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NEW: United Nations General Assembly declares 2021-2030 'the Decade of Healthy Ageing'NEW: Virtual Side Event -13th Conference of State Parties to the CRPD. HELD Tuesday, 1December, "Our rights under threat as we grow old: A timely expert discussion on the intersection of disability and age. To View Recorded Session on UN WebTV: CLICK HERE Ageing and Disability Concept Note: CLICK HERE WEAAD 2020 Virtual International UN Day Event, 16June2020 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: The impact of COVID-19 on violence, abuse and neglect of older persons (click link for program details, and to view recording on You Tube)NEWS! United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres issues Policy Brief on The Effect of COVID-19 and Older Persons. 1May (click for brief and video)NEWS! INPEA Joint Statement COVID-19 and Human Rights of Older Persons at the HRC Virtual Conversation. 9Apr (click)44 Human Rights Council, UN Geneva 43 Human Rights Council, UN Geneva SHORTENED/Resumed64 Comm Status Women, Beijing +25, UNHQ. NY CANCELLEDINPEA Joint Parallel Event: AWCDH, WAVE Network & IAGG"Dignity & Independence for Older Women: Has Beijing +25 Implemented Policies to Ensure That?" (Flyer)11 OEWG, UNHQ NYC "POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19"41 Human Rights Council, UN Geneva INPEA Side Event - Sexual Violence Against Older Women, 29June 57th Comm Social Dev, UNHQ, NYCUNSG Report: Follow up to 2 World Assembly on Ageing (click)63rd Comm Status of Women, UNHQ, NYC Priority theme CSW63 social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girlsINPEA 63CSW Parallel Event Flyer (TBP)10th OEWGA, UNHQ, NYC (click for UN OEWGA Site)INPEA Co-Sponsor Side Event "Dave Omokaro Foundation and SGA, Africa"June - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)UNITED NATIONS WEAAD 2020 Commemoration Click for Program: Co-sponsors UN DESA, NGO Comm. on Ageing, NY, Geneva and ViennaWEAAD 2019 CRACOW Co-Sponsor UN Program on Ageing, DESA and Pedagogical University of Cracow(See Flyer: WEAAD 2019 Krakow and info below)Website: https://weaad2019.up.krakow.pl/41 Session Human Rights Council, UN Geneva28 June - INPEA Side Event: Violence Against Older Women and Access to Justice - (flyer to be posted)10 July - Comm on Ageing, Geneva, INPEA Joint Side Event: Capacity Building 5-7 November - 1st SGA Africa Regional Conference, Abuja, Nigeria (click)INPEA Co-Sponsored with Dave Omkaro Foundation, HelpAge, International Africa Region, Friends of IFA, Japan and UN DESA: Program on Ageing, among others.9th OEWGAINPEA Side Event Flyer -Preserving Autonomy to Prevent Violence in LTC: A Global View of Program & PolicyINPEA Side Event Flyer Co-Sponsor: CARE Rights, Seoul AGE is NO Protection: Gender Based Violence Against Older Women and Men and Women Migrants62nd Comm Status of Women UNHQ NYCINPEA 62CSW Parallel Event Flyer--Older Rural Women: Beyond Poverty and Violence, Programs and PolicyCo sponors: Group of Friends of Older Persons, UN, NY; WUNRN; UN CoNGO Comm on Ageing, NY.; Assoc. of Women's Career Develpment, Hungary, Intl Advertising Association, Hungary and the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG).INPEA Co-Sponsored Parallel Event w/ IAGG/ WUNRN/ AWCDHungary/NGOCoA NYPictures and presentations may be viewed athttp://womenscareer.org/?site=100&cid=137INPEA UN NGO ReportsMain UN NGO Rep. Robert BrentAdditional Reps. Marie Beaulieu, Kathy Kline, Tina Maschi,and Bei Wu.OPEN ENDED WORKING GROUP ON AGEINGNGO's submit applications for accreditation - Feb 202111th OEWGA: PROPOSED DATES 29March-1April ( Check back for updates) Focus Issues:1) Access to justice2) The right to work and access to the labourmarket10th OEWGA April 2019 - Chair's ReportFocus Issues:1) Education, training, life-long learning and capacity-building 2) Social protection and social security (including social protection floors) 9th OEWGA July 2018 - Chair's Report(Link to GAROP JOINT STATEMENT)8th OEWGA July 2017 - Chair's Report7th OEWGA December 2016- Chair's Report6th OEWGA July 2015- Chair's Report5th OEWGA Aug 2014 - Chair's ReportUN GENEVA:Main UN NGO Rep. Silvia Perel-Levin:Additional Reps: Ariela Lowenstein,Delphine Schwab Roulet, Renate Heinisch,Ursula Barter-Hemmerich, Bridget Penhale, Hans Perer Graf'Independent Expert on theEnjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons'Human Rights Council Appoints New Independent Expert, Claudia Mahler, 1May2020 IE Claudia Mahler, Media Statement on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15June2020 "Verbal and online abuse violating human rights of older persons must be stamped out" UN expert GENEVA (12June2020) The newly appointed UN Independent Expert* on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, urges all governments and the international community to exercise global solidarity and step up action to effectively prevent and protect older persons from physical and psychological abuse, including neglect. She made the following statement ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15June:(to read the IE's entire WEAAD statement click here)Former: IE Rosa Kornfeld Matte, COUNTRY VISIT REPORTS: 2014 - 2020Slovenia,Austria,Mauritius, Montenegro, Georgia, Namibia, Singapore, Costa Rica, China, New ZealandIE's Annual Report to 39HRC: A focus on Social ExclusionUNVIENNAMain Representative:Ulrike Waginger, MD, MSc, (Global Ageing), Secretary CoNGO Comm on Ageing, ViennaAlternative Representatives:Shantu Watt, PhD., Vice-Chair, CoNGO Comm on Ageing, Vienna Heimo Zwischenberger, Mag., GermanyVienna NGO Civil Society Forum11November2018 Vienna NGO Forum 11Nov - Save The Date (1)UN DESA1st Expert Group Meeting 'Violence Against OlderWomen', Nov2013Experts: Patricia Brownell, Bridget Penhale,Elsie Yan, Milutin Vracevic,Susan Somers, ObserverWorld Health Organization Meetings and ReportsINPEA Representatives and ExpertsWHO Decade on Healthy Ageing, 2020Silvia Perel-Levin, Consultant/RepresentativeWHO Expert Group Meeting on Violence and Older Women, 2019Silvia Perel-Levin, RepresentativeWHO Violence Prevention Alliance: 8th Milestone Meeting 2017Bridget Penhale, and Susan Somers, RepresentativesWHO First Status Report on ViolencePrevention, 2014: ContributorsBridget Penhale, Silvia Perel-Levin,Suzan Yazici, Patrica Brownell, Susan Somers Click image to download the FlyerClick here to register...Download Concept Note...INPEA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ELECTIONS Results, Jan 2019 MORE INFORMATION - Click here to go to ElectionsINPEA AnnualMembership and Board Meetings - News and NoticesDecember:22nd "INPEA in-Brief" Member Presentations:(TBC)REGISTER HERE FOR Zoom MEETING8th "INPEA in-Brief" Member Presentations: Lisa Nerenberg- Book Review "" , Mala Kapur Shankardass -Book Review"" , Patricia Brownell- Review of WHONovember: 24th "INPEA in-Brief" Member Presentations: Research on Nursing Home Abuse, Wenche Karin Malmadal, on Norway and Ariela Lowenstein, on Israel. October: 13th New "INPEA In-Brief" Members Presentations pre Bi-Weekly INPEA Members Call-in Intersectionality of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in NAVAOP, Co Author. with Pat Brownell Prof MaryBeth Morrissey, Fordham Univ NY (Springer) 19th - 20th Prague - Age Connects Conf with Zivot - 90 20th GSA Interest Group - Zoom Meeting 27th INPEA Annual Membership Meeting - via Zoom - Agenda tbp/Minutes tbp 27th INPEA Annual Board Meeting - via Zoom -Click here for Agenda Sept: 29th RESUME Bi-Weekly INPEA Members' Call-in - Moving Forward: Members to discuss INPEA's Research Agenda OptionsJuly: 16 Inaugeral INPEA MEMBERS' WEB-SESSION: Click for FLYER and Program Mistreatment of older persons, residential care homes, and COVID-19 (Click for Audio file)(Click for PDF Presentation) INPEA Members National Survey Results: Marie Beaulieu 30 Bi-Weekly INPEA Members' Call-in - Moving Forward: Members to discuss INPEA's Research Agenda Options 2019:June: 15 Krakow, Poland, in conjunction with WEAAD2019 Commemoration 28 Geneva, Switzerland, in conjunction with 41 HRCSeptember: Geneva, Switzerland, in conjunction with 42 HRCOctober: 17 Montevedio, Uruguay, in conjuntion with IAGG COMLAT Meeting 23 Taipei, Taiwan, in conjunction with IAGG Taiwan MeetingNovember: 14 Kerala, India in conjunction with GAROP Asia Regional H R Training 15 Austin, Texas, in conjunction with the GSA Meeting Annual Membership Meeting Official Notice/Minutes Annual Board of Directors Meeting Official Notice/MinutesMembership Join INPEA: Click to Pay Dues on lineMembership BrochureDonateSupport INPEA: Make your donation on lineArchives2018 Meetings:2017 Meetings:2016 Meetings:2015 Meetings:INPEA Meeting 3rd ICGGM Delhi, India 27-29NovemberWEAAD2015 Dublin: 22April2015 Presentations and slides on lineInternational Collaborations on Older Persons Human Rights:Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP) Launch: "In Their Own Words", a Global Consultation with Older Persons WEAAD - International RecognitionUnited Nations General Assembly Resolution:"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)" Designated an Official UN International Day, observed annually on June 15th United Nation's Related Meetings and INPEA Sponsored Events:NEW: United Nations General Assembly declares 2021-2030 'the Decade of Healthy Ageing'NEW: Virtual Side Event -13th Conference of State Parties to the CRPD. HELD Tuesday, 1December, "Our rights under threat as we grow old: A timely expert discussion on the intersection of disability and age. To View Recorded Session on UN WebTV: CLICK HERE Ageing and Disability Concept Note: CLICK HERE WEAAD 2020 Virtual International UN Day Event, 16June2020 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: The impact of COVID-19 on violence, abuse and neglect of older persons (click link for program details, and to view recording on You Tube)NEWS! United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres issues Policy Brief on The Effect of COVID-19 and Older Persons. 1May (click for brief and video)NEWS! INPEA Joint Statement COVID-19 and Human Rights of Older Persons at the HRC Virtual Conversation. 9Apr (click)44 Human Rights Council, UN Geneva 43 Human Rights Council, UN Geneva SHORTENED/Resumed64 Comm Status Women, Beijing +25, UNHQ. NY CANCELLEDINPEA Joint Parallel Event: AWCDH, WAVE Network & IAGG"Dignity & Independence for Older Women: Has Beijing +25 Implemented Policies to Ensure That?" (Flyer)11 OEWG, UNHQ NYC "POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19"41 Human Rights Council, UN Geneva INPEA Side Event - Sexual Violence Against Older Women, 29June 57th Comm Social Dev, UNHQ, NYCUNSG Report: Follow up to 2 World Assembly on Ageing (click)63rd Comm Status of Women, UNHQ, NYC Priority theme CSW63 social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girlsINPEA 63CSW Parallel Event Flyer (TBP)10th OEWGA, UNHQ, NYC (click for UN OEWGA Site)INPEA Co-Sponsor Side Event "Dave Omokaro Foundation and SGA, Africa"June - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)UNITED NATIONS WEAAD 2020 Commemoration Click for Program: Co-sponsors UN DESA, NGO Comm. on Ageing, NY, Geneva and ViennaWEAAD 2019 CRACOW Co-Sponsor UN Program on Ageing, DESA and Pedagogical University of Cracow(See Flyer: WEAAD 2019 Krakow and info below)Website: https://weaad2019.up.krakow.pl/41 Session Human Rights Council, UN Geneva28 June - INPEA Side Event: Violence Against Older Women and Access to Justice - (flyer to be posted)10 July - Comm on Ageing, Geneva, INPEA Joint Side Event: Capacity Building 5-7 November - 1st SGA Africa Regional Conference, Abuja, Nigeria (click)INPEA Co-Sponsored with Dave Omkaro Foundation, HelpAge, International Africa Region, Friends of IFA, Japan and UN DESA: Program on Ageing, among others.9th OEWGAINPEA Side Event Flyer -Preserving Autonomy to Prevent Violence in LTC: A Global View of Program & PolicyINPEA Side Event Flyer Co-Sponsor: CARE Rights, Seoul AGE is NO Protection: Gender Based Violence Against Older Women and Men and Women Migrants62nd Comm Status of Women UNHQ NYCINPEA 62CSW Parallel Event Flyer--Older Rural Women: Beyond Poverty and Violence, Programs and PolicyCo sponors: Group of Friends of Older Persons, UN, NY; WUNRN; UN CoNGO Comm on Ageing, NY.; Assoc. of Women's Career Develpment, Hungary, Intl Advertising Association, Hungary and the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG).INPEA Co-Sponsored Parallel Event w/ IAGG/ WUNRN/ AWCDHungary/NGOCoA NYPictures and presentations may be viewed athttp://womenscareer.org/?site=100&cid=137INPEA UN NGO ReportsMain UN NGO Rep. Robert BrentAdditional Reps. Marie Beaulieu, Kathy Kline, Tina Maschi,and Bei Wu.OPEN ENDED WORKING GROUP ON AGEINGNGO's submit applications for accreditation - Feb 202111th OEWGA: PROPOSED DATES 29March-1April ( Check back for updates) Focus Issues:1) Access to justice2) The right to work and access to the labourmarket10th OEWGA April 2019 - Chair's ReportFocus Issues:1) Education, training, life-long learning and capacity-building 2) Social protection and social security (including social protection floors) 9th OEWGA July 2018 - Chair's Report(Link to GAROP JOINT STATEMENT)8th OEWGA July 2017 - Chair's Report7th OEWGA December 2016- Chair's Report6th OEWGA July 2015- Chair's Report5th OEWGA Aug 2014 - Chair's ReportUN GENEVA:Main UN NGO Rep. Silvia Perel-Levin:Additional Reps: Ariela Lowenstein,Delphine Schwab Roulet, Renate Heinisch,Ursula Barter-Hemmerich, Bridget Penhale, Hans Perer Graf'Independent Expert on theEnjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons'Human Rights Council Appoints New Independent Expert, Claudia Mahler, 1May2020 IE Claudia Mahler, Media Statement on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15June2020 "Verbal and online abuse violating human rights of older persons must be stamped out" UN expert GENEVA (12June2020) The newly appointed UN Independent Expert* on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler, urges all governments and the international community to exercise global solidarity and step up action to effectively prevent and protect older persons from physical and psychological abuse, including neglect. She made the following statement ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15June:(to read the IE's entire WEAAD statement click here)Former: IE Rosa Kornfeld Matte, COUNTRY VISIT REPORTS: 2014 - 2020Slovenia,Austria,Mauritius, Montenegro, Georgia, Namibia, Singapore, Costa Rica, China, New ZealandIE's Annual Report to 39HRC: A focus on Social ExclusionUNVIENNAMain Representative:Ulrike Waginger, MD, MSc, (Global Ageing), Secretary CoNGO Comm on Ageing, ViennaAlternative Representatives:Shantu Watt, PhD., Vice-Chair, CoNGO Comm on Ageing, Vienna Heimo Zwischenberger, Mag., GermanyVienna NGO Civil Society Forum11November2018 Vienna NGO Forum 11Nov - Save The Date (1)UN DESA1st Expert Group Meeting 'Violence Against OlderWomen', Nov2013Experts: Patricia Brownell, Bridget Penhale,Elsie Yan, Milutin Vracevic,Susan Somers, ObserverWorld Health Organization Meetings and ReportsINPEA Representatives and ExpertsWHO Decade on Healthy Ageing, 2020Silvia Perel-Levin, Consultant/RepresentativeWHO Expert Group Meeting on Violence and Older Women, 2019Silvia Perel-Levin, RepresentativeWHO Violence Prevention Alliance: 8th Milestone Meeting 2017Bridget Penhale, and Susan Somers, RepresentativesWHO First Status Report on ViolencePrevention, 2014: ContributorsBridget Penhale, Silvia Perel-Levin,Suzan Yazici, Patrica Brownell, Susan Somers Click image to download the FlyerClick here to register...Download Concept Note...INPEA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ELECTIONS Results, Jan 2019 MORE INFORMATION - Click here to go to ElectionsINPEA AnnualMembership and Board Meetings - News and NoticesDecember:22nd "INPEA in-Brief" Member Presentations:(TBC)REGISTER HERE FOR Zoom MEETING8th "INPEA in-Brief" Member Presentations: Lisa Nerenberg- Book Review "" , Mala Kapur Shankardass -Book Review"" , Patricia Brownell- Review of WHONovember: 24th "INPEA in-Brief" Member Presentations: Research on Nursing Home Abuse, Wenche Karin Malmadal, on Norway and Ariela Lowenstein, on Israel. October: 13th New "INPEA In-Brief" Members Presentations pre Bi-Weekly INPEA Members Call-in Intersectionality of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in NAVAOP, Co Author. with Pat Brownell Prof MaryBeth Morrissey, Fordham Univ NY (Springer) 19th - 20th Prague - Age Connects Conf with Zivot - 90 20th GSA Interest Group - Zoom Meeting 27th INPEA Annual Membership Meeting - via Zoom - Agenda tbp/Minutes tbp 27th INPEA Annual Board Meeting - via Zoom -Click here for Agenda Sept: 29th RESUME Bi-Weekly INPEA Members' Call-in - Moving Forward: Members to discuss INPEA's Research Agenda OptionsJuly: 16 Inaugeral INPEA MEMBERS' WEB-SESSION: Click for FLYER and Program Mistreatment of older persons, residential care homes, and COVID-19 (Click for Audio file)(Click for PDF Presentation) INPEA Members National Survey Results: Marie Beaulieu 30 Bi-Weekly INPEA Members' Call-in - Moving Forward: Members to discuss INPEA's Research Agenda Options 2019:June: 15 Krakow, Poland, in conjunction with WEAAD2019 Commemoration 28 Geneva, Switzerland, in conjunction with 41 HRCSeptember: Geneva, Switzerland, in conjunction with 42 HRCOctober: 17 Montevedio, Uruguay, in conjuntion with IAGG COMLAT Meeting 23 Taipei, Taiwan, in conjunction with IAGG Taiwan MeetingNovember: 14 Kerala, India in conjunction with GAROP Asia Regional H R Training 15 Austin, Texas, in conjunction with the GSA Meeting Annual Membership Meeting Official Notice/Minutes Annual Board of Directors Meeting Official Notice/MinutesMembership Join INPEA: Click to Pay Dues on lineMembership BrochureDonateSupport INPEA: Make your donation on lineArchives2018 Meetings:2017 Meetings:2016 Meetings:2015 Meetings:INPEA Meeting 3rd ICGGM Delhi, India 27-29NovemberWEAAD2015 Dublin: 22April2015 Presentations and slides on lineInternational Collaborations on Older Persons Human Rights:Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP) Launch: "In Their Own Words", a Global Consultation with Older Persons WEAAD - International RecognitionUnited Nations General Assembly Resolution:"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)" Designated an Official UN International Day, observed annually on June 15th People of all Ages have Rights!Help promote the Human Rights of Older Persons;join the Global Call for a new"UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons"Ensure the Voices of Older Persons are heard around the WorldLaunch of A New International NGO Collaboration Resource: February 4thclick below to download a .pdf copy"Strengthening the Rights of Older People: Towards a UN Convention"Please click for document in English, French, Arabic, Nepali, Spanish, Brazilian PortugeseOn February 4, 2010 INPEA joined an International Collaboration of NGO's to launch this important new resource. Now you can be part of this important movement.June 15this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day!Please joinINPEA with the United Nations for the 2020 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: A Virtual ProgramThe impact of COVID-19 on violence, abuse and neglect of older persons(Program and Concept Note - click here) INPEA Annual International Commemorations 2020 United Nations International Dayof Commemoration,UN Headquarters, NYC -- June 2020 (date to be announced)REGISTER HERE for June EventPlease note entrance to United Nations requires a security pass. WORLD DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCESThank you for joining INPEA in Krakow, Poland, with Prof. Jolanta Mackowicz, Ph. D Inpea National Representative to Polandfor theInternational Experts Conference on Elder Abuse Prevention and ProtectionFlyer Weaad 2019 Krakow (click) in commemoration of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD 2019) Organized in conjunction with Pedagogical University of CracowSponsored by:United Nations, Program on Ageing, DESACity of CracowNGO Committee on Ageing, Geneva andThe 20th Anniversary Celebration of INPEA A Two Day Scientific Forum https://weaad2019.up.krakow.pl/ (Outcome Report to be posted)held on Friday, June 14, 2019 through Saturday, June 15 2019 Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland PAST WEAAD EVENTSINPEA 10th World Conference2015 World Elder Abuse Awareness DayWEAAD2015 DUBLIN PROGRAMPresentations and slides are now online(click above)Journ e internationale de sensibilisation aux abus envers les a n sSERBIA -- Visit with INPEA Co National Reps Natasa and Milutin, May 2018X Gerontological ConferenceCommission on Equality :SERBIA Minister Meeting Grey Youth Choir - Korea Commemorates WEAADVisit with Alzheimer's Dementia International,Chair, Dr. Jacob Roy Kuriakose, and staff at his clinic. Kerala, India (JUNE 2012) Visiting with Krishna Gautamand the great staff at "Ageing Nepal." Resource "Tool Kit"to Raise World Awareness on Adult AbuseThis Community Resource Tool Kit is created to help individuals, organizations and communities throughout the world plan for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, to be held on June 15 of each year. The first WEAAD was launched on June 15, 2006.Thank you for your comments and help to improve Awareness of Elder Abuse and Neglect in the 2010 Update tothe INPEA Community Resource"Tool Kit" now available on line.CLICK HERE to access the 2010 INPEA "Tool Kit"60th Comm on Status of Women - UN HQ NY - INPEA Side Events:"Ending Elder Abuse" and "Ageism and Widowhood"March 18 Side Event Ageism and Widowhood Flyer59th Comm on the Status of Women, UN HQ NY, March 2015INPEA and WUNRN Co-Convened Parallel Event"Witchcraft Accusations and Violence Against Older Women"Samuel Slewion, MSW, INPEA National Representative for Liberia, (read presentation here) andSusan Somers, INPEA PresidentUN ECE Beijing +20 Interactive Roundtable:Women and Ageing Older Women CountNovember 2014 Palais des Nations Geneva,Co-conveners:Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance (ILC GA)Ursula Barter-Hemmerich, International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)Moderator: Bridget Sleap, HelpAge InternationalSpeakers:Elizabeth Sclater, Executive Officer, Older Women s Network, Europe (OWN)Andrea Ferenczi, President, Association for Women s Career Development in HungaryIsrael Doron, Head, Department of Gerontology, Haifa University, Israel, INPEA Nat Rep IsraelLisa Warth, Technical Officer, Department of Ageing andLife Course, World Health Organization (WHO)Rapporteur: Kelly Fitzgerald, International Federation on Ageing (IFA)3rd ICGGM Conference and INPEA International Meeting Delhi, India 27-29 November 20151) Sailesh Mishra, Susan Somers, Mala Kapur Shankardass 2) Tova Winterstein, Sailesh Mishra, Susan SomersSusan Somers, with Paulette Metang, INPEA Nat Rep. Cameroon Pastor Chukwu with Susan Somers and INPEA members from NigeriaINPEA Highlights... Dr Tavengwa Nhongo, INPEA Board of Director from Africa for a decade,has been Appointed First Executive Director ofAfrica Platform for Social Protection (APSP)This appointment is effective as of 1st January 2011Dr Tavengwa Nhongo, INPEA Board of Directorfrom Africa for a decade,has been Appointed First Executive Director ofAfrica Platform for Social ProtectionDear Colleague/partners,The APSP is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Tavengwa Nhongo as its first Executive Director with effect from 1st January 2011.Dr. Nhongo was selected from among a strong pool of candidates that were identified through a rigorous recruitment process led and supported by an independent Human Resource Development and Recruitment firm and the APSP board of directors.Dr Nhongo has extensive experience which spans over 30 years gained in public, private and international development institutions. Of these, 22 years have been spent in nongovernment organizations, 12 of them as Regional Representative for HelpAge International. Prior to this, he was the Director of HelpAge Zimbabwe and Deputy Field Director for the same organization.Please join me in welcoming Dr Nhongo to the APSP family and it is my hope that you will provide Dr Nhongo and the APSP the necessary support that will enable it achieve its set objective of promoting social protection as a poverty alleviation strategy for the poor and vulnerable populations in Africa.Best wishes for the new year,Edmond OdabaProgramme Coordinator, Africa Platform for Social Protection (APSP)P.O Box 10664-00200, Nairobi, KenyaEmail Mr. Odaba @ africacsp.org or to Mr. Obada @ yahoo.comClick for 2006 Rosalie Wolf Awardbeing presented to Dr. NhongoAPSP on the Web at www@africacsp.orgAPSP supports civil society engagement with development of social protection policy processes & programmes in Africa Ms. Geselle Coffi INPEA National Representative to Cura ao receives special recognitionGeselle V. Rosaria - Coffi, President, Fundashon Nos Grandinanis presented with plaque byMr. Hensley Koeiman, Minister of Social Affairs, Labor and Welfare (SOAW)Click here for further details INPEA National Representative to Cura aoreceives special recognitionGeselle V. Rosaria - Coffi, President, Fundashon Nos Grandinan being presented with plaque by Mr. Hensley Koeiman, Minister of Social Affairs, Labor and Welfare Sociale Ontwikkeling, Arbeid en Welzijn (SOAW)Recognition to Geselle Rosaria Coffi for her valuable contribution to the social development and well-being of our eldersCura ao, December 31st, 2010Click here to download .pdf Ms Laura Machado, IAGG's International Coordinator for the United Nations,received the Prize Award on Human Rightsfrom the Minister of Human Rights and Brazilian President Lula, in recognition of her major workto promote the rights of old people in Brazil and outside.Past-President Dr. Renato Maia Guimaraes represented the IAGG during the ceremonythat was held on December 13th, 2010 in Brasilia.Today, Ms Machado leads a team of NGOs to promote a Convention on the Rights of Older Personswithin the United Nations.Click here to download .pdfCall for Nominations: Regional and National RepresentativesOpen Invitation to Serve INPEA.INPEA is seeking nominations to fill honorary positions for vacant Regional and National Representatives. Submit nominations by June 1 and December 1 for consideration. (These are voluntary positions).Download Nomination FormClick for National Rep Form .doc || Click for Regional Rep Form .doc Qualifications and Procedure for Nomination of National RepresentativesClick to download .pdfJournal of Elder Abuse & Neglect (JEAN)An International Journal...A crucial interdisciplinary journal focusing on prevention and treatment strategies! Edited by Karen Stein, PhD,. JEAN is the official journal of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: www.haworthpress.com

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