High-level meeting on Ageing - General Assembly…

The high-level meeting will provide an opportunity to exchange views and share experiences on the recommendations included in decision 14/1 of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, in an equitable and non-exclusive manner, and to define next steps on the challenges and opportunities regarding the rights and well-being of older persons.

Opening segment

• H. E. Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the General Assembly
• Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights
• Ms. Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Ms. Claudia Mahler, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
• Ms. Rigbe Gebrehawaria, Commissioner for Women, Children, Older Persons and Disability Rights of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
• Ms. Silvia Perel-Levin, Representative of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and the International Longevity Centre Global Alliance (ILC GA)

Plenary segment

• Interventions by Member States and observers of the General Assembly.