Credit: Tom Weller/HelpAge International
Side Events - Seventh working session of the OEWG on Ageing
List of Side Events (in PDF)
Monday, 12 December
Conference Room C (1:15 – 2:30)
How States can respect, protect, and fulfil the right to palliative care for older persons
Organized by: Worldwide Hospice and Palliative care AssociationConference Room 11 (1:15 – 2:30)
Demonstrating the work of national human right institutions(NHRIs), in partnership with States and CSOs, on the right of older persons and the value of their particpation in the OEWG
Organized by: Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations, and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions
Tuesday, 13 December
Conference Room C (1:15 – 2:30)
“They say we are too old and senile.” Older people speak out about ageism and its implications for a new UN convention on their rights.
Organized by: HelpAge International
Wednesday, 14 December
Conference Room 9 (1:15 – 2:30)
Intergenerational Model UN: A pathway to Age-Friendly Community development
Organized by: European Federation for the Welfare of the Elderly (EURAG) and Age-Friendly Yarmouth, MA, USAConference Room 8 (1:15 – 2:30)
Ageism and Human Right of Older People - Flyer
Organized by: Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations and the International Longevity Centre (ILC) Canada
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Thursday, 15 December
Conference Room 12 (1:15 – 2:30)
Protecting The Rights of Older Persons to Live Free of Violence, Abuse and Neglect: The importance of Universal Social Polices
Organized by: Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and the NGO Committee on Ageing in New YorkConference Room C (1:15 – 2:30)
Exploring multivariate panacea in addressing extreme poverty in the ageing community
Organized by: Barinu Institute for Economic Development