Follow-up to the 2nd World Assembly on Ageing : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
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SymbolA/RES/63/151
TitleFollow-up to the 2nd World Assembly on Ageing : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Recognizes the successful conclusion of the first review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, and its results at the international, regional and national levels; recommends that Member States increase awareness raising of the Madrid Plan of Action, including by strengthening networks of national focal points on ageing, working with the regional commissions and enlisting the help of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat to expand media coverage on ageing issues; recommends that ongoing efforts to achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the UN Millennium Declaration, take into account the situation of older persons; requests the Secretary-General to translate the Guide to the National Implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing into all official languages of the UN.
Action note2008-12-18
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 70th plenary meeting
DraftA/C.3/63/L.4
Committee reportA/63/424
Meeting record
A/63/PV.70
Agenda information
A/63/251 55c Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons : 2nd World Assembly on Ageing. AGEING PERSONS--INTERNATIONAL YEAR (1999)
Date[New York] : UN, 11 Feb. 2009
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3 p.
Notes
Issued in GAOR, 63rd sess., Suppl. no. 49.