In preparation to the UNECE Conference on Ageing, an Expert Group has been formed to provide policy advice and expert assistance to the intergovernmental Preparatory Committee of the Conference. This Expert Group consists of leading experts on ageing from a broad cross-section of professional, geographic and organisational backgrounds and the members of the Task Force that advises the UNECE secretariat on monitoring the Regional Implementation Strategy (RIS) for the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA).
The main tasks of the Group are to:
- draft papers on the key areas of MIPAA/RIS;
- propose topics for the political declaration and agenda items for discussion at the 2007 UNECE Conference on Ageing, for consideration by the Preparatory Committee;
- provide expert advice on the regional summary report based on the national country reports on the implementation of the Regional Implementation Strategy of the MIPAA.
The first meeting of the Expert Group was held in Vienna, Austria, on 26 and 27 February 2007 jointly with the Task Force for Monitoring RIS. It was hosted by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection.
- Agenda
- Opening Speech - Dr. Erwin Buchinger, Austrian Federal Minister of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection
- Presentations
- Report
For more information on the UNECE Regional Implementation Strategy of MIPAA, see http://www.monitoringris.org For more information on the 2007 UNECE Conference on Ageing, see http://www.unece.org/pau/age/ConferenceonAgeing_2007/welcome.html
| Presentations | ||
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| UNECE Conference on Ageing and the Preparatory Process | Andres Vikat UNECE |
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| Addressing the challenges of population ageing in intergovernmental cooperation | Alexandre Sidorenko UN Programme on Ageing | |
| Mainstreaming ageing in EU countries | Aurelio Fernández López Ministry of Labour and Social Services, Spain | |
| Mainstreaming ageing and the related capacities in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia |
Nikolai Botev UNFPA |
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| Ensure quality of life at all ages | Alan Walker University of Sheffield |
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| Ensure quality of life at all ages in the context of economic hardship | Anahit Martirosyan Ministry of Labour and Social Issues, Armenia |
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| Care - professional and informal | Joseph Troisi UNINIA |
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| Intergenerational relationships and family care of older persons | Gunhild Hagestad Aader University College Norway |
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| Adjusting pension systems | Asghar Zaidi European Centre |
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| Adjustment of labour markets | contributed by ILO | |
| Economic growth | Joaquim Oliveira Martins OECD |
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| Gender and living arrangements | Jenny Gierveld NIAS |
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| Recommendations for format and content of the main background paper for the Conference |
Andres Vikat UNECE |
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