International Day of Older Persons: 1st October

International Day of Older Persons is observed globally on 1st October every year. The year 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 30th Anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons. The International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in today’s world.

The theme of International Day of Older Persons 2020: Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?

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The objectives of UNIDOP 2020 are to:

• Inform participants about the strategic objectives for the Decade of Healthy Ageing.
• Raise awareness of the special health needs of older persons and of their contributions to their own health and to the functioning of the societies in which they live.
• Increase awareness and appreciation of the role of the health care workforce in maintaining and improving the health of older persons, with special attention to the nursing profession.
• Present proposals for reducing the health disparities between older persons in the developed and developing countries, so as to “Leave no one behind”.
• Increase understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on older persons and its impact on health care policy, planning, and attitudes.

History:

On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons (resolution 45/106). This was preceded by initiatives such as the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing, which was adopted by the 1982 World Assembly on Ageing and endorsed later that year by the UN General Assembly.

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