51st session of the Commission for Social Development (New York, 6-15 February 2013)

All relevant information, including documents, a list of side events, etc. of the upcoming session of CSocD can be found online:

http://social.un.org/index/CommissionforSocialDevelopment/Sessions/2013.aspx

Upcoming High-level Panel on Ageing at the 51st session of CSocD (New York, 7 Feb 2013)

A High-level Panel Discussion on the report of the Secretary-General on the Second Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing will be held at the United Nations Headquarters, North Lawn Building, Conference Room 4, on Thursday 7 February 2013 at 3:00 p.m. This High-level Panel Discussion will be part of the fifty-first session of the Commission for Social Development, which will take place in New York from 6 to15 February 2013.

The Secretary-General’s report on the second review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (E/CN.5/2013/6) is based primarily on information from the United Nations regional commissions in line with respective regional review and appraisal exercises and meetings. It summarises and analyses regional findings and priorities compared to those of the first review and appraisal, regional priorities for the next implementation period, and offers recommendations for the consideration of Member States on global priorities for the further implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing.

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided from and into the six official United Nations languages.

The  High-level Panel Discussion will be broadcasted live on UN Web TV at the following link http://webtv.un.org