Multi-stakeholder meeting on the human rights of older persons
Date
29 - 30 August 2022
Multi-stakeholder meeting on the human rights of older persons
In its resolution 48/3, the Human Rights Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human to convene a multi-stakeholder meeting to discuss the report of the High Commissioner on the normative standards and obligations under international law in relation to the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons.
The multi-stakeholder meeting on the human rights of older persons was held on 29-30 August 2022.
Read the summary report (A/HRC/52/49)
Video recordings
Opening Session and Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4 and Closing Session
Opening session
Ms. Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mr. Volker Türk, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General
H.E. Mr. Federico Villegas, President of the Human Rights Council
Dr. Claudia Mahler, UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
Presentations of the panellists
Session 1: Limitations and gaps of selected human rights norms and obligations
Dr. Heidrun Mollenkopf, Board member, German National Association of Senior Citizens' Organisations
Prof. Israel Doron, University of Haifa
Dr. Kiran Rabheru, Chair of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People
Session 2: Adequacy of existing human rights mechanisms in responding to the challenges
Ms. Heisoo Shin, Vice-Chair of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Ms. Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Member of UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Ms. Vasilka Sancin, Vice-Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee
Ms. Anna Chabiera, Senior Specialist, Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland
Ms. Margarette May Macaulay, Rapporteur on the Rights of Older Persons of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Session 3: Strengthening coordinated actions for the protection of the human rights of older persons
Ms. Claire Sookhyun Oh, Associate Director of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea
Dr. Matthias von Schwanenflügel, Head of Directorate-General on Demographic Change, Senior Citizens and Welfare, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Germany
Ms. Alana Officer, Unit Head, Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing, World Health Organization
Ms. Afra Nawar Rahman, Youth Coordinator, Young Power in Social Action, Bangladesh
Session 4: Towards strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons
Ms. Mónica Roqué, Chair of the Latin American Association of Community Gerontology
Dr. Emem Omokaro, Director-General, National Senior Citizens Center of Nigeria
Dr. Claudia Mahler, UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
Mr. Franklin M. Quijano, Chair of the National Commission on Senior Citizens of the Philippines
Ms. Amal Abou Rafeh, Chief, Programme on Ageing, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Interventions from the floor and other written documents submitted for the meeting
- Joint statement by States
- Argentina
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Egypt
- European Union
- Guyana
- Malaysia
- Slovenia
- Academy of Labour and Social Relations
- ACAMAGE
- Age International
- AGE Platform Europe - Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4
- Agewell Foundation
- Alliance Vita
- Amnesty International
- Association for the Prevention of Torture
- Associazione Communità Papa Giovanni XXIII - Session 1, Session 3
- BAGSO - Session 1, Session 2, Session 4
- CISCOS-UGL
- Commissioner for Protection of Equality of Serbia - Session 3, Session 4
- Community Legal Centres Australia - Session 2, Session 3, Session 4
- CSPOC
- Dirigentes de mi Comunidad
- Eden Spring of Hope
- Elder Law Research Centre
- Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
- FPHV
- GAROP
- General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
- Gharonda
- Gutterman Alan
- Hellas50+
- HelpAge Germany – Session 1 and Session 4
- HelpAge International – Session 1 and Session 4
- Hounsou Marie-Marlène
- Human Rights Watch
- ILC Argentina
- ILC Canada – Session 1, Session 2 and Session 4
- INPEA – Session 1 and Session 4
- Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- International Council on Social Welfare
- International Federation on Ageing
- International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
- International Prison Chaplains
- International Shinto Foundation
- International Supporting Association for War Victims
- iuventum
- LITE-Africa
- National Council of Women of Canada
- NGO Committee on Ageing in Vienna
- Parlement Africain
- SE Health
- Slovak National Human Rights Centre
- Somali Youth Development Foundation
- Confederation of Swedish Speaking Retired in Finland
- UNFPA
- UNISC International
- UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute
- WHO
- Women’s Health and Education Center
Closing session
H.E. Ms. Anita Pipan, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Ms. Peggy Hicks, Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division, OHCHR
Background information
- Guidance for speakers' list
- Programme
- Panellists (bios)
- Concept Note
- Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the normative standards and obligations under international law in relation to the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons (A/HRC/49/70) & Easy to read version
- Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on ageism and age discrimination (A/HRC/48/53)
- OHCHR working paper: Update to the 2012 Analytical Outcome Study on the normative standards in international human rights law in relation to older persons (March 2021)
- Global Report on Ageism (March 2021)
- United Nations Secretary-General’s Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on older persons (May 2020)
- OHCHR Analytical Outcome Paper “Normative standards in international human rights law in relation to older persons” (August 2012)
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