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