The 2025 United Nations International Day of Older Persons will serve as a platform for older persons to share their aspirations, advocate for their well-being, and call for the full enjoyment of their human rights. This year's commemoration, themed "Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being, Our Rights,” will take place in-person at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City ECOSOC Chamber (tbc), on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST.
MoreHalfway through the “Decade of Healthy Ageing”, global experts on ageing will address the central role of the brain in maintaining one’s health and quality of life. The opportunities and challenges for older people for a healthy life across the life span will be explored from various perspectives.
MoreThe 2025 UNIDOP in Geneva, Switzerland will highlight the rationale for a legally binding instrument and the roles and responsibilities of each actor in supporting the process to a Convention that reflects the realities of older persons across the world today and generations to come.
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