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Last week following the recent election, the GAROP Steering Group selected the new Chair and Deputy Chair. Margaret Young of the Pass It On Network is the new Chair of GAROP and will serve a two year term. Speaking to the Steering Group [...]

The UN Independent expert, Dr Claudia Mahler, conducted a visit to Bangladesh between 7 and 17th November where she met with government authorities at different levels, civil society, including more than 200 older persons, and other stakeholders. This included GAROP members in Bangladesh [...]

The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) steps up support to the Age With Rights campaign for a new UN convention on the rights of older persons.’ On the United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2022 (UNIDOP 2022) we [...]

Joint written statement of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP) for the OHCHR Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on the Rights of Older Persons, 29-30 August 2022 This statement is made on behalf of the 412 member organizations of the Global Alliance for [...]

Over 300 organisations have now signed the Open Letter to the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing calling for clear action on older people’s rights An Open Letter to the UN General Assembly’s Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing that was originally published on 20th [...]