Fourth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons

The Conference is taking place within the framework of the third cycle of the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. The main aim to assess the progress made in the implementation of the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Conference will also seek to identify key actions for expanding the protection of the human rights of older persons in the next five years, specifically those that facilitate the implementation of the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons. 

1. Election of officers.

2. Adoption of the agenda.

3. Report by the secretariat on the implementation of the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean.

4. Statements by the countries.

5. Dialogue with civil society on the implementation of the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean.

6. Thematic panel discussions on ageing and the rights of older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean.

7. Round table “Contribution of institutions for older persons to the protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

8. Conclusions of the Conference.

9. Other matters.