02/01/2026
This week, from today until 7th February, AGE joins the ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป!
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐?
The UN is about to start drafting a new convention to protect the rights of older people worldwide. From 18thโ20th February 2026, the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group will take place in Geneva to begin shaping this historic text.
๐ฌ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
๐ข๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐! Weโre working closely with our members and civil society to ensure that the lived experiences of older people are fully reflected in the proposed convention text.
๐ค ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐!
Spread the message and find out more about the UN Convention here: https://www.age-platform.eu/un-convention-on-the-human-rights-of-older-persons
This campaign is led by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People, of which AGE Platform Europe is a member.