[A statement from the GAROP Steering Group] As Member States conclude the work of the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing, a new and exciting phase in our global advocacy for a new UN convention begins. On August 13, 2024, the General Assembly (GA) of the United Nations (UN) adopted resolution A/RES/78/324 on ‘Consideration of [...]

In a momentous development, the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing has recognised that a new UN convention is one way to address gaps in protection of older persons’ rights. This week, for the first time in its 14-year history, the United Nations’ Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) adopted a substantive decision on [...]

10 December 2023 This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document embodies humanity’s hope and commitment to a set of fundamental rights and freedoms to which all individuals are entitled. Today, we celebrate its achievements as we reaffirm our commitment to the work that lies [...]

Statement from the GAROP Steering Group on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023 Governments must address gaps and limitations in the international human rights framework to tackle elder abuse world-wide [Download this statement as a PDF document here] Violence against older persons is an unacceptable but persistent global phenomenon. It takes many different forms, [...]

The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) is seeking a freelance consultant to undertake project and administrative work for the GAROP Secretariat on a part-time basis up to the end of September 2023. This is a great opportunity for an organised and dynamic individual to gain valuable experience working in an international role.   Click here [...]

Our work campaigning for a new United Nations (UN) convention on the rights of older people recently took an exciting turn with the adoption of a decision (A/AC.278/2023/L.1/Rev.1) on 6th April 2023 by the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) of the United Nations at its 13th The decision was adopted by consensus without [...]

Take action now! Email your Foreign Ministry and Permanent Mission in New York At the 12th Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) session in April 2022, Argentina made a proposal to establish an informal cross-regional core group and invited Member States committed to advancing the protection of the human rights of older people to [...]