1st Meeting, Organizational Meeting of Intergovernmental Working Group on older persons
Summary
The Intergovernmental Working Group on older persons is an open-ended intergovernmental body. Its primary mandate is to elaborate a comprehensive, internationally legally binding instrument on the human rights of older persons, with the objective of promoting, protecting, and ensuring the full enjoyment of human rights by older persons.
Description
Item 1: Opening of the SessionMs. Nada Al Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human RightsOpening Remarks:H.E. Mr. Carlos Mario Foradori, Ambassador of ArgentinaH.E. Ms. Anita Pipan, Ambassador of SloveniaH.E. Mr. Luis Gallegos, President of Global Initiative on Ageing & Longevity (GIA)Item 2: Election of ChairH.E. Mr. Carlos Mario Foradori, Chair rapporteur of the the Intergovernmental Working Group on older persons 2026 Item 3: Adoption of agendaItem 4: Interactive DiscussionsPanel 1: Setting the sceneH.E. Mr. Randolph de Battista, Moderator, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of MaltaMs. Claudia Mahler, UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Older PersonsHon. Commissioner Gloria Monique de Mees, Inter-American Commission on Human RightsHon. Commissioner Marie Louis Abomo, African Commission on Human and Peoples' RightsMs. Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, Former UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Disability and AccessibilityProf. Aoife Nolan, President of the European Committee of Social RightsMs. Rose Gahire, Chair, Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP)Mr. Himanshu Rath, Agewell FoundationFollowed by interactive discussion
Categories
Meetings & Events → Human Rights Council
Topics
HUMAN RIGHTS
Organizations
OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR