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The Human Rights of Older Persons

A/HRC/RES/21/23No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2012–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/60/11
  • 2025A/HRC/RES/60/11The human rights of older personsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/HRC/RES/51/4The human rights of older personsCompare with previous version
  • 2019A/HRC/RES/42/12The human rights of older personsCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/HRC/RES/33/5The human rights of older personsCompare with previous version
  • 2013A/HRC/RES/24/20The human rights of older personsCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
Age DiscriminationAgeing PersonsHuman RightsInternational CooperationPersons with Disabilities

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs
1
Recognizes the challenges related to the enjoyment of all human rights that older persons face in areas such as prevention and protection against violence and abuse, social protection, food and housing, employment, legal capacity, access to justice, health support, long-term and palliative care, and that those challenges require in-depth analysis and action to address protection gaps;
2
Notes with appreciation multilateral, regional and subregional initiatives aimed at the promotion and protection of rights of older persons, including discussions on possible normative standards;
3
Calls upon all States to ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for older persons, including by taking measures to combat age discrimination, neglect, abuse and violence, and to address issues related to social integration and adequate health care, bearing in mind the crucial importance of family intergenerational interdependence, solidarity and reciprocity for social development;
4
Encourages all States to conduct their age-related policies through inclusive and participatory consultations with relevant stakeholders and social development partners in the interest of developing effective policies creating national policy ownership and consensus-building;
5
Calls upon all States to enhance their existing mechanisms related to the protection and promotion of human rights for older persons, including by adopting, as appropriate, legal or other dedicated mechanisms;
6
Encourages all States to raise awareness of the challenges facing the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, and to ensure that older persons receive information about those rights;
7
Invites existing special procedures and encourages treaty bodies, within their existing mandates, to pay attention to the human rights of older persons;
8
Encourages all States to consider including in their national reports, to be submitted for the universal periodic review, information on the human rights of older persons;
9
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to organize, in Geneva, an intersessional public consultation on the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons, with the participation of States Members of the United Nations, relevant international organizations, United Nations agencies and stakeholders, in order to receive information and share good practices on the matter;
10
Also requests the Office of the High Commissioner to present a summary report of the above-mentioned consultation to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-fourth session;
11
Decides to continue consideration of the question of human rights of older persons at its twenty-fourth session.

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