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Protecting the rights of older people: Ten reasons why we need to act
By Bridget Sleap, Posted 20 August 2012 See more by this blogger
On 21 December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly established an Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) with a mandate to identify gaps in the protection of the rights of older people and ways in which these gaps can... Keep reading
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CSD 2012: Time for older people's rights to be on the agenda
By Bridget Sleap, Posted 30 January 2012 See more by this blogger
This week, the UN's Commission for Social Development (CSD) meets in New York to discuss poverty eradication strategies. The CSD meets every February and is a technical body of the UN that develops policy responses to social development. Its... Keep reading
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Human Rights Day: Why we need a convention on the rights of older people
By Bridget Sleap, Posted 08 December 2011 See more by this blogger
This year Human Rights Day celebrates the bravery of human rights defenders and the power of human rights activism around the world. In 2011, older women and men in 57 countries from Albania to Zimbabwe demanded that their rights... Keep reading
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Air of expectation at first session of new UN working group on older people's rights
By Bridget Sleap, Posted 19 April 2011 See more by this blogger
Today was the first session of the newly created Open Ended Working Group on Ageing at the UN in New York. This new UN working group was established at the 2010 UN General Assembly to look at strengthening the... Keep reading (4 Comments)
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Older women are critical to achieving the MDGs
By Bridget Sleap, Posted 20 September 2010 See more by this blogger
Older women are critical to achieving the MDGs, so why are they discriminated against by society - and by development targets? The Millennium Declaration on which the MDGs are all based, pledged "to promote gender equality and the empowerment... Keep reading
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