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UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS

 

Full Resolution Is Attached.

 

VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR OLDER WOMEN

5. Decides to appoint, for a period of three years, an independent expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, with the following mandate:

(a) To assess the implementation of existing international instruments in respect of older persons while identifying both best practices in the promotion and protection of the rights of older persons and gaps in implementation;

(e) To integrate a gender and disability perspective into his/her work and to pay particular attention to older persons belonging to vulnerable groups;