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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
    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

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