Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons’ workshop for the 11th Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing session (OEWG11)

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

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.

Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons’ workshop for the 11th Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing session (OEWG11)

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

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.

Promoting Resilience: Women and Girls Thriving Following Adversity

As this is a UN event you must register to attend live by Wednesday, March 10 through the NGO CSW system. This is a 2-step process. Click here to begin the registration, then wait for an e-mail from NGO CSW/NY to complete your profile. Once you have completed your profile, you can register for Mental Health event.

Program Agenda:

Welcome and Greetings: Holly K. Shaw, PhD, RN, Chair, NGO Committee on Mental Health

Nobody’s Normal; How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness

Roy Richard Grinker, PhD, Professor, Anthropology & International Affairs, George Washington

Overlooked Aspects of the Pandemic: Substance Abuse in Older Women

Madeline A. Naegle, PhD, CNS-PMH,BC,FAAN; Professor Emerita, Health and Aging Policy Fellow, NYU Myers College of Nursing

Flipping the Script on Aging: Narrative Approaches to Mental Wellness with Women in Midlife and Beyond

Nisha Sajnani, PhD, Director, Drama Therapy & Theatre & Health Lab, NYU; Cecilia Dintino, PhD, Co-Founder, Twisting the Plot; Mary Clohan, Writer, Performer, Drama Therapy student

Healing Grief with Guitars

Miraculous Love Kids & Lanny Cordola, Mursal & Madina, Kabul

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health, please visit ngomentalhealth.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Drugs, please visit nyngoc.org. 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.

Promoting Resilience: Women and Girls Thriving Following Adversity

As this is a UN event you must register to attend live by Wednesday, March 10 through the NGO CSW system. This is a 2-step process. Click here to begin the registration, then wait for an e-mail from NGO CSW/NY to complete your profile. Once you have completed your profile, you can register for Mental Health event.

Program Agenda:

Welcome and Greetings: Holly K. Shaw, PhD, RN, Chair, NGO Committee on Mental Health

Nobody’s Normal; How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness

Roy Richard Grinker, PhD, Professor, Anthropology & International Affairs, George Washington

Overlooked Aspects of the Pandemic: Substance Abuse in Older Women

Madeline A. Naegle, PhD, CNS-PMH,BC,FAAN; Professor Emerita, Health and Aging Policy Fellow, NYU Myers College of Nursing

Flipping the Script on Aging: Narrative Approaches to Mental Wellness with Women in Midlife and Beyond

Nisha Sajnani, PhD, Director, Drama Therapy & Theatre & Health Lab, NYU; Cecilia Dintino, PhD, Co-Founder, Twisting the Plot; Mary Clohan, Writer, Performer, Drama Therapy student

Healing Grief with Guitars

Miraculous Love Kids & Lanny Cordola, Mursal & Madina, Kabul

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health, please visit ngomentalhealth.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Drugs, please visit nyngoc.org. 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.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY

The NGO Committee on Ageing calls your attention to our next Program Meeting on Thursday, March 4th, from 11:00am to 12:30pm EST.

Register here!

Program Agenda

Welcome and Announcements: Cynthia Stuen, Chair, NGO CoA

Moderator: Sandra Timmermann, Co-Chair, NGO CoA Program Subcommittee

Updates on OEWGA and other business: Frances Zainoeddin, Vice-Chair, NGO CoA

The COVID19 “She-Session”: The Impact of the Pandemic on the Economic Security of Older Women

Melissa Grober-Morrow, Thought Leadership Director, Financial Resilience, AARP
Ben F. Bolton, Director, Global Partnership Engagement, Office of International Affairs, AARP

Q & A and Discussion: Erica Dhar, AARP

Plans for the Commission on the Status of Women and CoA Member Input: Susan Somers, INPEA (Time will be allotted for member organizations to discuss their plans for CSW.)

The NGO CoA thanks the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) for hosting the meeting on Zoom.

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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.

Celebrate International Women’s Day with the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY

The NGO Committee on Ageing calls your attention to our next Program Meeting on Thursday, March 4th, from 11:00am to 12:30pm EST.

Register here!

Program Agenda

Welcome and Announcements: Cynthia Stuen, Chair, NGO CoA

Moderator: Sandra Timmermann, Co-Chair, NGO CoA Program Subcommittee

Updates on OEWGA and other business: Frances Zainoeddin, Vice-Chair, NGO CoA

The COVID19 “She-Session”: The Impact of the Pandemic on the Economic Security of Older Women

Melissa Grober-Morrow, Thought Leadership Director, Financial Resilience, AARP
Ben F. Bolton, Director, Global Partnership Engagement, Office of International Affairs, AARP

Q & A and Discussion: Erica Dhar, AARP

Plans for the Commission on the Status of Women and CoA Member Input: Susan Somers, INPEA (Time will be allotted for member organizations to discuss their plans for CSW.)

The NGO CoA thanks the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) for hosting the meeting on Zoom.

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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.

Digital Technologies and Older Persons: A Smart Mix

Dear NGO Friends,

It is my honor to extend an invitation to the 14^th annual AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Ageing entitled Digital Technologies and Older Persons: A Smart Mix.

The virtual event will take place on Monday, 8 February 2021 from 9.00 a.m.- 10.30a.m ET.

Taking place in the margins of the Commission for Social Development, this event seeks to engage new and current partners in a discussion to highlight the challenges faced by and opportunities for older people in digital inclusion; digital capacity building and ensuring that digital products, policies, and practices comply with human rights standards and protections of older people. An information note containing relevant details and the agenda are attached.

To join the event, attendees must register in advance by clicking on the following link: https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T9fTE0z2QBO0FhY3PiS3hg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Thank you for your support.

Best Regards,
UNDESA’s Division for Inclusive Social Development

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org.

Digital Technologies and Older Persons: A Smart Mix

Dear NGO Friends,

It is my honor to extend an invitation to the 14^th annual AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Ageing entitled Digital Technologies and Older Persons: A Smart Mix.

The virtual event will take place on Monday, 8 February 2021 from 9.00 a.m.- 10.30a.m ET.

Taking place in the margins of the Commission for Social Development, this event seeks to engage new and current partners in a discussion to highlight the challenges faced by and opportunities for older people in digital inclusion; digital capacity building and ensuring that digital products, policies, and practices comply with human rights standards and protections of older people. An information note containing relevant details and the agenda are attached.

To join the event, attendees must register in advance by clicking on the following link: https://itu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T9fTE0z2QBO0FhY3PiS3hg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Thank you for your support.

Best Regards,
UNDESA’s Division for Inclusive Social Development

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org.

Global Alliance on the Rights of Older People webinar to prep for the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing

IFA/GAROP 2021 Webinar Series | Time for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older People!

The 11th Session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) is expected to take place from 29 March – 1 April 2021.

This webinar is an opportunity for those interested or active in advocacy for the human rights of older people to learn more about activities underway locally and at the United Nations. It will explore the following topics:

What difference will a UN convention make for older people and for governments, particularly in the context of COVID-19?
Update about the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing
How will the 11th session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing be organised this year?
What can NGOs do now at national level to advocate for a UN convention?

Moderated by Dr. Kiran Rabheru, Chair of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People, this webinar will feature interventions from the following expert speakers:

Ms. Amal Abou Rafeh, Chief of the Programme on Ageing at UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Mr. Craig Mokhiber, Director of the New York Office of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Mr. Naraidoo Gava (Vijay) Naraidoo, Director of Droits Humains Ocean Indien (DIS-MOI)

Register here!

This webinar will be recorded and posted on the IFA YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUv-MOzsvoHtnqyDOuNHGWw

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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.

Global Alliance on the Rights of Older People webinar to prep for the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing

IFA/GAROP 2021 Webinar Series | Time for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older People!

The 11th Session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) is expected to take place from 29 March – 1 April 2021.

This webinar is an opportunity for those interested or active in advocacy for the human rights of older people to learn more about activities underway locally and at the United Nations. It will explore the following topics:

What difference will a UN convention make for older people and for governments, particularly in the context of COVID-19?
Update about the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing
How will the 11th session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing be organised this year?
What can NGOs do now at national level to advocate for a UN convention?

Moderated by Dr. Kiran Rabheru, Chair of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People, this webinar will feature interventions from the following expert speakers:

Ms. Amal Abou Rafeh, Chief of the Programme on Ageing at UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Mr. Craig Mokhiber, Director of the New York Office of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Mr. Naraidoo Gava (Vijay) Naraidoo, Director of Droits Humains Ocean Indien (DIS-MOI)

Register here!

This webinar will be recorded and posted on the IFA YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUv-MOzsvoHtnqyDOuNHGWw

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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.

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