Your mid-month UN Decade of Healthy Ageing update
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Welcome to your mid-month UN Decade of Healthy Ageing update for June!
In this newsletter, find out more about:
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New UN Decade of Healthy Ageing publication on the abuse of older people: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022
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The abuse of older people, also known as elder abuse, is a serious problem that has received too little attention for far too long.
A new publication outlines how the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030) offers a sustained opportunity for a step change in how abuse of older people is tackled. This new document outlines five priorities to prevent and respond to abuse of older people:
- combat ageism;
- generate more and better data on prevalence and on risk and protective factors;
- develop and scale up cost–effective solutions;
- make an investment case for addressing the issue; and
- raise funds to tackle the issue
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The new publication has been jointly produced by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Population Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and UN Women with the support of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.
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Nominations extended to 30 June: get involved with the Healthy Ageing 50
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Are you, or someone you know, a leader transforming the world to be a better place to grow older? Good news: the call for nominations for the Healthy Ageing 50 has been extended to 30 June 2022!
The Healthy Ageing 50 is a new UN Decade of Healthy Ageing initiative aiming to celebrate leaders who have contributed to fostering healthy ageing in their respective areas of work – whether within administrations, organizations, universities, businesses, local communities, and more.
Nominations can be made in English, French, Spanish, or Russian. The Healthy Ageing 50 will be announced by a high level UN panel in September 2022.
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The Healthy Ageing 50 initiative is supported by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the World Economic Forum (the Forum), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Get involved in the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing 2022
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The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ministerial Conference on Ageing 2022 is taking place this week between 15-17 June in Rome, Italy.
The conference marks the 20th anniversary of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and will feature panels that address the theme 'Joining forces for solidarity and equal opportunities throughout life'.
The conference will be livestreamed and the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Twitter account will be live tweeting as much as possible. Stay updated by visiting the conference's website or following @UNDecadeAgeing and @pu_unece on Twitter.
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You may also be interested in participating in the following side events at the conference:
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Commemoration of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022
15 June 2022 (13:45 - 14:00 CEST)
Livestream on: https://mipaa20rome.it/
Join us in marking this important day together with partners around the world, including through the launch of a new Decade publication on the topic.
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Implementing the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030)
16 June 2022 (15:50 - 16:10 CEST)
Livestream on: https://bit.ly/dha-yt
Learn more about what has been achieved so far during the Decade, and some key opportunities going forward.
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