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Center for Strategic and International Studies - Global Aging Intiative Open this link in a new window
CSIS established the Global Aging Initiative in 1999 to raise awareness of the scope and magnitude of the challenges of global aging and to encourage timely reform.
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Global Action on Ageing Open this link in a new window
Global Action on Aging is an international grassroots citizen group that works on issues of concern to older people. It reports on older people's needs and potential within the globalized world economy. And it advocates by, with, and for older people worldwide. Global Action on Aging carries out research on critical emerging topics and publishes the results.

HelpAge International Open this link in a new window
We are a global network of members and partner organisations working in over 80 countries on practical and policy work. We are the only network with a mission to improve the lives of disadvantaged older people.

International Institute on Ageing (UN, Malta) Open this link in a new window
The UN Economic and Social Council, by its Resolution 1987/41 recommended to the UN Secretary-General, the establishment of the International Institute on Ageing.

International Longevity Center - USA Open this link in a new window
The International Longevity Center-USA (ILC-USA) is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan research, policy and education organization whose mission is to help societies address the issues of population aging and longevity in positive and constructive ways and to highlight older people's productivity and contributions to their families and to society as a whole.

UN Programme on Ageing Open this link in a new window
The United Nations develop the UN program on Ageing to facilitate and contribute to the creation of a society for all ages. This website presents all the information about this program.


Other Information and Websites

Articles on and related to the Second World Assembly on Ageing Open this link in a new window
Extensive collection of articles related to the Second World Assembly on Ageing, Madrid, 2002 (UN).
Global Action on Ageing

Eldis - Ageing Populations Open this link in a new window
Extensive research on ageing and population ageing, from Eldis, the development gateway.
Eldis

International Year of Older Persons 1999 Open this link in a new window
Website for the International Year of Older Persons 1999
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Second World Assembly on Ageing, Madrid, 2002 Open this link in a new window
From April 8 to 12, 2002 in Madrid, Spain, at the Second World Assembly on Ageing 2002, both delegates of government and non-governmental organizations united to revise the International Plan on Ageing and elaborated a long-term strategy for the aging world.

Second World Assembly on Ageing: Madrid, 8-12 April 2002 (UN Programme on Ageing - Information site) Open this link in a new window
Website on the Second World Assembly on Ageing, by the UN Programme on Ageing
UN Programme on Ageing