Proud to present UNECE Standing Working Group on Ageing UNECE Population at #OEWG10 UN For Ageing. We have over 10 years developed a metode to co-operate to improve ageing policies in our region.

'It makes me feel unwanted and unloved' 💔
Older people from around the world talk about how #ageism & negative stereotypes affect their lives.

The Open-ended Working Group on Ageing this week discusses ways of countering ageism: bit.ly/OEWG10 #OEWG10

⁦UN For Ageing⁩ chief of UN ageing addresses NGOs double the number of NGOs attending #OEWG10 the blocks we have faced are beginning to break voices of NGOs so impt ⁦AARP International⁩ ⁦Deb Whitman⁩

We are calling on governments to support the creation of a UN convention on the rights of older people. It’s time for our rights to be protected in older age! #Rights #OEWG10 #OurVoicesOurRight #olderpeople

Empowering older person through education
#Lifelonglearning #SDG4 #Basicliteracyclass #OEWG10

An older man in South Africa said 'My pension is not enough, as I have to buy incontinence pads because sometimes urine just drips out and my trousers become wet. I feel very embarrassed.' Older people currently face threats to their dignity. This should not be the case! #OEWG10

On day three of the workshop we are focusing on developing SMART objectives. Developing advocacy strategies is hard work but also a lot of fun! #OEWG10 #olderactivists Global Alliance HelpAge International

At the last day of the UN working group on ageing, we discussed the rights to independence and to long-term care.

What should be the scope of these rights? how to make sure they're respected in old age? Borja Arrue shares AGE's position in a short video.

#OEWG10 UN For Ageing

What a moment! When @angster_chris met PARO at #oewg10 side event UN DESA DISD

At #OEWG10 Side Event, Counsellor Ezoe stated #Japan is particularly grateful that agenda of #healthyageing is increasingly discussed in nat'l, regional &global context. As #G20 Pres, we intend to take up agenda of #ageing as integral part of sustainable &inclusive #globalhealth .

Today, we are calling on governments to support the creation of a UN convention on the rights of older people. It’s time for our rights to be protected in older age!
#Rights #OEWG10

BM Açık Uçlu Yaşlanma Çalışma Grubu toplantısı için bulunduğumuz BM merkez binasında Umman tarafından gerçekleştirilen sergide günlük yaşam ritüellerinden siyasi yaşama kadar geniş yelpazede bilgi edindik. #OEWG10

Elijah spoke about how he came to be an activist at the Global Alliance activist training. 'I found out what was happening to older people and needed to do something about it... Older people can speak on their own behalf.' elijah mwega #oewg10 #olderactivists

Russia 🇷🇺 adopted a #NationalStrategy for the #Elderly until 2025. It ensrines measures to promote #employment , improve #healthcare , give access to information and education resources, organize #LeisureActivities , enhance production of goods for #olderpersons . #OEWG10 #aging

Older activist Ishwari Swar from Ageing Nepal in the 10th session of Open- Ended Working Group on Ageing from 15th -18th April 2019 (UN, New York) joins world leaders to call for UN convention on the Rights of older person.
#OEWG10 #OurVoicesOurRight

Have you ever been told you’re too old to learn? We want to make sure this never happens and that’s why we support the creation of a UN convention on the rights of older people.
Learning has no age limit!
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#Rights #OEWG10

Great to be with older activists at United Nations who’ve come from all parts of the globe to be at #OEWG10 thanks to Global Alliance to advocate for rights of older people #OurVoicesOurRights United Nations4Ageing GlobalAgeingNetwork

Still smiling 😁😎👍🏼 last session at #oewg10 ⁦UN DESA DISD⁩

Older people from around the world talk about how #ageism & negative stereotypes affect their lives.

The Open-ended Working Group on Ageing this week discusses ways of countering ageism: bit.ly/OEWG10 #OEWG10

Strong attendance by member states at the opening session of United Nations’s #OEWG10 GlobalAgeingNetwork Global Alliance #OurVoicesOurRights