International Day for Older Persons 2022

International Day for Older Persons 2022
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What is discussed under International Day for Older Persons 2022?

United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons (resolution 45/106).

Key Facts

This was preceded by programmes like the Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging, which was approved by the UN General
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Assembly and the World Assembly on Ageing in 1982.
The United Nations Principles for Older Persons were approved by the General Assembly in 1991 (resolution 46/91).
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Aging was approved in 2002 by the Second World Assembly on Aging in order to address the opportunities and difficulties presented by the population’s ageing in the twenty-first century and to advance the creation of a society for all ages.
The average lifespan in the world in 2021 was 72.81 years, up 0.24 percent from 2020.

Elder persons around the world

The region of Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was home to the largest number of older persons (261 million), followed by Europe and Northern America (over 200 million).
Over the next three decades, the number of older persons worldwide is projected to more than double, reaching more than 1.5 billion persons in 2050.
The largest increase (312 million) is projected to occur in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, growing from 261 million in 2019 to 573 million in 2050.
The fastest increase in the number of older persons is expected in Northern Africa and Western Asia.
The second fastest increase is projected for sub-Saharan Africa, where the population aged 65 or over could grow from 32 million in 2019 to 101 million in 2050 (218 per cent).

2022 Theme：Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World.
The NGO Committees on Aging in New York, Geneva, and Vienna will each commemorate this theme in their own special and complimentary ways.

Objectives of UNIDOP2022

To draw attention to elder women’s fortitude in the face of enduring social, economic, and environmental injustices.
To increase understanding of the significance of enhanced global data collecting that is broken down by age and gender.
To call on member states, UN entities, UN Women, and civil society to include older women in the center of all policies, ensuring gender equality as described in the Secretary-General’s report, Our Common Agenda.

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