Recognizing that the challenges of population ageing need to be tackled through a coherent system of policy measures, the 2002 UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing adopted the Regional Implementation Strategy (RIS) of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA). The UNECE secretariat is helping member countries implement this strategy and evaluate their achievements. In this context, the UNECE Population Activities Unit and the Institute for Older Persons and Social Services (IMSERSO)of Spain, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organized the Meeting of National Focal Points on ageing on 13-15 November 2006 in Segovia, Spain.
A technical meeting on MIPAA follow-up (see provisional agenda) took place right after the focal point meeting at the same venue on 15-16 November 2006, organised by IMSERSO.