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5 Years Chair of Working Group on Ageing Activities and Achievements

Erika Winkler 8th Meeting of the Working Group on Ageing 2015

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Background and History

1982: Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing 1991: UN Principles for Older Persons 2002: Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing 2002: UNECE Regional Implementation Strategy 2003: Task Force on Monitoring RIS 2007: 1st Review and Appraisal in León 2008: Establishment of UNECE Working Group on Ageing 2012: 2nd Review and Appraisal of MIPAA/RIS in Vienna 2017: 3rd Review and Appraisal of MIPAA/RIS in Instanbul 2018: 10 Years Working Group on Ageing

Erika Winkler 8th Meeting of the Working Group on Ageing 2015

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

• to contribute to the effective implementation of the

commitments of MIPAA and RIS

• to provide direction and guidance to all our work in the field of

ageing and

• to promote our international cooperation, exchange of

experience and policy discussion on ageing

• taking into account the situation and different needs of

individual countries.

Erika Winkler 8th Meeting of the Working Group on Ageing 2015

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Major Activities since 2010

• 3 Roadmaps on Mainstreaming Ageing
• 8 Policy Briefs on Ageing since 2011
• 2nd Review and Appraisal of MIPAA and RIS 2012 in Vienna
• Establishment of Discussion Groups in WGA
• Mainstreaming Ageing in the Sustainable Development Goals
• Strengthening the Role of Regional Commissions

Erika Winkler 8th Meeting of the Working Group on Ageing 2015

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Major Achievements of Our Work

• Increasing awareness and attention regarding ageing issues
• Change of the images of ageing and older persons
• Potential of older persons and their contribution to society
• Strengthening civil society
• Pension reforms and improvement of care facilities
• Promoting human rights for older persons

Erika Winkler 8th Meeting of the Working Group on Ageing 2015

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Thank you for your encouragement and dedicated work!

Erika Winkler 8th Meeting of the Working Group on Ageing 2015

„We don‘t stop playing, because we grow old, we grow old, because we stop playing…“

(George Bernard Shaw)