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Your monthly UN Decade of Healthy Ageing update

Welcome to your UN Decade of Healthy Ageing update for August!

In this newsletter, learn more about three important opportunities coming up in the second half of this year for: ... and get a summary of:
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Combatting ageism through policy and law: What's next after the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing?

The 14th Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing in progress at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. Pictured are representatives of Member States, civil society organisations, and other experts in discussion.
For 14 years, the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing focused on identifying gaps in the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and determining how best to address them.

On 13 August 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution deciding that the working group has completed its work, as it concluded its review of gaps and recommended 10 concrete options for the Assembly's consideration on how to address them.

This is a major milestone, as the new resolution also urges UN bodies to consider the possible implementation of these options, which include legal mechanisms to address age-based discrimination. This is important as we know from the UN Global report on ageism that policy and law is one of three strategies that are proven to work to reduce ageism.

Stay subscribed for the latest updates on how this area of work develops. In the meantime, join the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism and keep advocating for change in your communities as global dialogues continue!
Read the new UN General Assembly resolution
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Already keen to learn more about how you can contribute to the growing momentum on these developments at the UN?

Save the date for a discussion organised by the NGO Committee on Ageing in Geneva, at the margins of the 57th Human Rights Council and to mark the UN International Day of Older Persons:

DATE: 1 October 2024 (Tuesday)
TIME: 15:00 – 16:30 CEST
LOCATION: Room XXIII, Palais des Nations (Geneva, Switzerland)
Learn more about this event
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Advocating for strengthening our health and social care systems for older people: Contribute to the UN International Day of Older Persons

An older man being supported to be physically active by an assistant, showing an aspect of care important for healthy ageing.
The UN International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP), celebrated every 1 October, is a busy time as the global community comes together to celebrate older people's contributions as well as highlight the challenges they face.

Each UNIDOP, the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Platform sets up a 'one-stop-shop' online hub that brings together as many events and resources as possible related to the day and its theme. (Click here to explore last year's hub.)

This year's UNIDOP theme is all about strengthening care and support systems for older people. Are you organising an event to highlight the importance of care that responds to older people's needs? Or do you have a resource about the topic that we can help share?

Contribute the details of your event or resource on the UN Decade Platform by 13 September 2024 (Friday) to be part of year's hub and for the chance to be featured on the UN Decade's social media channels
Submit your UNIDOP event or resource
Learn more about this year's UNIDOP
Decorative tile for the 34th celebration of the UN International Day of Older Persons, entitled 'Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide
Registrations for the UNIDOP 2024 commemorations at the UN Headquarters, New York, are now open:

DATE: 7 October 2024 (Monday)
TIME: 10:00 – 13:00 EDT
LOCATION: ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters – with livestream
Learn more about this event and register
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Becoming a leader for age-friendly environments: Join WHO's AFE-ECHO learning programme

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Are you a new or emerging leader of age-friendly cities and communities? Do you want to join a community of age-friendly champions and develop the skills required to create better places to grow, live, work, play, and age?

The 3rd English edition of the Age-friendly Environments ECHO (AFE-ECHO) learning programme is open for registration – now scheduled for time zones more convenient for Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, and the Americas:
  • DATE: 15 October to 10 December 2024
  • FORMAT: 5 biweekly 1-hour sessions conducted on Zoom
  • TIME: 8:00 PHST / 10:00 AEST / 10:30 ACDT / 13:00 NZDT / 17:00 PDT / 20:00 EST
AFE-ECHO is part of the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities' MENTOR-AFE programme, delivered with the support of the International Federation on Ageing.
Register for this year's AFE-ECHO
Learn more about AFE-ECHO
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More opportunities to get involved

Closing 31 August 2024: Respond to WHO's survey to identify priorities in the field of social connection

Answer this 5-10 minute survey to help WHO identify research, policy, advocacy, and funding priorities for improving people's health, well-being, safety, and prosperity through social connection. Survey here.
4 September 2024: World Sexual Health Day (World Association for Sexual Health)

Despite common ageist stereotypes, sexual health is an important part of older people's well-being. Use the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism's toolkit to highlight how ageism prevents us from supporting older people's sexual health. 
7 September 2024: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (UN)

There is no healthy ageing without a healthy planet. On this day, advocate for environmental stewardship as an essential component of building age-friendly environments using our Partnering Kit.
20 September 2024: World Alzheimer's Day (Alzheimer's Disease International)

Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are not inevitable consequences of ageing. However, ageist and ableist stereotypes still prevent many older people living with dementia from receiving the support they need. On this day, learn more about dementia using WHO's resources.
26 September 2024 (10:00 CEST): Hands-on ageism for the next EU Agenda – FutuRes Citizens' Workshop (AGE Platform Europe)

In this workshop for EU citizens, discuss how to influence the next policy agenda of the European Parliament to work towards an age-inclusive Europe. This workshop is a contribution to the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism. Info and register here.
Can we help spread the word? Get in touch with us
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In case you missed it: Other events, publications, and more

Caregivers for older people: overburdened and underpaid (Inter-American Development Bank)

30 July 2024: This report analyses 27,000 responses to a survey run by the IDB on the status of caregiving and caregivers in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting their vulnerability and lack of support.
World Humanitarian Day (UN)

19 August 2024: On this day, the UN Decade's topic hub on older people and emergency situations was updated with new resources. Explore the hub here.
Call for abstracts: 17th Global Conference on Ageing (International Federation on Ageing)

Until 30 April 2025: The call for abstracts for this unique contribution to the UN Decade is open until early next year.
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