Events

International Day of Older Persons

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International Day of Older Persons
© UNFPA Egypt/Roger Anis
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News

New beginnings: Older women displaced by war in Ukraine rebuild confidence and independence through UNFPA support

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A gender-based violence case manager offers empathy and support. © UNFPA Ukraine
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News

Harnessing the potential of older persons through UNFPA-supported programmes in the Maldives and Serbia

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The Corner for Quality Ageing in central Serbia has a literary workshop every week, and a couple of members are published authors. © UNFPA Serbia / Vladimir Živojinović
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Events

International Day of Older Persons 2024

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News story

A 72-year-old refugee from Ukraine tells of a life left torn apart by war

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Valentina Ejova, a 72 year-old refugee from Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, looks through photos of a former life as she transits through the Moldexpo temporary refugee placement centre in Chișinău, in the Republic of Moldova © UNFPA Moldova/Adriana Bîzgu
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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Mar 2020

Author

Sainan Zhang, Sandile Simelane, Tapiwa Jhamba, Rachel Snow

Resources

Household Structures and Older Persons

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News

Meeting the needs of older people through solidarity, empowerment and data

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High school student Nelea Ungureanu pays a socially distanced visit to Maria Roșca. An initiative in Moldova is fostering intergenerational solidarity as part of the COVID-19 response. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu
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Statement

Executive Director's Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of Older Persons

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Statement

International Day of Older Persons

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Statement

Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of Older Persons

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