MEETING SUMMARIES
March 4, 2010
March panel
L-R: Susan Li-Shu Chang, Margaret Owen, Ferdous Ara Begum, Anne Emerman
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Summary: “Older Women: 15 Years Later – Where Are We Now?” March 4, 2010
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The March 2010 program was presented during the annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women and was organized by Patty Day and Judy Lear, co-chairs of the Subcommittee on Older Women (SCOW) of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY. Besides the NGO Committee on Ageing, NY, other co-sponsors included the NGO Committee…
February 4, 2010
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SUMMARY:
“Regional Perspectives on a New Human Rights Instrument for Older People: Concerns and Benefits”
The Launch of Resource Document: “Strengthening the Rights of Older Persons: Towards a New UN Convention”
The program, organized by Susanne Paul, Global Action on Aging, and Jessica Frank, AARP International, featured governmental officials from 4 regions addressing the regional perspectives on the topic and the release of an NGO prepared…
January 7, 2010
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Summary: “International Grassroots Activities in Support of Older Persons”.
The program, organized by Stuart Wilson, UN Representative of HelpAge International, utilized a group discussion format to address three questions:
1. What are some of the most effective ways to implement the Mission of the NGO Committee on Ageing, New York (CoA, NY)?
- Develop a one page “message” on current ageing issues that can be used, in conjunction with the mission, by…
November 5, 2009
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Summary: "Why we need a UN Convention and a Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Older Persons".
Susanne Paul, President of Global Action on Aging and Chair of the NGO Committee on Ageings Subcommittee to Promote a Human Rights Convention, organized the program around the following questions:
- What is a human right?
- What is a Convention?
- Why is a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons needed?
- What are the documents that support a claim to human rights of…