Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing
A/RES/73/143
of an ageing society as a whole, with considerable implications for the enjoyment by
older persons of their human rights,
Acknowledging the importance of exploring ways to increase the visibility of
and attention to the specific challenges faced by older persons in the global
development policy framework, including identifying possible gaps and how best to
address them,
Recognizing the successful conclusion of the third review and appraisal of the
Madrid Plan of Action and the results achieved at the international, regional and
national levels, and acknowledging in that regard the recommendations of the
Commission for Social Development at its fifty-sixth session, as endorsed by the
Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2018/6 of 17 April 2018,
1.
Reaffirms the Political Declaration 1 and the Madrid International Plan of
Action on Ageing, 2002;2
2.
Calls upon all States and the international community to cooperate,
support and participate in the global efforts towards an age -inclusive implementation
of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 4 and to mobilize all necessary
resources and support in that regard, according to national plans and strategies,
including through an integrated and multifaceted approach to improving the
well-being of older persons, and in this regard encourages Member States to seize this
opportunity to take into account issues of relevance to older persons in their efforts
to promote the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals;
3.
Recognizes that the major challenges faced by older persons undermine
their social, economic and cultural participation;
4.
Emphasizes the need to take effective measures against ageism and to view
older persons as active contributors to society and not as passive receivers of care and
assistance and an impending burden on welfare systems and economies, while
promoting and protecting their human rights;
5.
Recognizes the challenges related to the enjoyment of all human rights that
older persons face in different areas and that those challenges r equire in-depth
analysis and action to address protection gaps, and calls upon all States to promote
and ensure the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for older
persons, including by progressively taking measures to combat age di scrimination,
neglect, abuse and violence, as well as social isolation and loneliness, to provide
social protection, access to food and housing, health-care services, employment, legal
capacity and access to justice and to address issues related to social integration and
gender inequality by mainstreaming the rights of older persons in to sustainable
development strategies, urban policies and poverty reduction strategies, bearing in
mind the crucial importance of intergenerational solidarity for social devel opment;
6.
Takes note with appreciation of the work of the Independent Expert on the
enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, and stresses the importance of close
coordination between the work of the Independent Expert and the Open -ended
Working Group on Ageing established by the General Assembly in paragraph 28 of
its resolution 65/182, while avoiding unnecessary duplication of their respective
mandates and those of other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Human
Rights Council, and relevant United Nations bodies and treaty bodies;
7.
Takes note of the report of the Independent Expert issued at the thirty-ninth
session of the Human Rights Council, 9 and encourages Member States to be mindful
of the recommendations contained therein;
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