The Program aims to promote the rights of older persons and promote the ratification, accession and implementation of the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons 

Objectives
  • Train public officials, civil society, academia and the general public on the rights of older persons 
  • Expand and promote cooperation, exchange of experiences and good practices to strengthen government institutions that develop public policies for older persons. 
  • Disseminate and promote the ratification, accession and implementation of the Inter-American Convention on the Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons. 

 

Activities
  • Face-to-face meetings to exchange experiences and good practices between authorities and representatives of society and academia. 
  • Awareness campaigns about the rights of older people 
  • Promotion campaign on the Inter-American Convention on the Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons with the objective of promoting its ratification, accession and implementation. 
  • Webinars on the promotion and protection of older people. 
More Results
Results
Strategic alliance with PAHO to promote the International Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030) in the Americas.
Communication campaign on the Inter-American Convention on the Protection of the Human Rights of Older Persons.
EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Political Dialogue on Age Discrimination and Social Inclusion: Promotion of the Rights of Older People.  
Virtual Fair of Good Practices on Groups in Situations of Vulnerability.

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Consolidation of human rights, gender, and intersectional approaches in all the section's activities.
Beneficiary Countries
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Argentina
Barbados
Barbados
Belize
Belize
Bolivia
Bolivia
Brazil
Brazil
Canada
Canada
Chile
Chile
Colombia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Cuba flag
Cuba
Dominica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Ecuador
El Salvador
El Salvador
Grenada
Grenada
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guyana
Guyana
Haiti
Haiti
Honduras
Honduras
Jamaica
Jamaica
Mexico
Mexico
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Panama
Panama
Paraguay
Paraguay
Peru
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Suriname
The Bahamas
The Bahamas
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America
United States of America
Uruguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Venezuela
Team
Roberto Rojas
Coordinator
Strategic Partners