Civil society has an important role to play in advancing equitable access to adult vaccination and ensuring the needs and experiences of communities are reflected in #immunisation policy. IFA is pleased to launch the Strengthening Advocacy for Adult Vaccination Toolkit, a practical resource designed to support civil society and patient advocacy organisations in turning evidence and lived experience into informed advocacy. From key messages and advocacy templates to ready-to-use communications and practical guidance for engaging decision-makers, the Toolkit provides resources to help strengthen advocacy for #adultvaccination across Canada. Explore and download the Toolkit:  ow.ly/tZTJ50ZXWeJ #AdultImmunisation #HealthyAgeing #Advocacy #HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #LifecourseImmunisation #CivilSocietyOrganisations

Following IFA’s workshop, Shaping the Future of Long-Term Care, we’re encouraging stakeholders across sectors to contribute to the WHO consultation on the Draft Global Standards for Long-Term Care. 📅 The deadline to submit feedback is 30 October 2026. To support engagement, IFA has made workshop resources available, including the session summary, recording, slides and adaptable templates. Explore the resources and learn how to contribute: ifa.ngo/news/ifa-ltc-worksho… By sharing perspectives, diverse experiences and priorities across regions and care settings, IFA encourages networks, members and partners to shape standards that advance quality, dignity and person-centred long-term care.

This #WorldCitiesDay, join a global conversation on the future of our cities and communities on 29 October from 8:00am-9:30am EST/ 2:00pm CET/ 1:00pm GMT To mark World Cities Day 2026, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) is bringing together leaders, practitioners and experts to launch the virtual convening Cities Designed for Longer Lives: A Global Leadership Dialogue. Cities are at the forefront of some of today's most significant transformations. This World Cities Day dialogue will bring together perspectives from governments, municipalities, international organisations, academia, civil society and the private sector to explore how different city movements and sectors can learn from each other and work more closely together to create communities that are inclusive, healthy, resilient and sustainable for people across the life course, and adapted to longer lives. We invite you to join the conversation and encourage you to share this opportunity with colleagues and networks working to shape the future of cities and communities. Register here: ow.ly/kEyr50ZXeSg

What can Europe’s experience teach us about preparing societies for longer lives? On 22 October, IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series turns to Europe for Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives in Europe, bringing together two experts whose work spans older people's rights, policy, health and social care, and the future of long-term care systems. Siobhan Casey, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland and IFA Regional Director for Europe, bringing expertise in older people's rights, policy and healthy ageing. Adelina Comas-Herrera, Director of the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, bringing international expertise in long-term care systems, financing and support for carers. Drawing on European experience, this conversation will explore lessons and perspectives relevant to building longevity-ready societies worldwide. 22 October 2026 | 8:00 a.m. EDT | 12:00 UTC Register today: ow.ly/eQrh50ZXpeg #GlobalCafe #HealthyAgeing #Longevity #Ageing

IFA is in Bangkok this week for the 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings. Secretary General Gregor Sneddon and Caitlin Wald, Specialist, Member Engagement and Network Impact, are joining conversations with partners across health, social protection, finance, care and development on what longer lives mean for economies and societies. One theme running through our discussions is the need to look beyond population ageing as a single-sector issue. Demographic change has implications for health and prevention, labour-force participation, care systems, social protection, public finance and the resilience of communities and economies. We are particularly interested in how stronger investment in healthy ageing and prevention, sustainable care systems, and enabling environments can help countries prepare for demographic change before pressures become acute — and how evidence can be translated into practical policy, investment and implementation. The Annual Meetings provide an important opportunity to listen, learn and connect with organisations working across these different parts of the agenda, and to explore where IFA’s global network can help bring those conversations together. More reflections from Bangkok to come. The World Bank Group International Monetary Fund #HealthyAgeing #Longevity #DemographicChange #HealthyLongevity #LongTermCare #CareEconomy #SocialProtection #HumanCapital #WorldBank #IMF #AnnualMeetings2026

What can Europe’s experience tell us about preparing societies and systems for longer lives? Following the first conversation in IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series, we’re turning our attention to Europe bringing regional experience to questions that matter globally. Join us on 22 October for Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives in Europe, a conversation exploring how systems and societies can adapt to demographic change while supporting longer, healthier lives. From the future of health and social care and workforce resilience to support for carers, prevention across the life course, and the balance between rights, solidarity, personal choice and public responsibility, the conversation will consider what needs to evolve as people live longer. It will also explore how longevity can be approached not only as a challenge to existing systems, but as a social, economic and societal opportunity. Through a European lens, the conversation will explore questions increasingly shaping societies around the world. Thursday, 22 October 2026 8:00 a.m. EDT | 12:00 UTC | 1:00 p.m. BST | 2:00 p.m. CEST Join the conversation: Register here: ow.ly/Eftq50ZVwuB Stay tuned as we introduce the speakers joining the conversation. #GlobalCafe #HealthyAgeing #Longevity #Ageing

The conversation continues! What can we learn from different regions about preparing our societies and systems for longer lives? Following the first session of IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series, we’re looking ahead to two more regional conversations this fall bringing regional experiences to questions that matter globally. On 22 October, Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives in Europe will explore what Europe’s experience can tell us about adapting to demographic change from health and social care and workforce resilience to prevention, support for carers, and the opportunities presented by longer lives. Then, on 11 November in the Americas / 12 November in Asia and Oceania, Longevity-Ready Communities Across Oceania will bring another regional perspective to the conversation, exploring the experiences and priorities shaping longevity-ready communities across the region. Wherever you are joining from, these are conversations about the shared opportunities and challenges of longer lives. Join us for the remaining Fall conversations: ifa.ngo/ifa-global-cafe/ Be part of the conversation as we continue exploring what becoming longevity-ready means around the world. #GlobalCafe #HealthyAgeing #Longevity #Ageing

Tomorrow, IFA marks the #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons with a global dialogue on building societies ready for longer lives. As populations live longer, preparing for the future requires action that reaches across sectors from health and care to employment, social protection, infrastructure, technology and financing. Leaders will come together for Mobilizing Multisectoral Action for Longevity to 2030 and Beyond to explore progress, persistent gaps and the coordinated action needed to build longevity-ready societies. 📅 1 October 2026 🕒 3.00–4.00pm CEST | 9.00–10.00am EST | 9.00–10.00pm CST | 10.00–11.00pm PhST There’s still time to register: ow.ly/y3aU50ZQB9X #IDOP2026 #HealthyAgeing #OlderPersons

The conversation continues! What can we learn from different regions about preparing our societies and systems for longer lives? Following the first session of IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series, we’re looking ahead to two more regional conversations this fall bringing regional experiences to questions that matter globally. On 22 October, Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives in Europe will explore what Europe’s experience can tell us about adapting to demographic change from health and social care and workforce resilience to prevention, support for carers, and the opportunities presented by longer lives. Then, on 11 November in the Americas / 12 November in Asia and Oceania, Longevity-Ready Communities Across Oceania will bring another regional perspective to the conversation, exploring the experiences and priorities shaping longevity-ready communities across the region. Wherever you are joining from, these are conversations about the shared opportunities and challenges of longer lives. Join us for the remaining Fall conversations: ifa.ngo/ifa-global-cafe/ Be part of the conversation as we continue exploring what becoming longevity-ready means around the world. #GlobalCafe #HealthyAgeing #Longevity #Ageing

As world leaders gather for the 81st United Nations General Assembly, IFA is calling attention to a simple question: are the systems we are building ready for longer lives? IFA UN Representative Ariana Elezaj joined the 2026 SDG Moment at UN Headquarters in New York, where leaders reflected on what it will take to accelerate progress towards 2030. In her closing remarks, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged participants to look beyond aggregate progress to what development means in people’s lives — including whether older people can count on care, income and a life of dignity. As #UNGA discussions span development, health, climate resilience and financing, population ageing must be part of the conversation. Achieving the SDGs — and shaping what comes beyond 2030 — requires systems that enable people to live not only longer, but healthier, more secure and more dignified lives.

What does it mean to become longevity-ready? That was the question at the heart of IFA’s latest Global Café, the first session in our new series, Longevity Around the World, focusing on South-East Asia. Bringing together regional perspectives from experts Dr. Prakash Tyagi and Prof. Philip O’Keefe, the conversation explored what we have learned over the past decade and, importantly, what action is needed to better equip societies for longer lives. In South-East Asia, demographic change is happening faster than many societies anticipated, while societal attitudes and policy responses have not advanced at the same pace. Despite the region’s diversity, several common challenges emerge, from rural-urban divides and gaps in reaching communities with health services, to the continued burden of communicable diseases alongside a growing focus on NCDs and long-term care. Several priorities for governments emerged from the dialogue, including the need to: 🔹 Listen to local communities. Ensure policies and investments reflect the realities, priorities and needs of the people they serve. 🔹 Scale what works. Build on effective approaches, adapting and sharing them across settings while strengthening coordination and coherence across efforts. 🔹 Strengthen prevention across the life course. Strengthening NCD prevention and management throughout adulthood can help people remain healthier and more productive for longer. 🔹 Recognize the broader economic implications of healthier ageing. Supporting people to remain healthy and active can help sustain workforce participation and strengthen economic capacity, while creating greater scope for reforms such as extending working lives and retirement ages. IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series will continue throughout 2026, bringing regional perspectives into the global conversation on healthy ageing, longevity and development beyond 2030. Learn more and register for next month’s session focusing on Europe: ifa.ngo/ifa-global-cafe/

Meet the experts helping drive learning, collaboration and action in the 4th AFE ECHO Programme. The AFE ECHO Hub Team brings diverse expertise and experience to five interactive sessions designed to help new and emerging age-friendly leaders move from knowledge to action. Through case-based learning, shared experiences and collaborative problem-solving, participants will build practical skills to engage communities, plan strategically, implement age-friendly initiatives and evaluate progress. The first session begins 28 September and there’s still time to register! Join the Hub Team and participants from around the world for the 4th Edition of the AFE ECHO Programme. Register today: ow.ly/ISWR50ZQAYF #AgeFriendlyEnvironments #AgeFriendlyCommunities #HealthyAgeing #ProjectECHO

Meet the speakers joining IFA this #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons. On 1 October, IFA will bring together leaders for a global dialogue, bringing diverse perspectives on progress, persistent gaps, and the policies, partnerships and investments needed to advance multisectoral action on longevity to 2030 and beyond. As the world enters an age of longevity, coordinated action across health and care, employment, social protection, infrastructure, technology, financing and beyond is increasingly important. Mobilizing Multisectoral Action for Longevity to 2030 and Beyond 📅 1 October 2026 🕒 3.00–4.00pm CEST | 9.00–10.00am EST | 9.00–10.00pm CST | 10.00–11.00pm PhST Register here: ow.ly/ouRg50ZQB5p Join the conversation as we look beyond 2030 and consider what we need to build today for the longer lives of tomorrow. #IDOP2026 #HealthyAgeing #OlderPersons

Helping communities make informed decisions about adult vaccination starts with trusted information. The International Federation on Ageing has developed a practical, adaptable toolkit to support civil society and patient advocacy organizations in raising awareness of adult respiratory vaccination, including influenza and COVID-19. Designed for organizations working with older adults and people living with chronic conditions, the toolkit includes: - Evidence-based information on adult respiratory vaccination - Adaptable and ready-to-use communication and community engagement resources - Key advocacy messages - Practical guidance to support local outreach and policy engagement The resource is designed to be adapted to the needs of each organization and the communities they serve, helping strengthen awareness, support informed decision-making, and advance equitable access to adult vaccination across Canada. Download the toolkit here: ow.ly/M6xN50ZQ60y

Earlier this month, statements from IFA's Secretary General Gregor Sneddon were shared during two important discussions highlighting why the rights of older persons must be central to efforts to address inequalities and advance human rights. In the panel discussion on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities, IFA highlighted how inequalities accumulate across the life course and shape the conditions of older age. During the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, IFA welcomed the report on cognitive impairment and the continuing exercise of human rights by older persons. The statement reinforced a fundamental principle: changes in our circumstances must never diminish our rights. Across both discussions, IFA called for coordinated action across health, care, social protection and community life, with older persons meaningfully involved in shaping the policies that affect them. As work continues towards a Convention on the rights of older persons, IFA remains committed to advancing a rights-based approach to ageing that recognises older persons as full rights-holders and strengthens accountability for equality and human rights across the life course. #HumanRights #OlderPersons #Ageing United Nations Human Rights Council

There’s still time to register! Join the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) on 23 September for an interactive workshop on engaging in the World Health Organization (WHO) consultation on the draft Global Standards for Long-Term Care. This workshop is an opportunity to explore the draft standards, engage with WHO technical experts, provide initial feedback, and consider practical ways to bring the perspectives of older persons, caregivers, providers, workforce representatives and communities into the consultation. 📅 23 September 2026 🕖 7:00–8:30 a.m. EDT | 1:00–2:30 p.m. CEST | 7:00–8:30 p.m. SGT Help ensure diverse voices and experiences contribute to shaping the future of quality long-term care. 🔗 Register: ifa.ngo/news/ifa-ltc-worksho… #LongTermCare #HealthyAgeing #OlderPersons #WHO #GlobalHealth

Don’t miss it! Tomorrow marks the first conversation in IFA’s Longevity Around the World Global Café series. 🌍 Join Dr Prakash Tyagi and Philip (Pip) O’Keefe for Preparing for Longer Lives in South-East Asia — an interactive conversation exploring what has changed across the region over the past decade, where progress is being made, and what needs greater attention as societies prepare for longer lives. 📅 Thursday, 17 September 2026 🕗 7:00 a.m. ET | 11:00 a.m. UTC | 4:30 p.m. IST | 6:00 p.m. ICT | 9:00 p.m. AEST There’s still time to register and be part of the conversation! 🔗 Register here: ow.ly/TpJ450ZJtRG #GlobalCafe #HealthyAgeing #Longevity #Ageing

What will it take to build societies ready for longer lives? The world has entered an age of longevity. As people live longer, preparing for the future requires coordinated action across health and care, employment, social protection, infrastructure, technology, financing and beyond. As highlighted in the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ report to the 81st session of the General Assembly, longevity is not confined to a single sector. It is a cross-cutting governance issue that calls for coherent, whole-of-government approaches to both the opportunities and challenges of longer lives. On 1 October 2026, IFA will mark the International Day of Older Persons with a global virtual dialogue bringing together leaders to explore progress, persistent gaps and priorities for action. The discussion will spotlight multisectoral action and innovation, and consider how the policies, partnerships and investments we make today can help build longevity-ready societies for decades to come. 📅 1 October 2026 🕒 3.00 - 4.00pm CEST | 9.00 - 10.00am EST | 9.00 - 10.00pm CST Register here: ow.ly/bZFp50ZJttT Join IFA as we look beyond 2030 and consider what we need to build today for the longer lives of tomorrow. #Longevity #HealthyAgeing #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons #Ageing

Meet the speakers for the first conversation in IFA’s new Global Café series, Longevity Around the World! On 17 September, Dr. Prakash Tyagi, Executive Director of GRAVIS and IFA Regional Director for Asia, and Philip (Pip) O’Keefe, Professor of Practice at the UNSW Centre for Population Ageing Research, will come together for a conversation on Preparing for Longer Lives in South-East Asia. Drawing on their experience across ageing, development and population policy, Dr. Tyagi and Prof. O’Keefe (please let me know if Prof. Is ok or if Mr. Is better) will reflect on how the region has responded to longer lives over the past decade — from health, care and social-support systems to families, communities, workforce capacity and equitable opportunities in later life. The session will be an informal, interactive conversation, with opportunities for our global audience to join the discussion. 📅 Thursday, 17 September 2026 🕗 7:00 a.m. ET | 11:00 a.m. UTC | 4:30 p.m. IST | 6:00 p.m. ICT | 9:00 p.m. AEST 🔗 Register to join the conversation: ow.ly/8bsV50ZJtN2 #GlobalCafe #HealthyAgeing #Longevity #Ageing

Your perspective can help shape the future of long-term care. Join IFA on 23 Sept to explore the WHO draft Global Standards for Long-Term Care, engage with technical experts and learn how to contribute to the consultation. 🔗 Register: ifa.ngo/news/ifa-ltc-worksho… #LongTermCare #HealthyAgeing #WHO