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Monday, September 30, 2019

International Day of Older Persons - October 01

Today is International Day of Older Persons. 
 
The day is observed on 1st October every year to reaffirm the commitment to promoting the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by older persons. 

The objective of the United Nations International Day for Older Persons is to recognise the contributions of older persons and to examine issues that affect their lives. 
 
The theme this year is, 'Celebrating Older Human Rights champions'. 

According to the United Nations, almost 700 million people are now over the age of 60, and by 2050, 2 billion people, over 20 per cent of the world's population, will be 60 or older. 

The increase in the number of older people will be the greatest and the most rapid in the developing world, with Asia as the region with the largest number of older persons, and Africa facing the largest proportionate growth.

With this in mind, enhanced attention to the particular needs and challenges faced by older people is clearly required. 


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