from the Committee’s specialized meetings and briefings, along with related United Nations documents and organizational web sites can help provide insights and background understanding of this demographic revolution and its global implication.
PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE
10 reasons why we need to act, click here
Existing human rights mechanisms have lacked a systematic and comprehensive approach to the specific circumstances of older men and women – Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General
On 21 December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly established an Open- ended Working Group on Ageing with a mandate to identify gaps in the protection of the rights of older people and ways in which these gaps can be addressed.
Here are ten reasons why the Working Group should recommend the strengthening of legally-binding standards on the rights of older people and the development of a new protection regime.
Coverage of the Third Open Ended Working Group on Ageing