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Artificial Intelligence: BAGSO stresses need to protect older people’s fundamental rights
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is spreading in all areas of life, the German National Association of Senior Citizens’ Organisations, BAGSO, calls for...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Meets with BAGSO Board
Credit: Federal Government/Marvin_Ibo_Guengoer German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the board of BAGSO, AGE member organisation in Germany, on 17 July 2024. The session included...
Civil society organisations pave the way for a new EU Equality agenda
On 11 July, together with more than 140 civil society organisations, AGE sent a joint statement to newly established EU officials, political parties and some...
United Nations’ working group on ageing recommends binding instrument to protect older people’s rights
For the first time in its history the United Nations (UN) Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing adopted by consensus a decision recommending that UN Member...
Civil society organisations outline the shape of a social EU ahead of the elections
At the conference ‘Building Together the EU We Want’, civil society organisations discussed the EU they want and proposed priorities for the new mandate. We...
‘Are you ageist?’ – Older people’s perceptions of ageism in Northern Ireland
This recent report by the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland (COPNI) details findings on ageism from extensive consultations carried out with older people...
Equal rights for all ages: AGE contribution to UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing
In the run-up to the 14th session of the United Nations’ Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing on 20-24 May in New-York, we actively prepared the...
AGE joins call for an inclusive ‘Union of equality’
Together with representatives of equality networks, we discussed a common equality agenda for the next EU legislative term and sent a joint call for a...
AGE joins equality networks’ call for a true European Union of Equality
A true Union of Equality should be the priority of the next EU legislative mandate! We join the call of equality networks for a comprehensive...
Making older persons visible in the sustainable development goals’ monitoring framework and indicators
In 2015, the world reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development by endorsing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs. Indicators for monitoring...
UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing : Help us strengthen older people’s rights worldwide !
The 14th session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) will take place between 20-24th May 2024 in New York. It will is a...
Campaigns to challenge ageism in the UK and Ireland
Two campaigns have been launched to combat ageism and age discrimination in Ireland and the UK: “For Equality in Ageing” from the Irish Human Rights...
Help us make history: Sign the Age With Rights petition !
The Global Alliance on the rights of older persons (GAROP) – of which AGE is a founding member – has launched a petition urging world...
Present and future EU policy for older persons: AGE participation in Spanish Presidency event
A comprehensive European strategy to ensure the full inclusion and participation of older people in society was the topic of a half-day conference organised last...
AGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: a new EU project against ageism
The Red Cross of Serbia is joining forces with five EU cities to fight old age discrimination as part of the EU-funded project Age against...
The Time for Human Rights is Now – AGE contributes to UN ‘Human Rights 75’
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has gathered commitments from all actors throughout the year. We...
European Disability Forum asks for amendments to new EU cross-border regulation
The European Disability Forum (EDF) expresses its deep concern about a new EU regulation proposed last May to protect the rights of vulnerable adults in...
Slovakia supports a new UN convention for older people’s rights
At an international conference on the rights of older persons in Vienna on 1st December, Minister Malijevac expressed Slovakia’s support of a new UN Convention...
2024 EU election: kick-off of AGE campaign for a Europe for all ages
Read our December newsletter Six months before the votes for a new European Parliament, we want to recall the importance of working towards a Europe...
Let’s change our words to change the world
It’s time to feel good about ageing To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, let’s make our words build new...
AGE Barometer
AGE Barometer assesses on a bi-annual basis the socio-economic situation of older people across the EU and how this situation underpins the respect of their...
EU Demography toolbox : a milestone towards a proper strategy?
In October, the European Commission published a set of policy tools to help EU Member States manage the social and economic impacts of demographic change....
Older people in the Israel-Palestine conflict
More than a month after the despicable attack by Hamas terrorists in Israel, we have witnessed with horror the immense human suffering taking place as...
Share good practices against ageism!
To prepare the policy recommendations of the of the EU project ‘Smart Against Ageism’, we are collecting good practices against ageism through desk research.
