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Preparatory Regional Expert Meeting: Third Regional Review

of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing

Bangkok, 14-15 June 2017

Meeting Objectives

• To review and exchange good practices and experiences in implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing;

• To identify priority areas in further implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing for the Asia-Pacific region –to be presented at the Intergovernmental Meeting for the Regional Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (12-14 September 2017)

Background and activities so far

ECOSOC Resolution 2015/5, giving a mandate to regional commissions to provide regional inputs to the global review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing

ESCAP conducted a survey to member States to assess progress in implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing – analysis will be made available during the Intergovernmental Meeting for the Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 12-14 September 2017

Regional Expert Forum for Integrated Care of Older Persons, 17-18 March, Nanjing, China – received expert inputs to the draft outcome document

Our two days ahead

Identifying emerging trends: High-level expert panel discussion on the future of population ageing in the Asia- Pacific region

Assessing progress: MIPAA country presentations and survey results

Human rights of older persons

Identifying future priorities: Discussion on the draft outcome document of the Regional Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (to be presented for adoption

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THANK YOU

For more informationescap-sdd@un.org

To access our publications on population ageing: http://www.unescap.org/our-work/social-

development/ageing/publicationsFor more information on the upcoming MIPAA review:

http://mipaa.unescapsdd.org/