October 6, 2021
International Day of Older Persons
Permanent Council · Regular meeting
Organization of American States, Washington, D.C.
Ambassador Josué Fiallo, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic
As Chair of the Permanent Council
Dear colleagues, we will now proceed with the commemoration of the "International Day of Older Persons" and with awareness of abuse and mistreatment in old age.
As delegations know, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), through resolution A/RES/45/106 of December 14, 1990, proclaimed October 1 of each year as the "International Day of Older Persons," encouraging Member States since then to adopt all necessary measures to raise awareness in our societies, including within families, of the situation of older persons.
This Chair considered it pertinent on this occasion to take up the mandate of resolution AG/RES. 2961 (L-O/20) of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) and also to consider the importance of awareness of the abuse and mistreatment of older persons.
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