The 4th ASEM Forum on the Human Rights of Older Persons: Present and Future

This year’s forum focused on the status of older people's human rights and the role of civil society organizations in advancing and protecting them in the richly diverse Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The forum’s inclusive exchange between Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), National Human Rights Institution representatives (NHRIs), and

By |2024-09-10T21:41:21-07:00August 30th, 2024|Categories: Age Exchange|Tags: , |Comments Off on The 4th ASEM Forum on the Human Rights of Older Persons: Present and Future

Leaps versus Strides Forward on Human Rights of Older People

It was Sunday morning during the Memorial Day weekend. I walked down Third Avenue amidst the warm breeze and bustling sounds of Manhattan feeling light hearted. We made a positive stride forward on the human rights of older people. A Step Forward The 14th Session of the Working Group took place before the 2024

By |2024-06-07T11:13:51-07:00May 31st, 2024|Categories: Aging Matters|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Leaps versus Strides Forward on Human Rights of Older People

Imagining a World with a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons

The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People partnered with Josef und Luise Kraft Stiftung, a Global Alliance member organization, to organize a side event at the 14th session of the open-ended Working Group on Ageing. The side event was co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the UN and the National

By |2024-06-05T21:58:17-07:00May 28th, 2024|Categories: Age Exchange|Tags: , |Comments Off on Imagining a World with a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons

2023 UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing

The UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing is the forum that actively discusses older people's human rights. Its mandate is to identify human rights protection gaps in existing international frameworks and recommends how to address them, including whether additional instruments are needed. This Working Group consists of UN organizations, 193 UN Assembly member countries, civil society,

By |2023-04-17T17:01:56-07:00April 14th, 2023|Categories: Age Exchange|Tags: , |Comments Off on 2023 UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing

Mainstreaming versus UN Convention

Some public policymakers see the mainstreaming of the older person and aging into existing human rights instruments as the way forward. The approach is inclusive in its intent, and action can happen immediately. Yet would mainstreaming, as an alternative to a dedicated UN Convention, bring about the full enjoyment of human rights by older

By |2023-04-17T15:57:57-07:00April 10th, 2023|Categories: Aging Matters|Tags: , |Comments Off on Mainstreaming versus UN Convention

Global Rally for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older People

Rally for the Rights of Older People There is a global movement centered on human rights in older age. This movement is growing with strength. Older people, non-government organizations, academia, private organizations, and national human rights institutions are rallying for the rights of older people. Their voices and activism activities are national, regional, and

By |2023-04-17T16:15:00-07:00March 31st, 2023|Categories: Aging Matters|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Global Rally for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older People

Rally for Older Women to Age With Rights in Our Rural Communities

Soroptimist International and the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People organized a virtual rally for the human right of older women in rural communities in March 2023. This Rally was part of the 2023 Global Rally campaign and a parallel side event of the 67th Session of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women. More

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Canadians Rally to Age With Rights

BC Community Response Network and Age Knowble organized a virtual rally for the human right of older Canadians in February 2023. This rally was part of the 2023 Global Rally campaign. More than 150 people registered for the session. Of those who attended, a good majority were older people. Stories of Inequities The panelists shared stories of

By |2023-04-25T14:28:23-07:00March 3rd, 2023|Categories: Age Exchange|Tags: , |Comments Off on Canadians Rally to Age With Rights

UN Convention and the Older Person

United Nations (UN) Conventions A UN convention is an international treaty that binds countries once adopted at the UN General Assembly and ratified back home in the country. Countries with ratified treaties report their implementation progress to the UN Human Rights Council for peer review. This review process encourages global dialogue and establishes accountability. It

By |2023-04-17T15:17:54-07:00March 1st, 2023|Categories: Aging Matters|Tags: |Comments Off on UN Convention and the Older Person

Washroom Bill of Rights

Afraid to go out – No Public Washrooms! “I am afraid to go out to out. There are no public washrooms. I can not control my bladder like I used to”, said an older gentleman at a recent consultation. I saw a few other resigned looks of helplessness when I scanned the virtual room.

By |2023-04-16T14:59:58-07:00December 9th, 2022|Categories: Aging Matters|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Washroom Bill of Rights
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