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Ministerial Conference on Ageing: A Sustainable Society for All Ages: Realizing the potential of living longer

Ministerial Conference on Ageing: A Sustainable Society for All Ages: Realizing the potential of living longer

21 - 22 September 2017
Lisbon Portugal

The UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 21 to 22 September 2017.

The conference completed the third review and appraisal cycle (2012-2017) of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and its Regional Implementation Strategy (MIPAA/RIS). The focus was on ‘Realizing the potential of living longer’. Conference panels will address this theme through the lens of:

1)    Recognizing the potential of older persons
2)    Encouraging longer working life and ability to work
3)    Ensuring ageing with dignity

The Ministerial Conference on Ageing was organized by UNECE in cooperation with the Government of Portugal, under the coordination of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity, and Social Security.

A civil society forum and a research forum preceded the Ministerial Conference on 20 September 2017.

 

MINISTERIAL DECLARATION
 

2017 Lisbon Ministerial Declaration : ENG   /  FRE  /   RUS   /

Unofficial translations : ESPGER  /  SRB (latin)  /  SRB (cyrillic)  /

 

Background (FRE) - (RUS)

In 1982, the First World Assembly on Ageing took place in Vienna (Austria). Twenty years later, in April 2002, the Second World Assembly adopted the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), a global normative frame for responding to the opportunities and challenges of population ageing. The same year in September, the UNECE member States took a step further and at the Berlin Conference endorsed the Regional Implementation Strategy (RIS) for the MIPAA that included a set of measures and actions grouped under ten commitments.

At the onset of the MIPAA, it was agreed to carry out a review and appraisal of its implementation every five years at both regional and global levels. In 2007, the UNECE Ministerial Conference in Ln (Spain) concluded the review and appraisal of the first five-year cycle of the MIPAA/RIS and in its Ministerial Declaration re-endorsed the ten commitments of the RIS.

In 2012, the UNECE Ministerial Conference in Vienna completed the second review and appraisal exercise at the regional level. The Vienna Ministerial Declaration with its four goals endorsed the concept of active ageing. The third review and appraisal exercise commenced in 2016 with countries preparing their national reports and will be completed with the UNECE Ministerial Conference in September 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal.

 

Calendar of preparatory events

   
7-8 May 2015 Seventh meeting of the Bureau of the Working Group on Ageing/Preparatory Committee, Gdańsk (Poland)
1 June 2015 Country report guidelines provided to the national focal points on ageing by the UNECE secretariat
19-20 November 2015 Eighth meeting of the Working Group on Ageing/Preparatory Committee, Geneva: agreement on the theme of the Ministerial Conference
19-20 May 2016 Eighth meeting of the Bureau of the Working Group on Ageing/Preparatory Committee, Oslo (Norway): Declaration drafting group and Ministerial Conference concept group
July 2016 Portugal informs about the decision to host the Ministerial Conference
31 Octobre 2016 Deadline for delivering national reports to the UNECE secretariat
21-22 November 2016 Ninth meeting of the Working Group on Ageing/Preparatory Committee, Geneva
19-20 January 2017 Preparatory meeting of the organizers of the Conference
March/May 2017 Drafting of the regional synthesis report on implementation of MIPAA/RIS since 2012
January/April 2017 Drafting process of the Ministerial Declaration
3-4 April 2017 Ninth meeting of the Bureau of the Working Group on Ageing/Preparatory Committee, Vienna/Austria
May/August 2017 Formal consultation process on the Ministerial Declaration
July 2017 Distribution of the background paper(s) in English, French, Portuguese and Russian
20 September 2017 Civil Society and Research forums
21-22 September 2017 Ministerial Conference, Lisbon

 

Programme (PDF) - (Speakers biography)

The first day of the Conference was dedicated to the presentation of the synthesis report on the MIPAA/RIS implementation since 2012 and three panel discussions:

(1) Recognizing the potential of older persons,

(2) Encouraging longer working life and ability to work, and

(3) Ensuring ageing with dignity.

On the second day, Ministers of the UNECE member States gathered for the high-level segment round-table discussions, at the end of which a Ministerial Declaration was adopted.

 

Программа (PDF)

Первый день Конференции был посвящен презентации сводного доклада по выполнению РСО/ММПДПС за период с 2012 г. и обсуждению в трех группах экспертов:

(1) Признание потенциала пожилых людей

(2) Содействие более долгой трудовой жизни и способности работать

(3) Обеспечение достойного старения.

Во второй день министры государств — членов ЕЭК ООН приняли участие в обсуждениях за круглым столом на высоком уровне, по итогам которых было принято заявление министров.

 

Programme (PDF)

Le premier jour de la Conférence a été consacré à la présentation du rapport de synthèse sur la mise en oeuvre du Plan international d'action de Madrid sur le vieillissement (MIPAA) et de sa Stratégie Régionale d'Exécution depuis 2012, et à trois réunions-débats d'experts:

(1) Profiter des perspectives offertes par les personnes âgées,

(2) Promouvoir l'allongement de la vie professionnelle et l'aptitude au travail,

(3) Vieillir dans la dignité.

Le deuxième jour, les ministres des Etats Membres de la CEE se sont réunis en tables rondes de haut niveau, au terme desquelles une déclaration ministérielle a été adoptée.

 

Side Events

Breakfast talk on the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism

21 September, 8:15 – 9:00

Concept note, Topic brief

Opening of the Poster Exhibition

21 September, 11:10 – 11:30

Concept note

Equity for all ages: lessons from the region

21 September 2017, 13:00 – 14:00

Concept note

Active Ageing Index: ways to realize the potential of living longer

21 September, 13:10 – 14:20

Concept note

Presentations

Asghar Zaidi: Realising Active Ageing in Europe

Maria Varlamova: Active Ageing in Russia

Olga Gagauz: Active Ageing Index in the Republic of Moldova

Pietro Checcucci: Public policies and interventions for encouraging longer working life

Better statistics for ageing

21 September, 16:00 – 16:20

Concept note

Ageing and disability - Policy challenges to social services planning and delivery

22 September, 13:30 – 14:45

Concept note

 

DOCUMENTS

Official Documents ENG FRE RUS PRT
         
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Annotated provisional Agenda
ECE/AC.30/2017/1
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Report
ECE/AC.30/2017/2/Rev.1
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Extracts from the Synthesis report on the implementation of the MIPAA in the ECE region between 2012 and 2017
ECE/AC.30/2017/3
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Other documents ENG    
       
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Synthesis Report on the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in the ECE region between 2012 and 2017 with Statistical Annex PDF - -
 
2017 country reports Reports    
 
Policy Brief on Ageing: Realizing the Potential of Living Longer
ECE/WG.1/26
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List of participants PDF    
 
Conference Proceedings PDF  

 

CONTRIBUTIONS

Opening Plenary Session
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Mr. José António Vieira da Silva Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal PDF
       
Mr. Adalberto Campos Fernandes Minister of Health of Portugal  
     
Mrs. Olga Algayerova Executive Secretary of the UNECE PDF
 
Overview of the MIPAA/RIS implementation in the UNECE Region (2012-2017)
       
Mrs. Vitalija Gaucaite Wittich Chief of the Population Unit, UNECE PPT
     
Mrs. Rosa Kornfeld-Matte Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons (OHCHR) PDF
       
Keynote address "Achieving a Sustainable Society for All Ages: Global goals require national and local action"
Mr. Heinz Koller ILO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia PDF
       
First expert panel: Recognizing the Potential of Older Persons
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Moderator Mrs. Sarah Harper Co-director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, UK  
 
Panellists
       
Mrs. Elke Ferner Parliamentary Secretary of State, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Germany PDF
       
Mrs. Ekaterina Antipova Head of Department, Belarusian State University PPT
       
Mrs. Ann-Kristin Boström ENCELL, the National Centre for Lifelong Learning, Sweden PPT
       
Mr. Josh Collett Vice-President, AARP, United States of America PPT
       
Mrs. Gulnara Minnigaleeva Founder of Wisdom Ripening / NGO, Russian Federation PPT
       
 
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H.E. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa President of the Republic of Portugal  
       
Second expert panel: Encouraging Longer Working Life and Ability to Work
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Moderator Mr. Stefano Scarpetta Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD PPT
       
Panellists
 
Mr. Bjørn Halvorsen Special Adviser, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Norway PPT
       
Mr. Boris Majcen Director, Institute for Economic Research, Slovenia PPT
       
Mr. Jorge Figueiredo HR Director, Delta Cafés, Portugal PPT
       
Mrs. Montserrat Mir Roca Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation PDF
       
Mr. Nuno Biscaya Business Europe representative  
       
Third expert panel: Ensuring Ageing with Dignity
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Moderator Mr. John Beard Director, Ageing and Life Course Department, WHO PDF
       
Panellists
 
Mr. Pascal Froudière Deputy Head of Department, Ministry of Solidarity and Health, France PDF
       
Mr. Miguel Valero Duboy Director, State Reference Centre for Personal Autonomy and Technical Aid, IMSERSO, Spain PPT
       
Mrs. Tine Rostgaard Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research PPT
       
Mr. José Pereira Miguel Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal PPT
       
Mrs. Nataša Todorović Red Cross of Serbia PPT
       
 
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Rapporteur Mr. Alexandre Sidorenko Senior Advisor, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research  
       
Plenary Session - Ministerial Segment
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Mr. José António Vieira da Silva Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal PDF
       
Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations Read / View
     
Mrs. Olga Algayerova Executive Secretary of the UNECE PDF
       
Mrs. Erika Winkler Chair of the UNECE Working Group on Ageing PDF
       
High-level Panel discusstion between Ministers and Civil Society representatives
 
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Moderator Mrs. Mónica Ferro Director, UNFPA Geneva Office PDF
 
Panellists
 
Mr. Jānis Reirs Minister of Welfare, Latvia PDF
       
Mrs. Christl Kvam State Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social affairs, Norway PDF
       
  Representatives of Civil Society  
     
Mr. Greg Shaw Director, International Federation on Ageing  
       
Mr. Ebbe Johansen Vice-President, Age Platform Europe PPT
       
Mr. Luis Alvarado Martinez President, European Youth Forum  
       
First Ministerial Roundtable
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Keynote Speaker Mrs. Marianne Thyssen Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, European Commission PDF
       
Chairperson Mrs. Stela Grigoraș Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection, Republic of Moldova PDF
       
Panellists
 
Mr. Martin Klöti President of the Cantonal Ministers for Social Affairs, Switzerland PDF
       
Mr. Grigory Lekarev Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Russian Federation PDF
       
Mrs. Edeltraud Glettler Director-General, Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Austria PDF
       
Rapporteur Mrs. Agnieska Chloń-Domińczak Warsaw School of Economics PDF
       
Second Ministerial Roundtable
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Chairperson Mr. Jim Daly Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Ireland PDF
       
Panellists
 
Mr. Artem Asatryan Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Armenia PDF
       
Mrs. Céline Fremault Minister, Member of the French Community Commission of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for the Policy on help to handicapped persons, social action, family and international relations PDF
       
Mrs. Olga Krentovska First Deputy Minister of Social Policy, Ukraine  
       
HE Mr. Andreas Ignatou on behalf of Mrs. Zeta Emilianidou Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, Cyprus PDF
       
Rapporteur Mr. Giovanni Lamura National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing, Italy  
       
Adoption of the Ministerial Declaration
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Mr. José António Vieira da Silva Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal  
       
Mrs. Olga Algayerova Executive Secretary of the UNECE PDF
       

 

Poster exhibition on good practices in implementing MIPAA/RIS

 

The poster exhibition that took place at the UNECE Ministerial Conference A sustainable society for all ages: realizing the potential of living longer provided a forum to showcase good practice examples and innovative approaches in implementing the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and its Regional Implementation Strategy (MIPAA/RIS) in UNECE member States.

Over 40 projects proposals were selected for the poster exhibition, including research, civil society and government initiatives in 20 countries.

View posters : PDF

 

UNECE RESEARCH FORUM ON AGEING
(Wednesday 20 September 2017)

 

The Research Forum on Ageing took place on 20 September 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal, during the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing (20-22 September 2017).

The aim of the Research Forum was to foster a dialogue around the three themes of the Ministerial Conference from different perspectives of research on ageing, related evidence, and future research needs on ageing.

PROGRAMME of the Research Forum

JOINT OPENING of NGO Forum and Research Forum

Research Forum ABSTRACTS and PRESENTATIONS

STATEMENT of the Research Forum

 

UNECE NGO FORUM ON AGEING
(Wednesday 20 September 2017)

The objective of the NGO Forum was to foster a dialogue in and among civil society organisations representing older persons and dealing with ageing issues around the 3 themes of the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing 2017 from different angles of concern of civil society actors, to identify strong and weak aspects in the MIPAA implementation and Ministerial Declaration, and to formulate demands and recommendations on behalf of civil society organisations.

Programme of the NGO Forum

NGO Political Declaration:  ENG  /  NDL  /  SRB (latin) / SRB (cyrillic)  /

NGO Political Declaration - Key messages: ENG

Presentations

NGO Political Declaration

Silvia Perel-Levin, Susan Somers: Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons

Erica Dhar, Frances Zainoeddin: High Level Political Forum and what follows