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United Nations day
International Day of Older People
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Plaque in Madrid, Spain, celebrating the International Day of Older People
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Observed by
| All
UN member states
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Date
| October 1
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Next time
| 1 October 2024
(
2024-10
)
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Frequency
| Annual
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The
International Day of Older People
is
observed
on
October 1
each year.
On December 14, 1990, the
United Nations General Assembly
voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older People as recorded in
Resolution
45/106.
[1]
The holiday was observed for the first time on October 1, 1991.
[2]
The observance is a focus of
ageing
organizations and the United Nations Programme on
Ageing
.
Annual Themes
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- 1998 & 2000: Towards A Society for All Ages.
[3]
- 2004: Older Persons in an
Intergenerational
Society.
- 2005: Ageing in the New
Millennium
.
- 2006: Improving the
Quality
of Life for Older Persons: Advancing
UN
Global Strategies.
- 2007: Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of Ageing.
- 2008: Rights of Older Persons.
[4]
- 2009: Celebrating the 10th
Anniversary
of the International Year of Older Persons: Towards a Society for All Ages.
- 2010: Older Persons and the Achievement of the
MDGs
.
- 2011: The Growing Opportunities & Challenges of Global Ageing.
[5]
- 2012: Longevity: Shaping the
Future
.
[6]
- 2013: The Future We Want: What Older Persons are Saying.
[7]
- 2014: Leaving No One Behind: Promoting a Society for All.
[8]
- 2015:
Sustainability
and Age Inclusiveness in the
Urban Environment
.
- 2016: Take a Stand Against Ageism.
- 2017: Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society.
- 2018: Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions.
- 2019: The Journey to Age Equality.
[9]
- 2020:
Pandemics
: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?
- 2021:
Digital Equity
for All Ages.
[10]
- 2022:
Resilience
of Older Persons in a Changing World.
- 2023: Fulfilling the Promises of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
for Older Persons:
Across Generations
.
[11]
Perception
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There is an initiative to celebrate October 1 as the
International
Longevity
Day
in order to draw attention to
aging
as a
medical challenge
that requires, first of all,
biomedical solution
.
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See also
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References
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