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.

World Elder Abuse Awreness Day 2022; June 15th.

 FORUM: "Combatting Elder Abuse." World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022.

This year, WEAAD coincides with two important events. The first is the start of the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030). This marks the beginning of ten years of concerted, catalytic and sustained collaboration with diverse stakeholders on improving the lives of older people, their families and their communities. The second is the 20th milestone of the Second World Assembly on Ageing and the fourth review and appraisal of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA). These provide an opportunity to generate renewed momentum for international action to advance the ageing agenda.

MIPAA represents the first time Governments agreed to link questions of ageing to other frameworks for social and economic development and human rights. The 159 Member States who signed onto the MIPAA reaffirmed the commitment to spare no effort to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to development.

This complementarity between MIPAA and a human rights framework can be easily shown in the area of elder abuse. MIPAA includes various references to elder abuse, including “Issue3: Neglect, Abuse and Violence,” which provides two objectives relating to the elimination of all forms of neglect, abuse and violence of older persons; as well as the creation of support services to address elder abuse. Both objectives include actions to review policies, enact laws and create awareness, information, training, and research initiatives. However, in the absence of an international standard on the rights of older persons, gaps between policy and practice, and the mobilization of necessary human and financial resources, as well as the uneven progress in the implementation of MIPAA continues. An international legal instrument for older persons would advance the implementation and accountability of MIPAA.

Statement from the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons.

EVENTS

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022 "Combatting Elder Abuse'' Programme #WEAAD2022

Join the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY in its observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15 June 2022. Content experts will address the confluence of two under-reported experiences of many older persons, particularly older women: elder abuse and disability. 

Discussion will explore vulnerabilities while incorporating a strengths-based perspective. Approaches and resources to reduce situations of potential or actual mistreatment will be highlighted, including passage of a global legal instrument to protect the rights of older persons.

Date and venue: Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
New York, USA.

SIDE EVENT

Combatting Elder Abuse: What’s next?Five priorities for the Decade INPEA Side event, UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing Rome, 16 June 2022 held in commemoration of the WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY #WEAAD2022 

Date and venue: 16 June 2022.
Rome, Italy.

By standing up to adult abuse, you are also standing up for the human rights of older people everywhere.

3rd Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) Conference hosted by the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES), which will be back in person this year! Individuals, professional organizations and communities are invited to connect and advocate against abuse, neglect and exploitation of aging adults and residents with disabilities.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021; June 15th

 

FORUM: Access to Justice; World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021

Please join INPEA with the United Nations in the official observation of the day, a virtual Program-  Addressing Violence, Abuse and Neglect: Ensuring Access to Justice.

World Health Organization Live Q&A on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
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