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Today is the @UN International Day of Older Persons! #UNIDOP2025
This day is always a special day for the global community working to transform the world to be a better place to grow older.
But this #UNIDOP, take a moment to look back at the bigger story with us... 🧵⬇️
1/11
UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) retweeted
People are living longer everywhere, and we can all benefit greatly from the wisdom and experience of older persons.
On the International Day of Older Persons, we call on all countries to ensure inclusive health care for people of all ages, so that everyone can reach their full potential at every stage of life.
Let us celebrate what it truly means to age with dignity, health, and purpose!
UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) retweeted
On 1 Oct, #OlderPersonsDay, @UN4Ageing will launch 24 common messages on ageing and older persons, bringing 33 UN entities together to guide UN-wide action for inclusion, dignity and rights. social.desa.un.org/sites/def…
UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) retweeted
🔹 Leaders
🔹 Caretakers
🔹 Custodians of tradition
... & so much more.
On Wednesday's #OlderPersonsDay, we celebrate our older generation's contributions to society. un.org/en/observances/older-…
UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) retweeted
Ageing societies mean ageing workforces. But what impact does this have on the #worldofwork?
Secretary General @ioevoice Roberto Suárez Santos & @ilo's Employment Policies expert Dorothea Schmidt-Klau discuss this demographic shift 👉bit.ly/3KOZAcw
#InternationalDayofOlderPersons #SDG4
UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) retweeted
Longevity is a genuine triumph of sustainable development.
But for countries in #AsiaPacific facing rapid #PopulationAgeing, this demographic megatrend poses multiple challenges - including the need for health systems to address the issues of #NCDs and #mentalhealth often manifested in one's advanced years.
As well, the need to ensure older persons can contribute and remain connected with society as a whole, with dignity and purpose - thereby supporting their overall health and well-being, both mental and physical.
On this International Day of Older Persons, I join hands with @UNESCAP in calling upon our Member States to turn the issue of population ageing on its head - if we are to truly turn silver into gold, and reap the longevity dividend for the benefit of all.
I invite you to read our joint op-ed for the World Economic Forum @wef:
lnkd.in/gjTZmnpu
#idop #healthyageging
UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) retweeted
🌏 #AsiaPacific is ageing rapidly: by 2050, 1 in 4 people will be over 60 – most of them women.
On the Int’l Day of #OlderPersons, @UNFPA calls for intergenerational solidarity & investments in the care economy to promote healthy & active ageing.
#ForEveryAge #IDOP2025
As we come together at the halfway point of the @UNDecadeAgeing to celebrate older people's contributions as well as highlight the challenges they still face around the world, let's keep our eyes on the bigger story.
We're all older people — whether now, or in the future. And that means this Decade is an opportunity for all of us to take action, for the benefit of everyone.
10/11
The future is ours to write. How will you contribute?
#AddingLifeToYears
decadeofhealthyageing.org
11/11
UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) retweeted
Have you ever:
👎 Been considered 'too young' for a job or promotion
👎 Been treated unfairly because of age-related bias
👎 Been 'too young' to be listened to
That's ageism.
On International #YouthDay, let's stand up against ageism for #AWorld4AllAges 👉 bit.ly/4mDsxZN
It's International #YouthDay!
Younger people are the older people of tomorrow — and older people were once younger people.
Generations have more in common than we might think. So why not join forces?
If we work together across generations, a better 🌍🌎🌏 just might be around the corner...
♾️ aworld4allages.org/intergene…
It's #FriendshipDay! 💜
Feeling socially connected is an important part of being human, and improves our health & well-being – no matter what our age.
Take the time to reach out to an older person around you. A simple gesture could make a big difference! #AddingLifeToYears
ALT Two older friends wearing similar outfits, on a day out outdoors. Text: 'International Day of Friendship'
There are diverse drivers of social isolation and loneliness, but many of them are experienced more by older people ⬇️
For example, older people have unique experiences of marginalisation caused by #ageism.
Similarly, some life transitions like retirement are mostly experienced by older people.
ALT Some drivers of social isolation and loneliness are: poor health, marginalization, low income/education, living alone, weak community infrastructure, life transitions, and unhealthy use of digital technologies.
#SocialHealth can no longer be ignored as an essential component of health and well-being – including for older people.
On this #FriendshipDay, learn more with the @WHO Commission on Social Connection:
🔗 bit.ly/who-csc-report
ALT Social health is a missing pillar of health, alongside physical and mental health.