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SUMMARY:World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
DESCRIPTION:Addressing Elder Abuse\nBetween 2019 and 2030\, the number of persons aged 60 years or over is projected to grow by 38%\, from 1 billion to 1.4 billion\, globally outnumbering youth\, and this increase will be the greatest and the most rapid in the developing world\, and recognizing that greater attention needs to be paid to the specific challenges affecting older persons\, including in the field of human rights. \nElder abuse is a problem that exists in both developing and developed countries yet is typically underreported globally. Prevalence rates or estimates exist only in selected developed countries — ranging from 1% to 10%. Although the extent of elder mistreatment is unknown\, its social and moral significance is obvious. As such\, it demands a global multifaceted response\, one which focuses on protecting the rights of older persons. \nApproaches to define\, detect and address elder abuse need to be placed within a cultural context and considered along side culturally specific risk factors. For example\, in some traditional societies\, older widows are subjected to forced marriages while in others\, isolated older women are accused of witchcraft. From a health and social perspectives\, unless both primary health care and social service sectors are well equipped to identify and deal with the problem\, elder abuse will continue to be underdiagnosed and overlooked. \n\nAddressing Gender-Based Violence in Older Age Policy\, Law and Evidence-based Responses\nIn the context of last year’s commemoration of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)\, the World Health Organization in partnership with Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)\, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)\, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)\, UN WOMEN and with support from the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)\, published Tackling abuse of older people: five priorities for the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021–2030. The resource outlined key priorities to prevent and respond to abuse of older persons and\, hence\, contribute to improving their health\, well-being and dignity. This year\, the commemoration will provide an update on the implementation of the priorities. \nAhead of the milestone of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)\, this year’s commemoration of WEAAD will also connect with the year-long campaign to promote and recognise the 75th anniversary. As the month of June of the campaign will focus on showcasing the UDHR by raising awareness on its legacy\, relevance and activism as relates to women’s rights\, the theme of the 2023 WEAAD commemoration in the United Nations Headquarters in New York is entitled Closing the Circle: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Older Age – Policy\, Law and Evidence-based Responses. \n\nDid you know?\n\n\nAround 1 in 6 people 60 years and older experienced some form of abuse in community settings during the past year.\nRates of elder abuse are high in institutions such as nursing homes and long-term care facilities\, with 2 in 3 staff reporting that they have committed abuse in the past year.\nRates of elder abuse have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nElder abuse can lead to serious physical injuries and long-term psychological consequences.\nElder abuse is predicted to increase as many countries are experiencing rapidly ageing populations.\nThe global population of people aged 60 years and older will more than double\, from 900 million in 2015 to about 2 billion in 2050.\n\n\nAgeism affects how we think\, feel and act towards others and ourselves based on age. It imposes powerful barriers to the development of good policies and programmes for older and younger people\, and has profound negative consequences on older adults’ health and well-being. Launched by World Health Organization\, the Combatting Ageism Campaign aims to change the narrative around age and ageing and help create a world for all ages. \n\n\n\n\nShealyn Brannon
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day/
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,ESG Awareness,Humanity 2.0,Social Responsibility,United Nations
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