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I believe older people everywhere must be included in society as equal citizens with equal rights. This is important because:
- Age helps: older people are a resource for development: they work, care for relatives, and offer support through experience.
- The world is ageing: by 2050 there will be more people over 60 than under 14 and 80% will be living in developing countries. If we continue to exclude such a growing part of the population, development will not happen.
- Older people have rights too: I support the principle that everyone without distinction is entitled to the rights and freedoms of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Every human has rights.
