The Conference "Status of the Older Population: Prelude to the 21st Century" was held from 13 to 15 December 1999 in Sion, Switzerland. It was organized by the Population Unit of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in collaboration with the US National Institute on Aging (NIA), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bosch (IKB). The conference brought together about 90 participants representing various academic institutions, international organizations, NGOs and government agencies of UNECE member states. Over 40 papers covering different aspects of population ageing and the status of older persons were presented in the twelve sessions of the conference, which focused on issues ranging from the geographic distribution and redistribution of older persons, to their living arrangements and housing conditions, health status, as well as income maintenance in old age and work and retirement. Please follow the links below for more information on the conference:
Meeting Documents
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Conference announcementPDF
Conference programmePDF
Description of sessionsPDF
List of ParticipantsPDF