Autumn kick-off of NGO Committee on Ageing NY
Autumn kick-off of NGO Committee on Ageing regular monthly program
NGO COA-NY and the UNITED NATIONS: Update and a look ahead
Opening: Dr. Cynthia Stuen, Chair, NGO Committee on Ageing
- Overview NGO COA’s activities during the past year and looking ahead in terms of its goals for the coming year
- Introduction of new members of the Executive Committee, and Chairs of Subcommittees
- New Decade of Healthy Ageing Knowledge Platform: decadeofhealthyage
10:30 am – 11:10 am
- International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2021 – Ms. Erica Dhar (AARP) and Ms. Magda Kaczmarska (Generations United), Co-chairs of event
- NGO participation in UN activities – Ms. Susan Somers (International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse) and Ms. Frances Zainoeddin (Soroptimist International)
- Standing up for the rights of older persons – an event on 14 October 2021: A focus on the USA and Canada – Dr. Cynthia Stuen, International Federation on Ageing
11:10 am – 11:25 am
- Secretary-General’s annual report to the General Assembly
Ms. Amal About Rafeh, Chief, Programme Unit on Ageing, UN/DESA
11:25 – 11:30 am Closing
No registration necessary. Join the meeting via Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84134007168
The NGO Committee on Ageing also urges you REGISTER for the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October 2021.
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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Ageing-NY is one of the Substantive Committees of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). Likewise, 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.