New UN Human Rights Treaty on Aging Promoted, Questioned

New UN Human Rights Treaty on Aging Promoted, Questioned

By Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D. and Emanuele Rizzardi

(NEW YORK - C-FAM) Last week at United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, a federation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) proposed a new "International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons" and a new special rapporteur for aging. The group included the powerful American lobby, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The launch of the campaign for a new aging treaty took place at a panel discussion during the 48th Session of the Commission on Social Development, whose theme this year was social integration. Read more