The Word Health Organization (WHO) and WHO-Europe have signed an agreement with AGE Platform Europe, the EU largest network of organisations of and for older persons, making AGE an institutional affiliate of the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. Through this agreement, WHO acknowledges that AGE has been a strong supporter and promoter of the WHO Global Network and stresses that they are very pleased to continue and strengthen this close collaboration.
AGE will now continue to promote WHO holistic approach to active and healthy ageing in Europe and pave the way to the future EU Covenant on demographic change, to be launched end of 2015.