Implementing the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030) - UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing

Implementing the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030) - Side event at the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing 2022

The United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030) is a global collaboration, aligned with the last ten years of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Decade brings together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic, and collaborative action to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live.

This side event:

Provides a rapid overview of major achievements since the United Nations General Assembly declared 2021–2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing;
Briefly introduces some of the main tools of the Decade, such as the online knowledge exchange Platform of the Decade;
Discusses synergies with the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) Regional Implementation Plan;
Engages all participants in identifying key opportunities going forward; and
Listens to some key leaders on what global and regional actions are planned for 2022–2023.

For more information on the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, visit https://www.decadeofhealthyageing.org.