| Key Points | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | International Day of Older Persons |
| Date | Observed annually on 1st October |
| Established | UN General Assembly in 1990 (Resolution 45/106) |
| 2025 Theme | "Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being and Our Rights" |
| Focus of 2025 Theme | Transformative role of older persons in building resilient, equitable, and inclusive societies. Contributions in health equity, financial well-being, community resilience, human rights. |
| Global Framework | Aligns with Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), adopted in 2002. |
| Recent Milestone | April 2025: UN Human Rights Council adopted Resolution 58/13, establishing an open-ended working group to draft a legally binding instrument on the rights of older persons. |
| Demographic Shifts | Population aged 65+ tripled from 260 million (1980) to 761 million (2021). Expected to reach 17% of global population by 2050, mostly in developing countries. |
| Background | 1982: Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing. 1990: Declaration of International Day of Older Persons. 1991: UN Principles for Older Persons. 2002: MIPAA adopted. |
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