Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals discussed in Civil Society Meeting in Brasília
Civicus and IDS (Instituto de Democracia e Sustentabilidade), with support of IABS (Instituto Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento e Sustentabilidade) brought together about 20 representatives of Brazilian CSOs.
16 December 2016
The November issue of the UN Special magazine is dedicated to older persons.
Our representative in Geneva wrote an article about the importance of combatting ageism and describes the work of the NGO Committee on Ageing in Geneva.
01 December 2016
New Urban Agenda adopted by UN member states
From the 17th - 20th October 2016, ILC Brazil participated in the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (UN Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador.
24 November 2016
User-led design – the central theme of the 4th International Longevity Forum
On October 6 and 7, 2016, the International Longevity Centre Brazil (ILC-Brazil) held the 4th International Longevity Forum with Bradesco Seguros being the main sponsor. The Forum also counts on the support of Galderma and other institutional partners (SBGG, UnATi/UERJ and the Global Alliance of ILCs).
24 November 2016
New free online course: Healthy Ageing in 6 Steps
The new course ‘Healthy Ageing in 6 Steps. Let your environment do the work’ starts 1 December 2016 on online learning platform edX. Learn how to make healthy choices and adjustments to your lifestyle and environment to help you live a healthier, happier and longer life.
17 November 2016
Two day National Consultation on “Challenges and Opportunities of an Ageing Society”
A two day National Consultation on “Challenges and Opportunities of an Ageing Society” was organized by ILC-I with the support of Gharda Chemicals Ltd. on 18th and 19th of August, 2016 at YASHADA, Pune.
04 October 2016
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day marked by ILC-I on the 2nd of July 2016.
ILC-I organized a lecture and an interactive session between the senior citizens of Pune and the Police Commissioner of Pune, Ms. Rashmi Shukla, on the 2nd of July 2016, at the Cummins Hall, Patrakar Bhavan, Pune from 10 to 1.00 am to mark the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
29 September 2016
Healthy Living - Seniors show the Way!
A one day workshop on “Orientation of Seniors as Volunteers for the Niramay Arogya Seva Project (Healthy Living)” was jointly organized by the Association of Senior Citizens’ Organisations of Pune (ASCOP) and the International Longevity Centre-India (ILC-I) with the support of GHARDA CHEMICALS LTD on the 3rd of August 2016 in Pune.
29 September 2016
Protecting the Rights of Older Persons: ILC GA at the CRPD and the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
ILC GA leads and participates in high-level discussions on the human rights of older persons at the 16th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and at the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), at the UN in Geneva.
12 September 2016
Successful implementation of a dance therapy course in Czech nursing homes
The Centre of Expertise in Longevity and Long-Term Care, a member of the ILC–Global Alliance, is proud to share experiences with clinical implementation of a newly accredited dance therapy course for older adults with dementia, and their care providers.
01 September 2016
Launch of a new PhD program “Longevity Studies“
The Faculty of Humanities of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic is delighted to launch a new postgraduate program called “Longevity studies”.
26 August 2016
ILC-UK’s second annual Future of Ageing Conference
On Wednesday 9th November, ILC-UK will be holding its second Future of Ageing Conference featuring both UK and international speakers.
15 August 2016
Developing Age-friendly Cities in Brazil
On July 29th the City of Veranopolis (RS) in the south of Brazil launched its Age-friendly Action Plan based on rigorous research with older people. The project is being developed as part of a public/private partnership between ILC-Brazil and CPFL Energia SA.
08 August 2016
El Dia, one of the most read newspapers of the Dominican Republic invited Dr. Rosy Pereyra, President of ILC-DR, Vice President of INPEA and one of the pioneers of geriatrics in the country, to talk about the situation of older adults in a space denominated Colloquium of El Dia to which every week an important person of the Dominican society is invited.
04 August 2016
ILC-GA NY Representative acts as judge at Aging 2.0 Event
Aging 2.0 promotes aging-focused Start-ups in its periodic pitch events where entrepreneurs are given a platform to display their products or services before an audience and a panel of judges.
08 June 2016
A lifetime of longitudinal data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.
On 3-6 May 2016, the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) celebrated its first 20 years. Collaborators from across Australia gathered to present findings from the study, and to discuss how researcher can be translated into policy.
01 June 2016
A very powerful civil society organization called Citizens Participation which is the Dominican Chapter of International Transparency invited Dr. Rosy Pereyra, President of ILC Dominican Republic to participate in a dialog table to discuss the challenges and Perspectives of Public Policies for Older Adults.
01 June 2016
Ethics of care: The theory of being present
ILC South Africa, the South African Care Forum and North-West University (Optentia Research Focus Area) with the The Albertina and Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa (IAA), University of Cape Town presented two workshops (in Johannesburg and Cape Town) on Presence and Attentiveness in Care during February and March 2016.
27 May 2016
Asghar Zaidi Speaks on the Challenges and Opportunities for a Global Index on Active Aging
In January, the Columbia Aging Center hosted Asghar Zaidi, PhD, Professor in International Social Policy at the University of Southampton for a lecture that was also a side event during the United Nations’ 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development.
26 May 2016
Exceeding Expectations, the digital narrative project of the Columbia Aging Center, was recognized by the New York Press Association with its annual award for best news of feature story.
26 May 2016
Active Ageing report now also available in Spanish
ILC-Brazil’s report on “Active Ageing: A Policy Framework in Response to the Longevity Revolution” is now available in three languages. Its translation into Spanish has been launched in May.
26 May 2016
Moving towards Age-friendly municipalities
Based on the World Health Organization’s criteria, this project entitled “Municipalities for All Ages” is being developed by ILC-Brazil in partnership with CPFL Energia S.A., one of Brazil’s biggest energy providers.
26 May 2016
ILC Dominican Republic Organizes a Seminar of Diabetes and Older Adults in Santo Domingo
Collaborating with the Dominican Network for Dignity in Old Age, ILC Dominican Republic (ILC DR) organized a seminar on diabetes on the older adult on April7, World Health Day. In addition to Dr. Rosy Pereyra, President of IL DR, seminar participants included President of the Latin American Society of Diabetes, the Director of the State Program of Essential Drugs, and the Director of the Department of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the Ministry of Health.
25 May 2016
INIA/ILC-I’s International training programme on “Social Gerontology”
ILC-I is privileged to be recognized as the United Nations’ International Institute on Ageing (UN INIA), Malta’s Satellite Centre for the SAARC region.
13 May 2016
“J’ai choisi de bien vieillir “ by F.FORETTE and L.DORLHAC L’ARCHIPEL, 2016
Francoise Forette and Laurence Dorlhac published in January 2016 a book dedicated to the role of an evidence based medicine for an healthy aging “J’ai choisi de bien vieillir”.
25 February 2016
Longevity theme at Rio’s new Museum of the Future
Rio’s Museum of the Future invites the visitors to think about what kind of future we want for ourselves and coming generations. ILC-Brazil’s President spoke about longevity, one of the five core themes of the Museum, on February 16th.
17 February 2016
The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and Hong Kong Association of Gerontology will be holding the “Gary Andrews Academy Workshop on Social Policy for the Aged” on 25-26th February, 2016 (Thursday & Friday) at the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology.
25 January 2016
ILC Global Alliance Expands its Presence in New York
The Co-presidents of the ILC Global Alliance, Dr. Alex Kalache and Baroness Sally Greengross, have announced the appointment of three new Representatives to the United Nations, New York, to expand its operations: Ms. Muriel Beach, Ms. Laurie Norris, and Ms. Morriseen Barmore.
25 January 2016
Making the link between generations at the Emerging Markets Symposium at Oxford University
For the last seven years, the Green Templeton College in Oxford hosts the Emerging Markets Symposium to promote solutions to high priority problems of human welfare in emerging market countries.
21 January 2016
UN INIA(Malta) & ILC-I’s international training programme on “Social Gerontology”
The International Longevity Centre-India (ILC-I) is the Satellite Centre of the United Nations’ International Institute on Ageing, Malta for the SAARC region.
21 January 2016
