The Ministerial Conference, under the motto "Ensuring a society for all ages: promoting quality of life and active ageing", UNECE member States marked the tenth anniversary of MIPAA/RIS.
The principal goal of the conference has been to evaluate implementation of MIPAA/RIS in the five years since the Leon Conference, asking how much progress has been made, where there is still room for improvement, and how to approach the challenges that still remain. Active ageing and in particular the participation of older persons in society have been at the heart of the ministerial segment of the conference, which seeked to set priorities for the coming five years for improving the quality of life of people of all ages. Experts and ministerial panels tackled pressing policy questions such as how best to promote the participation of older persons in the labour market and societal activities, as well as means of creating enabling environments for healthy and independent ageing.
The Ministerial Conference has been hosted by the Austrian Government under the auspices of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection and included the participation of NGOs and the scientific community.
The Conference has been concluded with a Ministerial Declaration.
18 September 2012: A civil society forum and a research forum took place.
The UNECE Ministerial Conference hosted a poster exhibition to showcase good practice examples and innovative approaches in implementing MIPAA/RIS.
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION
2012 Vienna Ministerial Declaration : ENG FRE RUS
Unofficial translation : GER SRB BGR ESP UKR
CONTRIBUTIONS
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| Report on the 2nd Cycle of Review and appraisal of MIPAA/RIS | Vitalija Gaucaite-Wittich, Chief, UNECE Population Unit |
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| First expert panel: Promoting longer working life and maintaining workability | |||
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| Chairperson | Mr. Bernd Marin | Director, European Center for Social Welfare Policy and Research | |
| Rapporteur | Mr. Robert Anderson | European Foundation for the improvement of working and living conditions, Dublin, Ireland | |
| Keynote Speaker | Mr. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs | Executive Director of the Employment Sector, International Labour Organisation | PPT |
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| Mr. Juhani Ilmarinen | Emeritus Professor at Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki | ||
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| Mrs. Irene Kloimüller | Austrian Scientist and Coordinator of the Austrian Programme "Fit for the future - maintaining workability | ||
| Ms. Renate Hornung- Draus |
Vice-President of the International Organisation of Employers and Managing Director of the Confederation of German Employers | ||
| Ms. Nazgul Asangojoeva- Baekova | Helpage International, Kyrgyzstan | PPT | |
| Werner Thum | International Trade Union Confederation | ||
| Mr. Guy Morissette | Director, Senior Policy, Human Resources and Skills development, Canada | PPT | |
| Mr. Bjørn Halvorsen | Special Adviser, Ministry of Labour, Norway | PPT | |
| Mr. Niclas Jacobson | Director, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden | PPT | |
| Second expert panel: Participation, non-discrimination and social inclusion of older persons | |||
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| Chairperson | Mrs. Noreen Siba | Managing Director, International Longevity Center, UK | |
| Rapporteur | Mrs. Ela L. Libanova | Director, Institute for Demography and Social Studies, Ukraine | |
| Keynote Speaker | Mr. Clemens Tesch-Römer | Director, German Centre of Gerontology, Berlin | |
| Panelists | |||
| Mr. Joseph Troisi | Director of the Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Malta | ||
| Ms. Galina Poliakova | Turbota pro Litnih v Ukraini (Age Concern Ukraine) | ||
| Mrs. Sacramento Pinazo Hernandis | Professor in Social Psychology, Coordinator of social psychological research on ageing, Valencia University, Spain | PPT | |
| Mrs. Lidija Kozarcanin | Republic Institute for Social Welfare, Serbia | ||
| Mrs. Aylin Çiftçi | Director General of Disabled and Elderly Services, Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey | ||
| Mr. Alexis Rinckenbach | Head of the European and International Affairs unit, Social Cohesion General Directorate, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, France | PPT | |
| Third expert panel: Creating an enabling environment for health, independence and ageing in dignity | |||
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| Chairperson | Mr. Manfred Huber | Coordinator, Healthy Ageing, Disability and Long-term care, Regional Office for Europe, WHO, Copenhagen | |
| Rapporteur | Mrs. Saodat Kamalova | Director, Central Asian Gerontological Centre, Tajikistan | |
| Keynote Speaker | Mrs. Susanne Iwarsson | Professor at the Lund University, Sweden | |
| Panelists | |||
| Ms. Olga Mikhailova | Executive Director, Saint-Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology | PPT | |
| Mr. Dirk Jarré | EURAG, NGO Forum coordinator | ||
| Mr. Dieter Hackler | Director General, Department for Senior Citizens, Welfare and Engagement Policies, Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Women, Seniors Citizens and Youth, Germany | ||
| Mr. Edwin Walker | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, United States | ||
| Mrs. Reeli Sirotkina | Chief specialist, Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia | ||
| Ms. Nadezhda Uskova | Deputy Director of the Department of Demographic Policy and Social Protection, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Russian Federation | ||
| Panel discussion between Ministers and Civil Society representatives | |||
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| Chairperson | Ms. Ursula Lehr | Chairperson of the German Federal Head Organisation of Senior Citizens' Organizations | |
| Rapporteur | Mrs. Marja Vaarama | Director of the National Institute on Health and Welfare, Finland | |
| Keynote Speakers | Ms. Irene Hoskins | President of International Federation on Ageing 2006-2012 | |
| Mr. Lloyd Russell- Moyle | Board Member, European Youth Forum | ||
| Panelists | |||
| Mrs. Sotiroula Charalambous | Minister of Labour and social insurance, Cyprus (EU Presidency) | ||
| Mr. Davor Dominkus on behalf of Mrs. Patricia Čular |
State Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Family and Social affairs, Slovenia | ||
| Representatives of Civil Society | |||
| Mrs. Anne-Sophie Parent | Secretary General, AGE Platform Europe | ||
| Mrs. Hilde Hawlicek | Austrian Council of Senior Citizens Organisations | ||
| Ms. Jenny Beekmann | Author of "Silence between Generations ? Characteristics and determinants of intergenerational communication processes between young and older persons" | ||
| First Ministerial Panel | |||
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| Chairperson | Ms. Kathy Greenlee | Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, United States | |
| Rapporteur | Mr. Andres Vikat | Chief of Social and Demographic Statistics, UNECE | |
| Keynote Speaker | Mr. László Andor | EU-Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion | |
| Ministers | |||
| Mrs. Alice Wong | Minister of State (Seniors), Canada | ||
| Mr. Ján Richter | Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Slovakia | ||
| Mr. Totyu Mladenov | Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria | ||
| Mr. Artem Asatryan | Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Armenia | ||
| Mr. Donatas Jankauskas | Minister of Social Security and Labour, Lithuania | ||
| Mrs. Michèle Delaunay | Deputy Minister in charge of the Elderly and of Autonomy, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, France | ||
| Mrs. Marianna Shchotkina | Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Belarus | ||
| Second Ministerial Panel | |||
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| Chairperson | Mrs. Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten-Hyllner | State Secretary, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Netherlands | |
| Rapporteur | Mr. Igor Tomeš | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Ministers | |||
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Mr. Dieter Hackler |
Parliamentary Secretary of State within the Federal Ministry of Family, Women, Senior Citizens and Youth, Germany | ||
| Mr. Henrik Kjellberg on behalf of Ms. Maria Larsson |
Minister for Children and the Elderly, Sweden | ||
| Mrs. Valentina Buliga | Minister of Labour, Social Protection and Family, Republic of Moldova | ||
| Mr. Alexey Vovchenko | Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Russian Federation | ||
| Mrs. Renate Müssner | Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Liechtenstein | ||
| Ms. Kathy Greenlee | Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, United States | ||
| UN representative | |||
| Mr. Werner Haug | Director, UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office | ||
| Statements from the floor | |||
| Ms. Brankica Jankovic | State Secretary for Family Care and Social Protection, Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Policy, Serbia | ||
Documents
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Annotated Provisional agenda ECE/AC.30/2012/1 |
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| Report of the Ministerial Conference on Ageing ECE/AC.30/2012/2 |
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2012 Vienna Ministerial Declaration |
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Synthesis report on the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in the UNECE region: Executive summary, Introduction and Conclusions ECE/AC.30/2012/4 |
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Outlines of the keynote addresses to the panel discussions of the Ministerial Conference on Ageing ECE/AC.30/2012/5 |
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| Synthesis report on the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in the UNECE region: Full report with annex tables | |||
| Fact Sheet: Active Ageing | |||
| Ensuring a society of all ages "From policy declaration to action" - Promoting the implementation of the outcome of the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing | |||
| List of participants | |||
UNECE Weekly (special edition) (PDF)
UNECE Press Release: UNECE Ministerial Conference concludes with commitment to meet the individual and societal challenges triggered by population ageing (20 September 2012) (PDF)
UNECE Press Release: UNECE region reports progress in meeting the needs of an increasingly ageing population, but challenges remain (19 September 2012) (PDF)
UNECE Press Release: UNECE Ministerial Conference will discuss strategies to foster Active Ageing (14 September 2012) (PDF)
Vitalia Gaucaite Wittich Population Unit Chief at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, joins Dukascopy TV journalist Navjeet Grewal to discuss population ageing ahead of the ministerial conference to be held in Vienna next week, 18-20 September.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6TlghhTrI
"Population in Europe is ageing". UNECE Executive Secretary Sven Alkalaj identifies some of the challenges the ageing population poses (United Nations Radio)
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2012/09/population-in-europe-is-ageing-says-un-official/
"Vieillissement: le plaidoyer de la Conférence de Vienne en faveur de l'émergence d'une société pour tous les âges. Interview de Vivianne Brunne, membre de l'unité Population de la CEE-ONU, jointe par Florence Westergard - Radio des Nations Unies)
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/french/2012/09/vieillissement-le-plaidoyer-de-la-conference-de-vienne-en-faveur-de-lemerge-dune-societe-pour-tous-les-ages/
В Армении и Украине думают о стариках (In Armenia and Ukraine they are thinking about their older people) - Paдиo OOH -
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/russian/archives/121474/
В Вене обсудят проблемы старения (Discussing problems of ageing in Vienna) - Paдиo OOH -
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/russian/archives/121184/
UNECE Ministerial conference in pictures
http://www.bmask.gv.at/site/Presse/Pressefotos/
Austrian press releases (in German)
http://www.bmask.gv.at/site/Presse/Presseaussendungen/Hundstorfer_Keine_Generation_kann_auf_Kosten_der_anderen_leben
http://www.bmask.gv.at/site/Presse/Presseaussendungen/UNECE_Konferenz_Hundstorfer_Moderne_Alternspolitik_anerkennt_aeltere_Menschen_als_gleichberechtigte_Partner
http://www.bmask.gv.at/site/Presse/Presseaussendungen/UNECE_Konferenz_Hundstorfer_bilaterale_Treffen_zu_Arbeitsmarkt_Pensionen_und_Sozialschutz
http://www.bmask.gv.at/site/Presse/Presseaussendungen/UNECE_Konferenz_Hundstorfer_Wiener_Ministererklaerung_2012_Meilenstein_einer_neuen_Generationenpolitik
http://www.bmask.gv.at/site/Presse/Presseaussendungen/Hundstorfer_Umfassende_Angebote_fuer_Menschen_mit_demenziellen_Erkrankungen_und_deren_Angehoerige
Statement made by Ms. Erika Winkler, Deputy Director, Ageing, Population and Volunteering Policies Unit, Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, at the 50th Session of the Commission for Social Development, 1 to 10 February 2012.
UNECE Press Release: Policy Brief on Active Ageing (30 July - 24 August 2012) (PDF)
UNECE Press Release: Call for proposals: Good practices in policymaking on ageing - open until 30 May 2012 (PDF)
UNECE Press Release: Good health adds life to years – UNECE joins celebration of World Health Day on 7 April (PDF)
UNECE Press Release: Active ageing and solidarity between generations: European year opens as UNECE gears up for Ministerial Conference in September 2012 (PDF)
UNFPA's 7 Billion Actions Initiative: http://7billionactions.org/organization/1178-united-nations-economic-commission-for-europe-unece
UNECE RESEARCH FORUM ON AGEING
(Tuesday 18 September 2012)
The Research Forum on Ageing will be conducted on 18 September 2012 in Vienna, Austria, during the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing (18-20 September, 2012).
Programme of the Research Forum
Vienna Research Forum Statement : ENG / SRB / BRG / ESP /
Goal
The overall goal of the Forum is to promote the evidence informed policy on ageing through enhancing the collaboration between researchers and policy experts from government, legislature, and civil society. The Forum will aim at advancing the UNECE Regional Implementation Strategy for the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (UNECE RIS/MIPAA) during the third implementation cycle 2013-2017.
Tasks
The participants will review the present status and outline future perspectives of developing, implementing and monitoring the evidence informed policy on ageing in the UNECE region.
The work of the Forum will be linked to the deliberations of the Ministerial Conference in order to connect policy and research and promote synergistic collaboration between the major stakeholders in policy action on ageing.
The Forum will help to translate the research findings into policy options. It will also provide a “bridge” between the Western and Eastern European, Caucasian and the Central Asian countries for sharing the experiences in evidence informed policy actions on ageing. The Forum will facilitate the development of national research and policy making capacity in the area of ageing.
Expected outcome
At its conclusion, the Forum will produce a brief statement (viz. declaration) highlighting its deliberations and recommendations. The declaration will be presented to the Ministerial Conference during its ministerial segment on 20 September.
Administration
The Forum will be organized and conducted under the patronage of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection in collaboration with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research, the European Commission, and in cooperation with the Secretariat of the UNECE.
UNECE NGO FORUM ON AGEING
(Tuesday 18 September 2012)
The NGO Forum on Ageing, on Tuesday 18 September 2012 in Vienna, is considered as an integral part of the Ministerial Conference on Ageing of the UN Economic Commission for Europe, 19-20 September 2012. This important conference, bringing together the 56 member states of the UNECE, addresses the topic “Ensuring a society for all ages: promoting quality of life and active ageing”. Civil society, in particular NGOs engaged in the field of ageing related policies, representing older people in society or providing services for these persons, will play a major role in this conference – as speakers and experts on the panels, as discussants and through the NGO Political Declaration which they will present during the second day of the conference.
NGO Political Declaration : ENG / SRB / ESP / BRG / UZB / UKR
POSTER EXHIBITION
| Country | Title | |
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| UNECE | Poster exhibition: good practices from the UNECE region | |
| Armenia | Road Map for Mainstreaming Ageing | |
| Austria | "Health has no age" - Pilot project for development of residential care homes into health promoting settings in Vienna | |
| Austria | Fit2work | |
| Austria | Ageing is a dance on uneven ground | |
| Austria | How to recognize and counteract violence against older people | |
| Austria | Living like at home - National quality certificate for old age and nursing homes in Austria | |
| Austria | Fit2work | |
| Austria | Grade label NESTOR GOLD | |
| Austria | Sustainable Learning in the Community | |
| Austria | Styrian Intergenerational Week | |
| Bulgaria | "Green Garden" Project | |
| Czech Republic | Strategy of age management | |
| Germany | BAGSO project "In form" Ageing fit - Supporting healthy lifestyles | |
| Greece | Exercise in old age | |
| Greece | Promoting a society with all ages - Capacity building | |
| Kyrgyzstan | The right to life without violence in old age | |
| Norway | Retaining senior competence - Siemens AS | |
| Norway | Senior policy measures at St. Olav's Hospital - University Hospital of Trondheim | |
| Serbia | Older people's self-help groups | |
| Serbia | Some sport, some fun - get involved | |
| Slovak Republic | We are glad to see you, we enjoy being together | |
| Slovenia | Let's dance ! Folk dance heritage - Bridge between generations | |
| Slovenia | SoGrap - Social Gradiant potential in reducing health inequalities in the elderly | |
| Ukraine | Preventing elder abuse in Ukraine (EIDHR programme) | |
| USA | Alzheimer's raises questions | |
| Eurofound | Living longer, working better - active ageing in Europe | |
| EWA | "European Women in Older Age" supported by EU Lifelong Learning Programme | |
| INPEA | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |