World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023; June 15th.

FORUM: "Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Older Age Policy, Law and Evidence-based Responses." World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023.

Ahead of the milestone of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), this year’s commemoration of WEAAD will also connect with the year-long campaign to promote and recognise the 75th anniversary. As the month of June of the campaign will focus on showcasing the UDHR by raising awareness on its legacy, relevance and activism as relates to women’s rights, the theme of the 2023 WEAAD commemoration in the United Nations Headquarters in New York is entitled Closing the Circle: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Older Age - Policy, Law and Evidence-based Responses. Folllow the conversations with the hashtags: #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay, #15june, #WEAAD, #Elderabuse.

EVENTS: At UNHQ New York, the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023 panel discussion will be held on Thursday, 15 June 2023, from 1:15pm – 2:30pm (EDT).

An expert panel will present overall trends of violence against older persons, highlight gaps and challenges of implementing the objectives in Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. Expert panelists will also present five priorities to combat violence against older persons in the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030).

WEBINARS: On June 15, 2023, come learn from experts and each other about the best practices for preventing elder abuse, and the latest trends among aging population at the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Conference. SEE IT. STOP IT. PREVENT IT.  Elder Abuse Awareness

PUBLICATIONS: In the context of last year’s commemoration of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), the World Health Organization in partnership with Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN WOMEN and with support from the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), published Tackling abuse of older people: five priorities for the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021–2030. The resource outlined key priorities to prevent and respond to abuse of older persons and, hence, contribute to improving their health, well-being and dignity. This year, the commemoration will provide an update on the implementation of the priorities.