Correspondent Barbara Crossette writes that “action to protect older women’s rights has stalled in the UN General Assembly”. Susan Somers and Frances Zainoeddin were interviewed about the slow pace of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing which has held 11 sessions without coming up with any proposals for an international legal instrument to protect and promote the rights and dignity of older persons. Read the article here.
25 May 2016
NGO Committee on Ageing’s Virginia Hazzard Legacy Fund announces $3,000 grants to four basic literacy and numeracy programs specifically designed for the 60+ populations.
Statement For Informal Morning briefing for civil society
During CSoCD, 3-12 February 2016
My name is Frances Zainoeddin, representative of Gray Panthers, the NGO Committee on Ageing and the Stakeholder Group on Ageing. I want to thank the NGO Committee for Social Development for organizing these morning sessions.
According to the United Nations, virtually all countries are experiencing growth in the number and proportion of older persons in their populations.
