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Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
for the purpose of strengthening the protection
of the human rights of older persons

Open-ended Working Group on strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons

First Working Session

United Nations Headquarters, New York, 18 to 21 April 2011

The First Session of the Open-ended Working Group on strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons will be convened from 18 to 21 April 2011 in Conference Room 1 at the United Nations North Lawn Building (NLB) in New York.

The first session will focus on understanding the current situation of the human rights of older persons around the world. This includes two panel discussions on the existing international and regional human rights frameworks. At the end of the first session the working group is expected to start identifying possible gaps and measures to address them. 

Statements to the First Session of the Working Group

Documents Submitted by The United Nations System

Documents Submitted by NGOs

Participation of NGOs

 
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