International Day of Older Persons - 1 October

Population ageing is a universal phenomenon. Virtually every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older person s in the population.
Photo: © Benny Manser/UNFPA, Marcel Crozet / ILO, ILO/Apex Image, J. Aliling / ILO, Rajindra Ariyabandu/ESCAP, Amer Kapetanovic/UNFPA Bosnia and Herzegovina

ristobal Gabarron at the inauguration of his sculture Enlightened Universe during United Nations Day in Geneva in 2016.

The Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and collaborative action to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live.

Read more: Decade of Healthy Aging | World Health Organization (WHO) (https://www.who.int/initiatives/decade-of-healthy-ageing)

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Goals we are supporting through this initiative