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Selection of new GAROP Steering Group Co-Chairs
In December following the recent election, the GAROP Steering Group selected a new Co-chair, Marta Hajek of the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA) to join Rose Gahire of NSINDAGIZA Organisation in Rwanda who will continue in the role of [...]
Statement on Human Rights Day 2025
GAROP Steering Group Statement – Human Rights Day 2025 Human Rights Day: Join the Global Rally 2026 for a strong UN convention on the rights of older persons On Human Rights Day, the GAROP Steering Group proudly announces the Age With Rights Global [...]
GAROP statement on International Day of Older Persons 2025
Statement by the Steering Group of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) for the United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2025 (UNIDOP 2025) 1 October 2025 On the United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2025, we celebrate [...]
UN Independent Expert presents her report on social protection and work to the Human Rights Council
This week the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons will present her latest thematic report to the Human Rights Council's 60th session. The report focuses on the intersection between older persons’ right to social protection and [...]
Historic decision: Governments decide to start drafting an international convention
Historic decision on the human rights of older persons: Governments decide to start drafting an international convention On 3 April, UN Member States in the Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted a landmark resolution[i] to create a new intergovernmental working group to draft [...]
GAROP launches a new campaign on Human Rights Day
Campaigners urge governments to start drafting a new UN convention to ensure that we can all fully enjoy our rights in older age Today, on Human Rights Day and the 76th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we recognize and celebrate [...]
🗣️“Tengo la convicción de que una futura Convención de Derechos de las Personas Mayores será un motor para la transformación de la mirada social hacia ellas”. @rosa_mr_, secretaria de Estado de Derechos Sociales, inaugura la jornada organizada por el #Imserso y @HelpAgeEspana 🧵
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