This 30th anniversary event was hosted by The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the NGO Committee on Ageing.The UNIDOP 2020 event promoted the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030) that helps to bring together UN experts, civil society, government and the health professions to discuss the five strategic objectives of the Global Strategy and Action plan on Ageing and Health while noting the progress and challenges in their realization.

On the14th December a United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-30 was declared by the United Nations General Assembly. It is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and collaborative action to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live.

Cochrane-Campbell Global Ageing Partnership are co-authors of The Baseline Report for the Decade of Healthy Ageing that sets the stage for the second action plan of the Global Strategy, the Decade of Healthy Ageing (The Decade) which is published 17th December 2020.

October 1st, 2020Today is the International Day of Older Persons (IDOP). It is a special date that marks the United Nations (UN) recognition of the opportunities and challenges of population ageing in the 21st century. A day when we can celebrate increases in life expectancy and raise awareness of the need for action to ensure good health in older ages.

This fifth update 5th April 2020 on the process for developing the proposal for the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030) aligned to Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focuses on:

With life expectancy set to reach 90 in many countries we need to set agenda for producing, synthesising and disseminating evidence that will drive the research needed to address the healthcare, social needs and inequalities of an increasingly older population.