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CIDEBMUN 2017 “Harvesting a better future”
Committee: Economic and Social Council
Topic B: Future implement of the Madrid international plan of action on ageing.
Dear delegates,
It is an honor to the chair of the Economic and Social Council to welcome you in this
year’s simulation, CIDEBMUN 2017. During this simulation the principal objective is to
change the idea of the world in which we live and help you enhance the abilities of
communication and diplomacy. CIDEBMUN is an event where you get to develop and apply
skills of persuasion, confidence, and dialogue among others. Throughout this simulation it is
expected enough research to understand and be able dialogue about the two topics assigned
from the point of view of the country you were assigned.
The topics we will be discussing are “The role of multinational corporations in
sustainable development” and “Future implementation of the Madrid international plan of
action on ageing”. The first topic is discussing how multinational corporations can develop
while at the same time try to be environmentally responsible. The second topic is focused on
discussing strategies on health and well-being for ensuring enabling and supportive
environments for elder people.
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”
-Mother Teresa
Director: Myrna Patricia Ríos Marines
Moderator: Carlos Garza García
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Introduction
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is the United Nations central platform
for fomenting debate and innovative thinking, forging consensus on ways forward, and
coordinating efforts to achieve international goals. It is also responsible for the follow-up to
major UN conferences and summits. It is one of the six main organs of the United Nations
established in 1945, and the principal body for coordination, policy dialogue and review, and
proposals on economic, social and environmental problems, as well as for exertion of the
internationally agreed development goals.
It serves as a central mechanism for the United Nations system’s activities and its
specialized agencies that supervises bodies in the economic, social and environmental fields.
It engages an extensive variety of policymakers, parliamentarians, academics, major groups,
foundations, business sector representatives, and more than 3,200 registered non-
governmental organizations.
The Economic and Social Council headquarters are in New York City, New York;
close to the Empire State Building and the United Nations headquarters.
This committee focuses on topics oriented to economic, social and environmental
issues. It includes regional economic and social commissions, functional commissions
facilitating intergovernmental discussions of major global issues, and specialized agencies,
programs and funds around the world to translate development commitments into actual
changes in people’s lives.
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Quorum
1. Australia
2. Bahamas
3. Bulgaria
4. Canada
5. China
6. Costa Rica
7. Cuba
8. Democratic Republic of the Congo
9. Denmark
10. France
11. Greece
12. Haiti
13. Iceland
14. Italy
15. Japan
16. Madagascar
17. Malta
18. Portugal
19. Russia
20. Seychelles
21. Singapore
22. South Korea
23. Switzerland
24. United Kingdom
25. United States
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Topic Introduction
Topic B: Future implement of the Madrid international plan of action on ageing.
The United Nations identifies –exclusively for demographic comparison– populations
who have reached the age of 60 years as “older persons”. Today, worldwide, there are
around 690 million people aged 60 years and over; this total will almost double by 2025 and
is expected to reach nearly two billion by 2050. Most of these older people will reside in the
developing world.
Article 1 of the Madrid International Plan states that the representatives of
Governments meeting at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid, have decided to
adopt an International Plan of Action on Ageing in 2002 to respond to the opportunities and
challenges of the population ageing in the twenty-first century and to promote the
development of a society for all ages. In the context of the Plan of Action, we are committed
to actions at all levels, including national and international levels, on three priority directions:
older persons and development; advancing health and wellbeing into old age; and ensuring
enabling and supportive environments. (UN, NY 2002)
Older persons must be full participants in the development process and share its
benefits. No individual should be denied the opportunity to benefit from development. The
impact of population ageing on the socioeconomic development of society, combined with
the social and economic changes taking place in all countries, engender the need for urgent
action to ensure the continuing integration and empowerment of older people. In addition,
migration, urbanization, mobile families, lack of access to technology that promotes
independence and other socio-economic changes can marginalize older persons from the
mainstream of development, taking away their purposeful economic and social roles and
weakening their traditional sources of support. The attention of policy makers has been
seized by the simultaneous needs to adjust to the effects of an ageing labor force while
improving labor productivity and competitiveness and ensuring the sustainability of social
protection systems. Where appropriate, multifaceted reform strategies should be
implemented to place pension systems on a sound financial footing.
Ageing should be considered from two major perspectives: demographic and
individual. From the demographic perspective, ageing is a population process, caused by
declining fertility and mortality rates, which manifests itself in the growing number of older
persons in society. Individual ageing is a process of individual progression through the life
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course, particularly its latest stages. It is important to consider both these perspectives of
ageing, and the implications they carry for society and for the individual and his or her family.
(UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
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Topic History
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the Political Declaration
adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in April 2002 mark a turning point in how
the world addresses the key challenge of “building a society for all ages”.
The world has changed almost beyond recognition since the first World Assembly on
Ageing in 1982. Where once population ageing was mostly a concern of developed
countries, today it is gaining real momentum in developing countries as well. And where once
ageing may have been thought by some to be a stand-alone issue or afterthought, today we
understand that such a dramatic demographic transformation has profound consequences
for every aspect of individual, community, national and international life.
The Madrid Plan of Action offers a bold new agenda for handling the issue of ageing
in the 21st century. It focuses on three priority areas: older persons and development;
advancing health and well-being into old age; and ensuring enabling and supportive
environments. It is a resource for policy-making, suggesting ways for Governments, non-
governmental organizations, and other actors to reorient the ways in which their societies
perceive, interact with and care for their older citizens. And it represents the first time
Governments agreed to link questions of ageing to other frameworks for social and economic
development and human rights, most notably those agreed at the United Nations
conferences and summits of the past decade. (UN, NY 2002, Kofi A. Annan)
The landmark documents presented in this publication were the product of years of
hard work and a real spirit of cooperation in Madrid itself. The Assembly, generously and
capably hosted by the Government of Spain, showed the United Nations its essential role of
putting tomorrow’s issues on today’s agenda. But the real test will be implementation. Each
one of us, young and old, has a role to play in promoting solidarity between generations, in
combating discrimination against older people, and in building a future of security, opportunity
and dignity for people of all ages.
The implementation of the International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002 will require
sustained action at all levels to both respond to the demographic changes ahead and to
mobilize the skills and energies of older persons. It will require systematic evaluation to
respond to new challenges. In addition, there is a critical and continuing need for international
assistance to help developing countries to pursue policies that address ageing. (UN, NY
2002)
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UN Action
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the Political Declaration
adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in April 2002 mark a turning point in how
the world addresses the key challenge of “building a society for all ages”.
The Madrid Plan of Action offers a bold new agenda for handling the issue of ageing
in the 21st century. It focuses on three priority areas: older people and development,
advancing health and well-being into old age, and ensuring enabling and supportive
environments. It is a resource for policymaking, suggesting ways for Governments, non-
governmental organizations, and other actors to reorient the ways in which their societies
perceive, interact with and care for their older citizens. And it represents the first time
Governments agreed to link questions of ageing to other frameworks for social and economic
development and human rights, most notably those agreed at the United Nations
conferences and summits of the past decade. (DSPD)
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Questions
• What is your country doing to solve this issue?
• Does your country is already applying your delegation’s proposals? If it does, how?
• Does this plan is functioning well for your country?
• Does it have a social impact? If so, how?
• If your country is not involved, how is it planning to solve this issue?
• Does your country accept this plan? If not, what other solutions does your country
have?
• Is this plan working right now in your country?
• Does your country have good results with these?
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Recommended Sites
• United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
(2015). World Population Ageing 2015 (ST/ESA/SER.A/390).
• Miksa Brigitte Miksa, Head of International Pensions, Allianz Asset Management, B.
(2015, August 27). What are the economic consequences of rapidly ageing
populations? Retrieved August 24, 2017, from
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/08/what-are-the-economic-consequences-
of-rapidly-ageing-populations/
Bibliography (Topic A and B)
• Daouda, Y. H. (2014, December 12). CSR and Sustainable Development:
Multinationals are they Socially Responsible?. from https://cea.revues.org/1719
• G. Q., PhD. Sustainable Development: The Role of Multinational Corporations [DOC].
Link
• B. H. (2005). Implementing the Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing [PDF]. United
Nations.
• U. (2012). Madrid Plan of Action and its Implementation [PDF]. United Nations.