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A Society for All Ages: Challenges and Opportunities

Ageing

06 - 08 November 2007

León Spain

The 2007 UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing reviewed the implementation of the UNECE Regional Implementation Strategy (RIS) of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA). Since the Strategy was adopted in 2002, the period of the so-called "demographic bonus" has approached its end in most countries of the UNECE region and the need to adjust to demographic change has become more acute. The Conference considered the findings of national reviews, shared experiences and good practices and identified priorities for future action. The Conference also adopted a Ministerial Declaration entitled "A Society for All Ages: challenges and opportunities.

PREPARATORY PROCESS

In the first five-year cycle of the global review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), the UN Commission for Social Development invited regional commissions to convene regional conferences to consider the findings of national reviews, share experiences and good practices, and identify priorities for future action. In the UNECE region, the Government of Spain has proposed to organize and host the UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing in León from 6 to 8 November 2007.

Ministerial Declaration - Drafting process

Preparatory Committee for the 2007 UNECE Conference on ageing - Second meeting: Agenda English French Russian Spanish
Open-ended meeting of the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee: Agenda Summary
Preparatory Committee for the 2007 UNECE Conference on ageing - First meeting
Joint Meeting of the Task Force Monitoring RIS and the Expert Group
Meeting of focal points on ageing
Country Reports

CONTRIBUTIONS

Implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in the UNECE Region: Summary Report

Panel A: Creating integrated approaches to mainstream ageing

Chairperson

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Spain

Mr. Aurelio Fernandez Lopez

Rapporteur

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Mr. Alexandre Sidorenko

Keynote Speaker

United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development

Mr. Johan Scholvinck

Panelists

Austria, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs and Consumer Protection

Ms. Erika Winkler

Estonia, Ministry of Population and Ethnic Affairs

Ms. Kristina Täht

Serbia, Republic Institute for Social Protection

Ms. Lidija Kozarcanin

Turkey, State Planning Organisation

Mr. Yusuf Yüksel

European Commission

Mr. Detlef Gerhardt

NGO Lastavica, Serbia

Ms. Sanja Miloradovic

Panel B: Participation and social inclusion

Chairperson

Expert on NGO issues, Germany

Mr. Dirk Jarré

Rapporteur

Netherlands, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports

Ms. Anneke Augustinus

Keynote Speaker

University of Heidelberg, Germany

Ms. Ursula Lehr

Panelists

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Directorate for Economic Planning

Ms. Azemina Vukovic

Greece, Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity

Ms. Kallirroi Nicolis

Ireland, National Council on Ageing and Older People

Ms. Gabrielle Jacob

Portugal, Ministry for Labour and Social Solidarity

Ms. Odete Severino Soares

Romania, Ministry of Labour, Family and Equal Opportunities

Ms. Ileana Carmen Manu

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

Mr. Zoran Vucev

United Nations Population Fund Office

Ms. Siri Tellier

Fédération Européenne des retraites et personnes agées, Belgium

Mr. Bruno Costantini

Resource Center for Elderly, affiliate of HelpAge International NGO, Kyrgyzstan

Ms. Svetlana Bashtovenko

Panel C: Towards a balanced care strategy

Chairperson

Finland, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health

Ms. Vappu Taipale

Rapporteur

Malta, Ministry of Health, Elderly and Community Care

Mr. George Pavia

Keynote Speaker

United Nations International Institute on Ageing

Mr. Joseph Troisi

Panelists

Czech Republic, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Mr. Petr Wija

Israel, Ministry of Social Affairs and Services

Mr. Avraham Bitzur

Spain, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Ms. Natividad Enjuto

Sweden, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Mr. Niclas Jacobson

United States of America, Department of Health and Human Services

Ms. Josefina G. Carbonell

ZIVOT 90, Czech Republic

Mr. Oldrich Stanek

Panel D: Living longer – working longer: challenges for education, labour market and social protection

Chairperson

Armenia, Ministry of Labour and Social Issues

Ms. Anahit Martirosyan

Rapporteur

Estonia, Ministry of Population and Ethnic Affairs

Ms. Kristina Täht

Keynote Speaker

European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

Mr. Bernd Marin

Panelists

Cyprus, Social Welfare Services

Ms. Toula Kouloumou

Lithuania, Minister of Social Security and Labour

Mr. Teodoras Medaiskis

Russian Federation, Ministry of Health & Social Development

Ms. Irina Bondarenko

Spain, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Mr. Octavio Granado

International Social Security Association

Mr. Roland Sigg

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Mr. Asghar Zaidi

AARP International

Ms.Line Vreven

Panel E: Intergenerational collaboration

Chairperson

Sweden, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Mr. Niclas Jacobson

Rapporteur

France, Ministère du Travail, des Relations sociales et de la Solidarité

Ms. Marie Keirle

Keynote Speaker

Germany, Federal Institute for Population Research

Ms. Charlotte Höhn

Panelists

Belgium, Study Center of the Flemish Government

Ms. Lieve Vanderleyden

Hungary, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour

Ms. Judit Ágnes Szabó

Malta, Ministry of Health, Elderly and Community Care

Mr. George Pavia

Netherlands, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports

Ms. Anneke Augustinus

Council of Europe

Mr. Vladimir Tchernega

The OASIS Institute, United States of America

Ms. Marylen Mann Jacobs

Panel F: Focusing on opportunities: Active ageing

Chairperson

University of Geneva, Switzerland

Ms. Astrid Stuckelberger

Rapporteur

United States of America, Department of Health and Human Services

Mr. Edwin Walker

Keynote Speaker

International Federation on Ageing, United States of America

Ms. Irene Hoskins

Panelists

Denmark, Ministry of Social Affairs

Mr. Anders Lynge Madsen

Finland, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Ms. Marja-Liisa Parjanne

France, Ministrére du travail, des relations sociales et de la solidarité

Ms. Anne-Marie Tahrat

Italy, Ministry of Social Solidarity

Ms. Franca Donaggio

Slovakia, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family

Mrs. Eva Zaujecova

World Health Organization

Dr. Louise Plouffe

Germany, BAGSO - German National Association of Senior Citizens Organisations

Ms. Ruth Brand

Second Breath for the Elderly from Balti, Moldova

Ms. Irina Baicalov

Ministerial Panel 1: A Society for All Ages: Challenges and Opportunities

Chairperson

Austria, Minister of Social Affairs and Consumer Protection

Mr Erwin Buchinger

Rapporteur

Finland, Director General, STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for
Welfare and Health

Ms Vappu Taipale

Panelists

Belgium, Minister for Social Policy and Family Affairs (Brussels)

Mr Emir Kir

France, Secrétaire d'Etat chargée de la solidarité

Mme Valérie Letard

Italy, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Social Solidarity

Ms Franca Donaggio

Lithuania, Minister of Social Security and Labour

Ms V.Blinkeviciute

Serbia, The State Secretary of Labour and Social Policy

Mr Zoran Martinovic

Sweden, Minister for Elderly Care and Public Health

Ms Maria Larsson

Switzerland, Minister of Home Affairs of the Canton of Zug

Ms Manuela Weichelt Picard

United States of America, Assistant Secretary for Ageing, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Ms Josefina G. Carbonell

Director, Dobroe Delo, Russian Federation

Mr Eduard Kariukhin

Statements from the floor:

EU Statement - on behalf of Mr José António Viera da Silva, Portuguese Minister for Labour and Social Solidarity

Israel, on behalf of Mr Rafi Eitan Hantman, Minister for Senior Citizens

Serbia, on behalf of Mr Rasim Ljajic, Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social Affairs

Ministerial Panel 2 Session A: Adjusting Social Protection Systems, Work and Education to Population Ageing

Chairperson

Russian Federation, Deputy Minister of
Health and Social Development

Ms Lyubov Glebova

Rapporteur

European Centre for Social Welfare Policy
and Research

Mr Bernd Marin

Panelists

Armenia, Minister of Labour and Social Issues

Mr Aghvan Vardanyan

Austria, Minister of Social Affairs and Consumer Protection

Mr Erwin Buchinger

Kyrgyzstan, Minister of Labour and Social Development

Ms Abdullaeva Uktomhan

Liechtenstein, Minister of Environment

Mr Hugo Quaderer

Moldova, Minister of Social Protection, Family and Child

Ms Galinas Balmos

International Social Security Association

Mr Hans Horst Konkolewsky

HelpAge International

Mr Richard Blewitt

Statements from the floor:

Bulgaria, on behalf of Mr Baki Hyuseinov, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy

Ministerial Panel 2 Session B: Adjusting Social Protection Systems, Work and Education to Population Ageing

Chairperson

Spain, Secretary of State for Social Services, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Ms Amparo Valcarce García

Rapporteur

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Mr Asghar Zaidi

Panelists

Andorra, Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Housing

Ms Montserrat Gil Torné

Malta, Junior Minister, Elderly and Community Care

Ms Helen D'Amato

Poland, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour and
Social Policy

Mr Kazimierz Kuberski

Russian Federation, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development

Ms Lyubov Glebova

Uzbekistan, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection

Mr Batirzhan Bakiyevich Alimukhamedov

Statements from the floor:

Slovakia, on behalf of Ms Viera Tomanová, Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family

Ukraine, on behalf of Mr Mykhailo Papiyev, Minister for Labour and Social Policy

The NGO Declaration	PDF

Main conclusions and recommendations of the research forum on ageing	PDF

DOCUMENTS

Report
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Report of the Conference, including the Ministerial Declaration and chairperson’s summary of the Conference ECE/AC.30/2007/2		ENG	FRE	RUS	SPA


Meeting Documents
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Draft Ministerial Declaration ECE/AC.30/2007/L.1		ENG	FRE	RUS	SPA

Annotated provisional agenda ECE/AC.30/2007/1		ENG	FRE	RUS	SPA

Annotated provisional agenda - Revised - English only ECE/AC.30/2007/L.1/Rev.1		ENG	—	—	—

Summary report on the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in the UNECE region ECE/AC.30/2007/4		ENG	FRE	RUS	SPA

List of participants		ENG	—	—	—


Background material
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Report of the 1^st meeting of the Preparatory Committee ECE/AC.30/PC.1/2007/2		ENG	FRE	RUS	—

MIPAA/RIS ECE/AC.23/2002/2/Rev.6		ENG	FRE	RUS	—

Country reports on the implementation of MIPAA/RIS		ENG	—	—	—