| Press Release SOC/4615 |
MAIN COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR, IMPORTANCE
OF IMPLEMENTING PLAN OF ACTION AT AGEING ASSEMBLY, MADRID
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
| Press Release SOC/4614 |
CONDITION OF ELDERLY IN PALESTINIAN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, COUNTRIES
IN ECONOMIC TRANSITION AMONG ISSUES RAISED IN AGEING ASSEMBLY
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
| Press Release SOC/4613 |
DIFFICULT SITUATION OF AFRICA AND COUNTRIES IN CONFLICT IN SUPPORT
OF OLDER PEOPLE HIGHLIGHTED AT AGEING ASSEMBLY IN MADRID
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
Developing countries’ difficult situation, which exacerbated the situation of older people there, was particularly true for countries trapped in cycles of violent conflict, the Vice-Minister for Social Assistance of Angola, Maria Da Luz, told the Second World Assembly on Ageing this afternoon.
| Press Release SOC/4612 |
CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY POVERTY, IMPORTANCE OF INTER-GENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY
AMONG THEMES RAISED AS AGEING ASSEMBLY CONTINUES IN MADRID
Speakers Describe Important Role of National Action Plans
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
| Press Release SOC/4611 |
SPEAKERS STRESS NEED TO REINFORCE TRADITIONAL FAMILY SUPPORT FOR ELDERLY,
MORE AID IN AFTERNOON PLENARY AT AGEING ASSEMBLY IN MADRID
Positive Image of Ageing Urged to Ensure Society for All
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
| Press Release SOC/4609 |
ENSURING FULL AND RIGHTFUL ROLE OF OLDER PERSONS IN SOCIETY, SUSTAINING SOCIAL
PROTECTION SYSTEMS STRESSED ON SECOND DAY OF AGEING ASSEMBLY, MADRID
ILO and WHO Stress Scope for Making Needed Changes in Care Systems
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
| Press Release SOC/4605 |
ROLE OF OLDER PEOPLE, FIGHTING POVERTY AND SUPPPORT FOR FAMILIES
AMONG THEMES STRESSED AT AGEING ASSEMBLY, MADRID
Issues of Ageing Must Be in Mainstream of Global Agenda, Says ECOSOC President
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
| Press Release SOC/4606 |
UN BODIES ADDRESS AGEING ASSEMBLY’S MAIN COMMITTEE
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
Six United Nations bodies addressed the Main Committee of the Second World Assembly on Ageing this afternoon, presenting their views and reporting on the relevant experiences on the ageing of the world population.
| Press Release SOC/4603 |
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, OPENING SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING IN MADRID,
URGES PLAN OF ACTION TO BUILD A SOCIETY FOR ALL AGES
‘Group of 77’ and China Call for New Body Devoted to Issues of Ageing
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
| Press Release SOC/4602 |
Background Release
SECOND UN WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING TO CONVENE IN MADRID, 8-12 APRIL
Objectives: To Promote ‘A Society
