Older people

From 1995 APG23 has been supporting actions to promote a culture that recognises older persons as an indispensable part of society and of the family. It has been working to ensure that older people are able to stay in their own homes, within their family of origin or in a foster family therefore avoiding the admission in care homes, combatting loneliness and live a life full of relationships.
COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled in many countries the institutionalized living situation of older people. The structural loneliness and feeling of isolation that many of the older people lived especially in developed countries has struck the attention of the public and revealed situations that will need to be addressed.
APG23 continues to advocate for the rights of older persons at international level, while engaging in awareness-raising event and publishing books and videos aimed at promoting a culture that recognises elderly people as an integral and necessary part of families and societies.

United Nations Links

Year	Un Bodies	Session	Agenda Item / Title / Document	Activity	Promoted
2018	Human Rights Council	39	Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons	Oral statement	APG23
2019	Human Rights Council	42	Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the IE on the rights of older persons and the SR on the right to development	Joint oral statement	APG23
2020	Human Rights Council	45	COVID-19 and older persons	Written statement	APG23
2021	Human Rights Council	47	Panel discussion on the human rights of older persons in the context of climate change	Oral statement	APG23
2022	Human Rights Council	51	Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons	Oral statement	APG23
2023	Human Rights Council	54	Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on her report on violence against and abuse and neglect of older persons	Oral statement	APG23