Age friendly communities in the EU - beyond WHO

Dr.Elizabeth Mestheneos UFO, Russian Federation. Conference 18-19th

September 2012

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The European and International Policy framework

The European Year 2012 for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generation: raising awareness on older people's concerns and added value http://ec.europa.eu/social/ey2012.jsp?langId=en

The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing - EIP AHA: enabling citizens to lead health, active and independent lives when ageing, responding to the challenges of ageing, working for an age-friendly European Union

The International Action Plan on Ageing and WHO Age-Friendly Cities: mainstreaming ageing issues into development and implementation agendas worldwide.

Building bridges:

the EIP AHA and the EY 2012

Age-friendly communities-

- New Action for the EU 2012 Year for Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity, Age Platform plus the EU Committee of the Regions and other organizations, pushing for action at local and regional levels

- - European Covenant of Mayors on Active Healthy Ageing; this would be a European Covenant on Demographic Change- important as a way of creating the necessary political framework to bring together local and regional authorities - and other stakeholders across the EU - who want to find smart and innovative solutions to support active and healthy ageing, youth participation and development, through the exchange of experience and working together to develop age-friendly environments

Co-operation

- Working with your local government to create support for the WHO Age Friendly Communities/Cities.

-Inform AGE Platform of actions that work well in your country in promoting intergenerational solidarity, in creating employment, in successful work to promote older people’s interests with and by Regional government and Local government.- Use AGE Platform’s material on line to inspire yourselves. Age members are small and large NGOs - together we form a large voice of experienced people who can help to push our communities in directions which include the active participation of all older people.

AGE Platform EuropeRue Froissart 1111040 Bruxelles – Belgique

tel. : +32.2.280.14.70fax : +32.2.280.15.22

www.age-platform.eu