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NGO Committee on Ageing, Geneva Switzerland

Our main goal is to further the United Nations’ mission of building a society for all ages.

Our Goals

-To further the United Nations’ mission of building a society for all ages;
-To raise awareness of ageing and intergenerational issues and ensure that they are adequately addressed by the UN System;
-To advocate for a new convention on the rights of older persons; and
-To influence global policy and monitor the implementation of existing commitments. Our Activities

-Strengthening relationships with NGOs and by providing a platform for strategy development;
-Bringing diverse voices from local and national levels to international platforms;
-Drawing on the experience of Committee Members to share analyses on trends, needs and good practices; and
-Maintaining regular communication with the Vienna and New York UN NGO Committees on Ageing and with the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG).

14/09/2026

The report of H.E. Ambassador Carlos Mario Foradori, Permanent Representative of the Argentine Republic in Geneva and Chair-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the rights of older persons, is now available.

The report presents the work and outcomes of the IGWG’s first substantive session, an important step in advancing an international legally binding instrument on the human rights of older persons.

Read the report (A/HRC/63/42):
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session63/advance-versions/a-hrc-63-42-auv.pdf

10/09/2026

The UN DESA Programme on Ageing has published “Longevity: Are Our Societies Ready?”, a timely and accessible presentation of the Secretary-General’s new report to the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly (A/81/212).

The publication challenges ten persistent myths about ageing and longevity and highlights the need to align health systems, labour markets, social protection, education, housing and public finances with the realities of longer lives.

The NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva) warmly welcomes this important contribution and is pleased to help amplify its messages.

Congratulations to Amal Abou Rafeh and colleagues at the UN DESA Programme on Ageing for making this essential evidence and policy guidance available to a wider audience.

Read the full Secretary-General’s report:

English:
https://docs.un.org/en/A/81/212

Français:
https://docs.un.org/fr/A/81/212

Español:
https://docs.un.org/es/A/81/212

Русский:
https://docs.un.org/ru/A/81/212

عربي:
https://docs.un.org/ar/A/81/212

汉语:
https://docs.un.org/zh/A/81/212

09/09/2026

The NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva) was honoured to participate in today’s meeting of the Group of Friends of the Human Rights of Older Persons with Independent Expert Prof. Dr. Zvezdan Pirtošek. Civil society was represented by the Committee’s Chair, Alejandro Bonilla García, who also serves as IFA Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Group’s establishment—a decade of collective action to promote and protect the human rights of older persons. The meeting demonstrated the strong commitment and energy of its members to advancing the adoption of a UN legally binding instrument, with civil society fully engaged throughout the process.

03/09/2026

A Convention on the Rights of Older Persons may appear, at first sight, to concern only those who are older today. It does not. It concerns every one of us.

Ageing is not something that suddenly begins at a particular age. It is a lifelong process and, if we are fortunate, older age is a stage of life that most of us will experience.

Yet living longer does not automatically guarantee living with dignity, autonomy, equality and full participation. Ageism, discrimination and barriers to services and opportunities can restrict the enjoyment of human rights precisely when people grow older.

This is why a United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons is not about creating special rights for a particular group. It is about ensuring that the human rights we have throughout our lives remain equally protected and fully enjoyed in older age.

The Convention we build today will therefore reach far beyond today's generation of older persons. It can help shape laws, policies, institutions and societies in which tomorrow's older persons — all of us — can continue to participate, contribute, make decisions and live with dignity.

Protecting the rights of older persons today is an investment in the future of every generation.

We are all the older persons of tomorrow.

01/09/2026

No sustainable development without older persons

We are pleased to share this new article by Alejandro Bonilla Garcia, Chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva) and IFA representative to UN, and Jack Kupferman, Co-Chair of the Stakeholder Group on Ageing, published in the September issue of UN Today.

A sustainable future must include people of all ages — recognizing older persons not only as beneficiaries, but as active contributors to sustainable development.

📖 Read the article from page 16:
https://lnkd.in/exXRAR4C
UN Today Magazine

Please read and share!

28/08/2026

The message is clear …

20/08/2026

All Generations Go Further Together

Human rights are not a competition between generations.

Children, young people, adults and older persons are part of the same human journey. Each generation contributes, each generation learns from those before it, and each has a responsibility towards those who will follow.

That is why advancing the rights of older persons is not only about those who are older today. Every one of us, if fortunate enough, will grow older.

A United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons can therefore be understood as an intergenerational commitment: strengthening dignity, equality and human rights throughout the life course, for today's generations and those still to come.

Because generations do not advance separately.

All generations go further together.

14/08/2026

A United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons is not being built from scratch.

It builds on decades of progress: international human rights law, existing UN standards and mechanisms, the experience of governments and national human rights institutions, academic expertise, and the persistent work of civil society.

Most importantly, it builds on the knowledge, experience and voices of older persons themselves.

The challenge before us is therefore not to start again, but to build on what humanity has already achieved — and go further.

A Convention can bring these foundations together into a coherent and comprehensive framework, ensuring that human rights are fully respected, protected and fulfilled at every age.

We are not starting from scratch. We are building on decades of progress

10/08/2026

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07/08/2026

As discussions continue to buzz around a United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, important themes and insights have emerged through the exchanges among NGOs and the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG).

Today, the NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva is launching a reflection series highlighting some of these key messages that are shaping the conversation, challenged our thinking, and reinforced why a rights-based approach to ageing matters.

We hope these reflections encourage continued dialogue and underscore the importance of advancing the rights, dignity, and inclusion of older persons worldwide.

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