The theme of the International Year of Older Person 1999, "Towards a society for all ages", has four dimensions: the situation of older persons, lifelong individual development, multigenerational relationships, and development and the ageing of populations. This manuscript has been issued as a preliminary, unedited, version of a study of the latter dimension:  the interaction between population ageing and development.  At a later date, the study will be issued as part one of a three-paper publication.  Part two of the publication deals with the third dimension: issues relating to multi-generational relationship (see the publication below).  The last part presents the report of the Regional Seminar on Promoting a Society for All Ages held in Bangkok from 1 to 4 December 1998.  Click to download a copy of the report or read it online.

Both the Regional Seminar and the forthcoming publication form the major components of the project "Regional Support to the International Year of Older Persons", generously funded by the Government of Japan.

This manuscript has been issued as the preliminary, unedited, study of the second part of the forthcoming publication on two of the four dimensions of the International Year of Older Persons as discussed above.

The study has two parts;  the first discusses the dynamics of multi-generational relationships in the context of family, community and society while the second focuses on policies and programmes to promote multi-generational ties.

In response to rapidly ageing populations across Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP initiated the project "Government-NGO cooperation for poverty alleviation: development of policies and programmes on behalf of older persons" in 1996. This publication of the Social Development Division contains the report and recommendations adopted at the ESCAP-convened Regional Seminar on Government-NGO Cooperation for Older Persons in Macau 16-19 June 1997. 

ST/ESCAP/1805

Profiles of National Coordinating Bodies on Ageing and Non-Governmental Organizations for Older Persons in Asia and the Pacific: Source book on Ageing (Volume I ): Information Materials for the International Year of Older Persons, 1997, 139 pages

This publication of the Social Development Division provides profiles of national coordinating bodies on ageing, as well as of national/local, regional and international NGOs which have an interest in ageing and related issues.  It contains contact information of the organizations and serves as a directory of ageing organizations in the region. It has three parts:  (1) government national coordinating bodies on ageing,  (2) national/local NGOs working with and for older persons, and (3) regional and international NGOs involved in ageing issues. This publication is the first of two volumes of a source book on ageing.

Since the publication of the directory, revisions have been made based on inputs provided to the ESCAP secretariat by the organizations themselves.  Click here to download this updated, but unedited, version of the directory.

ISBN: 92-1-119776-7  ST/ESCAP/1806  E.98.II.F.8

International and Regional Mandates on Ageing: Source Book on Ageing (Volume II): Information Materials for the International Year of Older Persons, 1997, 70 pages

This publication presents a compilation of international and regional mandates adopted by governments concerning ageing-related issues, including those adopted at regional meetings in Asia and the Pacific, for action to be undertaken to improve the quality of life of older persons, in the course of the past 15 years. It consists of three parts: (1) international mandates adopted at major world conferences, (2) international mandates adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, and (3) mandates adopted at inter-governmental meetings in Asia and the Pacific. 

Click here to download an unedited version of this publication.

ISBN: 92-1-119776-7  ST/ESCAP/1807 E.98.II.F.8

Added Years of Life in Asia: Current Situation and Future Challenges, 1996, 209 pages

As part of a regional project on local-level policy development, the ESCAP Population Division produced this publication dealing with the consequences of population ageing. It aims to provide a thorough analysis of the major population ageing issues as they pertain to the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on the challenges of the twenty-first century.

ST/ESCAP/1688

Implications of Asia's Population Future

This publication of the Population Division consists of two parts: (1) Report of the Meeting held in Bangkok 25-28 November 1996 on the Implications of Asia's Population Future for the Family and the Elderly; (2) Five expert papers on ageing and family related issues.

ST/ESCAP/1736

Lifelong Preparation for Old Age in Asia and the Pacific, 1996, 155 pages 

While most publications on ageing are concerned with improving the lives of older persons, this publication of the Social Development Division focuses on the equally critical issue of preparing younger people for old age.  It consists of three parts: (1) policy framework for lifelong preparation for old age; (2) regional overview; and (3) illustrative country situations and recommendations.

ISBN: 92-1-119776-7  ST/ESCAP/1684  E.98.II.F.8