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Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons’ workshop for the 11th Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing session (OEWG11)
25 March 2021 @ 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
Free
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP) and the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY are pleased to invite you to a workshop for the 11th virtual Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing session (OEWG11) on Thursday, March 25, 2021 – 7:00 – 9:00 EST (12:00-14:00 CET)
This preparatory event will be hosted with support by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA).
Objectives of the meeting:
- To build a common understanding of the current status of the OEWG process
- To discuss our shared goals for the outcomes of OEWG11
- To agree on collective action that NGOs can take throughout the week
Working language: The workshop will be run in English and there will be no interpretation provided. We are planning to have some breakout sessions and chat information accommodate French and Spanish speakers during the workshop.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcOqurDgqGtYpv8a1l9hmk3UpeWbUaen6
Draft Programme:
Welcome and opening remarks
- Acknowledgements – Dr. Kiran Rabheru (Chair, GAROP) & Dr. Cynthia Stuen (Chair, NGO COA-NY)
- Opening remarks – Ambassador Squeff, Chair of the OEWG
Scene-setting and connecting
- Updates about the session (Amal Abou Rafeh, UNDESA)
- Q&A
Developments since OEWG10
- Intersessional events/outcomes
- COVID-19 and political momentum
Breakout rooms: English / French / Spanish
Preparing our strategy for participation in OEWG11
- Expectations and objectives for the session
- Ways in which civil society can participate and have impact:
- Visibility
- Age With Rights and social media
- Side events
- Reviewing the timetable for the week ahead
- Visibility
Contacts: Susan Somers, NGO Committee on Ageing NY: sbsomers5@aol.com and/or Ellen Graham, GAROP Coordinator: ellen.graham@rightsofolderpeople.org
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity, please email the vice chair at susanneseperson@gmail.com.