Deadline: 22 February 2022

The Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (OWEGA) was established by the UN General Assembly by resolution 65/182 on 21 December 2010. The working group will consider the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and identify possible gaps and how best to address them, including by considering, as appropriate, the feasibility of further instruments and measures.

Objectives

The Twelfth Session of the Working Group will be held from 11 to 14 April 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Chair of the Open-ended Working Group for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons, is calling for inputs on the following: 1. Substantive inputs on the two focus areas of the Twelfth session, namely "Contribution of Older Persons to Sustainable Development" and "Economic Security". Please refer to “guiding questions” on each of the focus areas (available on the OWEGA's website). Inputs should be in English and of no more than 800 words per focus area; 2. Substantive inputs, in the form of normative content for the development of a possible international standard on the protection of the rights of older people to the "Right to work and access to the labor market" and "Access to justice". Please refer to "guiding questions" on each of the focus areas (available on the OWEGA's website). Inputs should be in English and of no more than 800 words per focus area.

Scope

Members of the Working Group, “A” status National Human Rights Institutions, non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC Status and previously accredited organizations to the Working Group, as well as United Nations Funds, Programmes, Specialized Agencies and other UN Entities are invited to provide inputs.