DATE: 27 September 2021 (Wednesday)
TIME: 10:00 CEST

Join WHO, UNFPA, UNECE, OHCHR, and HelpAge International for the regional launch of the first UN Global report on ageism in Europe and Central Asia. This online event was broadcast live from Belgrade, Serbia.

WELCOMING REMARKS:

H.E. Ms. Gordana Comic, Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue of the Republic of Serbia 

Ms. Francoise Jacob, UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia

OPENING SESSION:

H.E. Ms. Ana Brnabic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia (video message)

Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe (on behalf of WHO and UNFPA)

Ms. Rada Djuricin, Actress and advocate for digital literacy, Serbia

MODERATED DISCUSSION:

Moderator: Ms. Alanna Armitage, UNFPA Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (on behalf of UNFPA and WHO)

Dr. Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez, Technical Officer, Demographic Change & Healthy Ageing, WHO

Mr. Serik Shapkenov, Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TBC)

Ms. Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia

Mr. Maciej Kucharczyk, Secretary-General, AGE Platform Europe

Ms. Irina Strajescu, Executive Director, Moldcell Foundation

Ms. Claudia Mahler, UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Older Persons

CLOSING REMARKS:

H.E. Ms. Gordana Comic, Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue of the Republic of Serbia

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This event was organized under the Regional Joint Programme on Ageing led by UNFPA, WHO, UNECE, OHCHR and HelpAge International.